Difference between ViewResult and ActionResult

ViewResult drift ActionResult . ActionResult is abstract, and serves as a wildcard in return, which can be:

• ViewResult : It specifically returns a View ;
• PartialViewResult : It specifically returns a Partial View ;
• EmptyResult : Returns a response empty;
• RedirectResult : Returns a statement from redirection to another address, not necessarily from your system;
• RedirectToRouteResult : Returns a statement specific redirection to another route-based address of your system;
• JsonResult : Returns a JSON ;
• JavaScriptResult : Returns a code JavaScript generated on server to run on client;
• ContentResult : Returns a result custom, such as a string, for example;
• FileContentResult : Returns a file . Equivalent to FileResult ;
• FileStreamResult : Returns a file whose read is based on an object of type % with% / a> or derivatives.
• Stream : Returns a file based on a file system directory path of the server hosting your system.

From an answer from the ASP.NET forum : ActionResult is an abstract class, and has variás derived classes, including ViewResult . If you are going to return your ViewResult method in your method, you can declare it by returning ActionResult as ViewResult.

Here are some classes derived from ActionResult:

• ViewResult
  • Returns a view to be rendered in response
• PartialViewResult
  • Returns a partial view to be rendered in response
• EmptyResult
  • "Nothing"; an empty response (HTTP response with content of size 0, or 204 No Content)
• RedirectResult
  • Returns a redirect (HTTP 3xx) to the specified URL
• RedirectToRouteResult
  • Returns a redirect (HTTP 3xx) for the specified route
• JsonResult
  • Returns a data in the format JSON (application / json)