MVC Developer Interview Question:

Tell me different return types of a controller action method?

Submitted by: Muhammad

There are total nine return types we can use to return results from controller to view.

☛ ViewResult (View): This return type is used to return a webpage from an action method.
☛ PartialviewResult (Partialview): This return type is used to send a part of a view which will be rendered in another view.
☛ RedirectResult (Redirect): This return type is used to redirect to any other controller and action method depending on the URL.
☛ RedirectToRouteResult (RedirectToAction, RedirectToRoute): This return type is used when we want to redirect to any other action method.
☛ ContentResult (Content): This return type is used to return HTTP content type like text/plain as the result of the action.
☛ jsonResult (json): This return type is used when we want to return a JSON message.
☛ javascriptResult (javascript): This return type is used to return JavaScript code that will run in browser.
☛ FileResult (File): This return type is used to send binary output in response.
☛ EmptyResult: This return type is used to return nothing (void) in the result.
Submitted by: Muhammad