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accepts

line:514 at /cake/libs/controller/components/request_handler.php
Determines which content types the client accepts. Acceptance is based on the file extension parsed by the Router (if present), and by the HTTP_ACCEPT header.

Method

(mixed) accepts ($type = null)

Parameters

ParameterTypeCommentDefault
$type mixed optional Can be null (or no parameter), a string type name, or an array of types null

Return

mixed

Comment

Determines which content types the client accepts. Acceptance is based on
the file extension parsed by the Router (if present), and by the HTTP_ACCEPT
header.

@param mixed $type Can be null (or no parameter), a string type name, or an
array of types
@return mixed If null or no parameter is passed, returns an array of content
types the client accepts. If a string is passed, returns true
if the client accepts it. If an array is passed, returns true
if the client accepts one or more elements in the array.
@access public
@see RequestHandlerComponent::setContent()