Here in this article, we will learn about the different type of action results available in ASP.NET MVC 5. There are various action methods in MVC 5 but ActionResult is the base class for all the action methods available in MVC 5.
There are some restrictions also:
- It cannot be overloaded
- It cannot be a static method
- It must be public, nor private or protected are allowed.
As we can see it is the base class which is defined as abstract class.
Types of Action Results
- View Result
- Redirect Result
- Redirect To Route Result
- File Result
- Partial View Result
- Redirect To Action Result
- Json Result
- Content Result
View Result
It returns the view page which has .cshtml extension in controller folder.
public ViewResult ViewDemo()
{
return View();
}
Partial View Result
It returns the partial view as a result. Partial view is placed inside a Normal view page.
public PartialViewResult Sidebar()
{
return PartialView("_Sidebar");
}
Redirect Result
It returns the result to a specific URL. It renders to the page by URL
public RedirectResult About()
{
return Redirect("Contact");
}
Redirect to Action Result
It returns the result to the specific controller and action method.
public ActionResult Index()
{
return RedirectToAction("About", "Manage");
}
Json Result
It is useful when we call the method using the ajax.
public JsonResult Index()
{
return Json("Successful", JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet);
}
File Result
It returns different file format view page using file result
public ActionResult FileDemo()
{
return File("Web.Config", "text");
}
Content Result
It returns different content’s format to view.
public ActionResult Index()
{
return Content("<script>alert('Content Result');</script>");
}
