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diff --git a/guides/source/layouts_and_rendering.md b/guides/source/layouts_and_rendering.md index eb3c188d38..69d3f6e86c 100644 --- a/guides/source/layouts_and_rendering.md +++ b/guides/source/layouts_and_rendering.md @@ -316,12 +316,13 @@ NOTE: Unless overridden, your response returned from this render option will be #### Options for `render` -Calls to the `render` method generally accept four options: +Calls to the `render` method generally accept five options: * `:content_type` * `:layout` * `:location` * `:status` +* `:formats` ##### The `:content_type` Option @@ -430,6 +431,15 @@ Rails understands both numeric status codes and the corresponding symbols shown NOTE: If you try to render content along with a non-content status code (100-199, 204, 205 or 304), it will be dropped from the response. +##### The `:formats` Option + +Rails uses the format specified in request (or `:html` by default). You can change this adding the `:formats` option with a symbol or an array: + +```ruby +render formats: :xml +render formats: [:json, :xml] +``` + #### Finding Layouts To find the current layout, Rails first looks for a file in `app/views/layouts` with the same base name as the controller. For example, rendering actions from the `PhotosController` class will use `app/views/layouts/photos.html.erb` (or `app/views/layouts/photos.builder`). If there is no such controller-specific layout, Rails will use `app/views/layouts/application.html.erb` or `app/views/layouts/application.builder`. If there is no `.erb` layout, Rails will use a `.builder` layout if one exists. Rails also provides several ways to more precisely assign specific layouts to individual controllers and actions. |