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If the response has already been created and set on the response object outside the regular rendering process (e.g., in an observer), the 'no-renderLayout' flag can be set on the action controller using Mage::app()->getFrontController()->getAction()->setFlag('','no-renderLayout'); ...

Mage_Core_Block_Template Mage_Core_Block_Text_List Mage_Core_Block_Messages Mage_Core_Block_Text_Tag Mage_Core_Block_Text Mage_Page_Block_Template_Links All blocks are either structural blocks or All blocks are either structural blocks or content blocks. Example: core/text_list Example ...

From an action controller: $this->getLayout()->getBlock('head')->getTemplate(); /** * Get specified tab grid */ public function gridOnlyAction() { $this->_initProduct(); $this->getResponse()->setBody( $this->getLayout()->createBlock('adminhtml/catalog_product_edit_...