ActionResult Class

Encapsulates the result of an action method and is used to perform a framework-level operation on behalf of the action method.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Web.Mvc.ActionResult
    System.Web.Mvc.ContentResult
    System.Web.Mvc.EmptyResult
    System.Web.Mvc.FileResult
    System.Web.Mvc.HttpUnauthorizedResult
    System.Web.Mvc.JavaScriptResult
    System.Web.Mvc.JsonResult
    System.Web.Mvc.RedirectResult
    System.Web.Mvc.RedirectToRouteResult
    System.Web.Mvc.ViewResultBase

Namespace:  System.Web.Mvc
Assembly:  System.Web.Mvc (in System.Web.Mvc.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class ActionResult

public abstract class ActionResult

public ref class ActionResult abstract

The ActionResult type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	ActionResult	Initializes a new instance of the ActionResult class.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ExecuteResult	Enables processing of the result of an action method by a custom type that inherits from the ActionResult class.
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

An action method responds to user input by performing work and returning an action result. An action result represents a command that the framework will perform on behalf of the action method. The ActionResult class is the base class for action results.

The following types derive from ActionResult:

• ContentResult

• EmptyResult

• FileResult

• HttpUnauthorizedResult

• JavaScriptResult

• JsonResult

• RedirectResult

• RedirectToRouteResult

• ViewResultBase

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

System.Web.Mvc Namespace

Other Resources

Understanding the MVC Application Execution Process

Controllers and Action Methods in ASP.NET MVC Applications