`provides()`

Description

Defines formats that the controller will respond with upon request. The format can be requested through a URL variable called format, by appending the format name to the end of a URL as an extension (when URL rewriting is enabled), or in the request header.

Function Syntax

provides([ formats ])

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`formats`	`string`	No		Formats to instruct the controller to provide. Valid values are `html` (the default), `xml`, `json`, `csv`, `pdf`, and `xls`.

Examples

<!--- In your controller --->
<cffunction name="init">
    <cfset provides("html,xml,json")>
</cffunction>