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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 23, 2007, 10:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/specify-format-xml-html-etc-in-functional-test/92753 "2007-04-23T22:00:52Z")\
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**Author:**  [@philipp07](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/philipp07)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 10:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/specify-format-xml-html-etc-in-functional-test/92753/1 "2007-04-23T22:00:52Z")
Hi,
I can’t find any information on how to specify the format (like xml,
html, js, …) of a request in a functional controller test.
For example:
I have a create action in my bookmarks\_controller which responds to
format.xml and format.html.
If html is requested it should respond with a redirect, if xml is
requested with the http status code :created.
def test\_should\_create\_bookmark\_xml
post :create, :bookmark =\> { :channel\_id =\> 3, :user\_id =\> 1 }
assert\_equal old\_count+1, Bookmark.count
```
assert_response :created
assert assigns(:bookmark)
```
end
def test\_should\_create\_bookmark\_html
post :create, :bookmark =\> { :channel\_id =\> 3, :user\_id =\> 1 }
assert\_equal old\_count+1, Bookmark.count
```
assert_redirected_to bookmark_path(1, assigns(:hypermark))
```
end
How can I specify which format post requests?
lg philipp
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**Author:**  [@philipp07](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/philipp07)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 10:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/specify-format-xml-html-etc-in-functional-test/92753/2 "2007-04-23T22:25:55Z")
A finally found a blog regarding this problem:
[http://singlecell.angryamoeba.co.uk/2007/03/16/testing-respond\_to-actions-in-rails-121/](http://singlecell.angryamoeba.co.uk/2007/03/16/testing-respond_to-actions-in-rails-121/)
lg philipp
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**Author:**  [@philipp07](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/philipp07)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2007, 3:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/specify-format-xml-html-etc-in-functional-test/92753/3 "2007-04-24T03:28:18Z")
Hello Philipp,
2007/4/23, Philipp S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):
> I can’t find any information on how to specify the format (like xml,
> html, js, …) of a request in a functional controller test.
get :action, :format =\> “xml”
## Hope that helps !
François Beausoleil
[http://blog.teksol.info/](http://blog.teksol.info/)
[http://piston.rubyforge.org/](http://piston.rubyforge.org/)