ActionResult Return Type -- Basics MVC( Model View Controller)

There are different types of results that are available to you in ASP.NET MVC 3. When creating new controllers, they will come with one or more actions by default.

 The Empty controller includes an Index action with a return value of type 

ActionResult class is the base class for all action results. There are different ActionResult types are there, briefly explained below.

 

ActionResult	Helper Method	Description
ViewResult	View	Renders a view as a web page
PartialViewResult	PartialView	Section of a view, that can be rendered inside another view
RedirectResult	Redirect	Redirect to another action method
RedirectToRouteResult	RedirectToRoute	Redirect to another action method
ContentResult	Content	Returns a user-defined content type
JsonResult	Json	Retuns a serialized JSON object
JavaScriptResult	JavaScript	Returns a script that can be executed on the client
FileResult	File	Returns a binary output to write to the response
EmptyResult	(None)	returns a null result