![\"Blog](\"\/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2014\/03\/before.png\" "\\"before\\"")
\nSo to fix this issue we need to apply the layout at runtime and its pretty easy in grails to do this, by writing the following code
\n[java]
\nrequest[GroovyPageLayoutFinder.LAYOUT_ATTRIBUTE] = "main"
\n[\/java]
\nTo make this more generic I created an annotation which will be applied to the Ajax actions. I also updated the filter to apply layout based on request xhr and the annotation is applied to action or not<\/p>\n
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- Create annotation in src\/groovy folder
\n[java]
\npackage com.sony.common.annotation<\/p>\nimport java.lang.annotation.ElementType
\nimport java.lang.annotation.Retention
\nimport java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy
\nimport java.lang.annotation.Target<\/p>\n@Target([ElementType.METHOD])
\n@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
\npublic @interface Ajaxed {<\/p>\nString layout() default "main"<\/p>\n
}
\n[\/java]\n<\/li>\n - Apply annotation to the controller method
\n[java]
\n@Ajaxed()
\n def searchPlayers(PlayerSearchCO playerSearchCO) {
\n List<Player> players = searchService.search(playerSearchCO)
\n render(template: ‘players’, model: [players: players, teamParticipant: playerSearchCO.teamParticipant])
\n }
\n[\/java]\n<\/li>\n - Add Filter to apply layout
\n[java]
\napplyLayoutForAjax(controller: ‘*’, action: ‘*’) {
\n before = {
\n if (controllerName && actionName && !request.xhr) {
\n def controllerClass = grailsApplication.controllerClasses.find { it.logicalPropertyName == controllerName }
\n def action = ApplicationContextHolder.resolveBean(controllerClass.fullName).class.declaredMethods.find { field -> field.name == actionName }
\n def annotation = action ? action.getAnnotation(Ajaxed) : null
\n if (annotation) {
\n request[GroovyPageLayoutFinder.LAYOUT_ATTRIBUTE] = annotation.layout()
\n }<\/p>\n}
\n }
\n }
\n[\/java]\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n