ViewResult
ViewResult is an MVC action-result type that represents rendering a view with an optional name and model.
ASP.NET Core in Action, 3e
ViewResult is an ASP.NET Core MVC action result that renders a Razor view using an optional view name and model.
- How it is used
- Instructs MVC controllers to render a Razor view after an action executes.
- How deep it goes
- Explains optional names, models, runtime view lookup, and Razor rendering, but does not detail lookup heuristics.
- Examples
- Uses HomeController, ToDoController, Index(), named ViewToDo, and ErrorViewModel examples.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via the View() helper to render conventional or named Razor views with optional models.
Pro ASP.NET Core 7, Tenth Edition
ViewResult is an MVC action-result type that represents rendering a named view in response to an action.
- How it is used
- Directs an MVC action to render a named view as an HTML response, optionally using action-supplied data.
- How deep it goes
- Shows creation, view lookup, model passing, and request flow; defers detailed Razor syntax.
- Examples
- Uses a greeting view and an RSVP thank-you view driven by a submitted response.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via ASP.NET Core MVC to return named views with models and check view-location errors.
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Related concepts
- viewproduced by · A view is a derived representation of data or application state presented for reading or rendering.
- web API action methodproduced by · A web API action method is a controller method associated with a matched HTTP request that processes it and produces a response.
- Razor compileruses · The Razor compiler transforms Razor files containing markup and code into generated classes or output for execution by an ASP.NET Core application.
- View methodproduced by · A View method is an MVC controller method that creates a result for rendering a view, typically selecting the view from the action context.
- viewuses · A view is a presentation component or template that renders application data into a user-interface element or client response.
- IActionResultkind of · IActionResult is an ASP.NET Core MVC interface implemented by objects that represent the result of processing an HTTP request.
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