Yii: Render action using different layout than controller's layout

Question

In Yii, is there a way to render a single action using a different layout than that defined for the controller? I have an action that I would like to format differe

Answer 1

That wiki entry does a pretty good job in describing how to use layouts, definitely worth a read. I do think you can set a layout default at the start of your controller class and then override that within a particular action function without having to define layout in each action, at least it's worked for me. You can also use the beforeAction function for any complex situations. And, as you may already know, you can use renderPartial to bypass the layout entirely.