Zend Framework - Set No Layout for Controller

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ashurexm picture ashurexm · Jul 30, 2010 · Viewed 9.5k times · Source

I have a Controller that I want to use for ajax scripts to call and set session variables, get information, etc. How do I set it so that that particular controller doesn't use the default layout (specifically NO layout) so that it can send XML/JSON messages back and forth?

Answer

Alan Storm picture Alan Storm · Jul 30, 2010

Like anything to do with Zend_Framework and Zend_Application, there are multiple ways to do this, but on the last few pure Zend gigs I've done, I've seen people using the following (from an action method in you controller)

$this->_helper->layout()->disableLayout();

This shuts off of the layout. If you wanted to turn off your view as well, you could use

$this->_helper->viewRenderer->setNoRender(true);

again, from an action method in the controller.

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