Returning from rails controller

Question

Here\'s a beginner rails question...

After I do:

format.xml { head: ok}

How do I return from the controller endpoint without showing th

Answer 1

I guess you must be asking for :

render :nothing => true

Answer 2

You can use "render :nothing => true, :status => :ok" to return without rendering anything, once you have send a render :nothing => true you need to return from the controller, something like this might work. You can swap the head() method call for a render => :nothing followed by a return, the head() method is documented here:

• api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionController/Base.html#M000635

Here's the code that should do it for you...

• gist.github.com/126367

Ping me if that doesn't properly answer your question, documentation for the render call with some helpful user comments can be found here:

• apidock.com/rails/ActionController/Base/render

(sorry I couldn't hyperlink the links for you, as a new user stackoverflow won't allow me to post more than one!)

Answer 3

Use

render :nothing => true, :status => :ok

in your action method