# Layouts and Views

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/layouts-and-views/129956>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 23, 2008, 12:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/layouts-and-views/129956 "2008-02-23T00:41:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sithadmin)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2008, 12:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/layouts-and-views/129956/1 "2008-02-23T00:41:25Z")

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Hello,  
I have a controller which has two actions. For the first, I want to use  
the standard layout, but for the second, I don’t want any layout. For  
example:

class MyController \< ApplicationController  
layout ‘standard’

def index  
@display = ‘this view has a standard layout!’  
end

def anotheraction  
@display = ‘this view has a standard layout, but I dont want it  
to!’  
end  
end

Is there a way I can make ‘anotheraction’ not use the layout defined in  
the class?

Any help is appreciated!

Thank you,

- Jeff M.

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**Author:** ![sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sithadmin)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2008, 12:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/layouts-and-views/129956/2 "2008-02-23T00:49:36Z")

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nevermind, I just got it.

layout ‘standard’, :except =\> :anotheraction

Sorry for the post - I should have googled it more thoroughly first

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**Author:** ![sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sithadmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sithadmin)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/layouts-and-views/129956/3 "2008-02-23T01:10:38Z")

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You can also render :layout =\> false in the action you don’t want to  
have a  
layout. Make sure this is the last line in the method definition.

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