Output as XML

Is it possible to output a page in pure XML? For example, a user enters a URL pointing to a page in an APEX application, and the output is pure XML with no HTML tags....eg.,
   <?xml version="1.0" ?>
     <yadda>
        <blah>111</blah>
        <blah>222</blah>
        <blah>333</blah>
     </yadda>
Thanks!

Just in case anyone is interested, I have found the solution! (maybe I didn't word my question correctly in the first place?)...anyway...
The key is to create a "PL/SQL On Load Before Header" process. Here's the code...
begin
-- Set the MIME type
owa_util.mime_header( 'application/xml', FALSE );
-- Close the HTTP Header
owa_util.http_header_close;
htp.prn('<?xml version="1.0" ?><abc><def>123</def></abc>');
htmldb_application.g_unrecoverable_error := true;
end;
too simple...

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