<p>If you're just looking to return <code>true</code> or an error message from your controller's action, then it should probably be something like:</p>

<pre><code>$this-&gt;returnJson(array('success' =&gt; true));
</code></pre>

<p>Or on error:</p>

<pre><code>$this-&gt;returnErrorJson($e-&gt;getMessage());
</code></pre>

<p><code>returnErrorJson</code> will set an <code>'error'</code> key and pass whatever mess you use as its value.</p>

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2016-11-08T21:27:08.443Z
2016-11-08T21:27:08.443Z
Brad Bell
<p>Simple question: I made a button in my plugin settings that creates a <code>Craft.postActionRequest</code> but what should the controller return?</p>

<p>It does not need to return anything else than true (successful) or string (action was not successful ->  errormessage) but if I return a true or a false or anything else than a template to render I get an error...</p>

<p>Little example:<br>
my template is just</p>

<pre><code>{{ response }}
</code></pre>

<p>And my controller</p>

<pre><code>//correct -&gt; no error, this template is just empty
public function actionDeleteAccessToken(){
    return $this-&gt;renderTemplate('srgoogleanalytics/tools/empty', array(response =&gt; true));
}
</code></pre>

<p>but if I make something like this</p>

<pre><code>public function actionDeleteAccessToken(){
    return true;
}
</code></pre>

<p>I receive a PHP error file not found.
What do I wrong?</p>

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What should my controller return in a Craft.postActionRequest
# What should my controller return in a Craft.postActionRequest

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-11-08)

Simple question: I made a button in my plugin settings that creates a Craft.postActionRequest but what should the controller return?
It does not need to return anything else than true (successful) or string (action was not successful ->  errormessage) but if I return a true or a false or anything else than a template to render I get an error...
Little example:
my template is just
{{ response }}

And my controller
//correct -> no error, this template is just empty
public function actionDeleteAccessToken(){
    return $this->renderTemplate('srgoogleanalytics/tools/empty', array(response => true));
}

but if I make something like this
public function actionDeleteAccessToken(){
    return true;
}

I receive a PHP error file not found.
What do I wrong?

**Tags:** plugin-development, controller

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-11-08. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

If you're just looking to return true or an error message from your controller's action, then it should probably be something like:
$this->returnJson(array('success' => true));

Or on error:
$this->returnErrorJson($e->getMessage());

returnErrorJson will set an 'error' key and pass whatever mess you use as its value.


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