ActionResult Subtypes

ActionResult is an abstract class that can have several subtypes.

• ViewResult - Renders a specifed view to the response stream
• PartialViewResult - Renders a specifed partial view to the response stream
• EmptyResult - An empty response is returned
• RedirectResult - Performs an HTTP redirection to a specifed URL
• RedirectToRouteResult - Performs an HTTP redirection to a URL that is determined by the routing engine, based on given route data
• JsonResult - Serializes a given ViewData object to JSON format
• JavaScriptResult - Returns a piece of JavaScript code that can be executed on the client
• ContentResult - Writes content to the response stream without requiring a view
• FileContentResult - Returns a file to the client
• FileStreamResult - Returns a file to the client, which is provided by a Stream
• FilePathResult - Returns a file to the client