How to get response as json format(application/json) in yii?

Question

How to get response as json format(application/json) in yii?

Answer 1

class JsonController extends CController {

    protected $jsonData;

    protected function beforeAction($action) {
        ob_clean(); // clear output buffer to avoid rendering anything else
        header('Content-type: application/json'); // set content type header as json
        return parent::beforeAction($action);
    }

    protected function afterAction($action) {
        parent::afterAction($action);
        exit(json_encode($this->jsonData)); // exit with rendering json data
    }

}

class ApiController extends JsonController {

    public function actionIndex() {
        $this->jsonData = array('test');
    }

}