Question

Does Controller.OnActionExecuted get called before or after ActionResult.Execute?

Is there a timeline somewhere of the order in which events occur? I can’t find anything with google-fu alone.

Answer 1

The Controller.OnActionExecuted gets called first.

See this post on MSDN, it covers the controller pipeline for MVC.

1. Receive first request for the application
2. Perform routing
3. Create MVC request handler
4. Create controller
5. Execute controller
6. Invoke action
7. Execute result