    # File lib/action_controller/base.rb, line 640
          def render(options = nil, deprecated_status = nil, &block) #:doc:
            raise DoubleRenderError, "Can only render or redirect once per action" if performed?

            # Backwards compatibility
            unless options.is_a?(Hash)
              if options == :update
                options = {:update => true}
              else
                return render_file(options || default_template_name, deprecated_status, true)
              end
            end

            if content_type = options[:content_type]
              headers["Content-Type"] = content_type
            end

            if text = options[:text]
              render_text(text, options[:status])

            else
              if file = options[:file]
                render_file(file, options[:status], options[:use_full_path], options[:locals] || {})

              elsif template = options[:template]
                render_file(template, options[:status], true)

              elsif inline = options[:inline]
                render_template(inline, options[:status], options[:type], options[:locals] || {})

              elsif action_name = options[:action]
                render_action(action_name, options[:status], options[:layout])

              elsif xml = options[:xml]
                render_xml(xml, options[:status])

              elsif partial = options[:partial]
                partial = default_template_name if partial == true
                if collection = options[:collection]
                  render_partial_collection(partial, collection, options[:spacer_template], options[:locals], options[:status])
                else
                  render_partial(partial, ActionView::Base::ObjectWrapper.new(options[:object]), options[:locals], options[:status])
                end

              elsif options[:update]
                add_variables_to_assigns
                @template.send :evaluate_assigns

                generator = ActionView::Helpers::PrototypeHelper::JavaScriptGenerator.new(@template, &block)
                render_javascript(generator.to_s)

              elsif options[:nothing]
                # Safari doesn't pass the headers of the return if the response is zero length
                render_text(" ", options[:status])

              else
                render_file(default_template_name, options[:status], true)

              end
            end
          end