Question

I have this code in the client side:

$.post('<%=Url.Action("Action_Name","Controller_Name")%>', { serverParam: clientParam}, null, null);

And this code in the server side:

[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Action_Name(string serverParam)
{
    return View();
}

I currently am in a view and when i click a button i want to be redirected to Controller_Name/Action_Name/serverParam.
After the post i am sent in the action method but i still see the old view, not Action_Name
(Action_Name.aspx exists)
(I am using mvc 2)

Answer 1

First, you should follow the “Post/Redirect/Get” pattern by returning a redirect result instead of a view after a successful post. But that would not solve the problem you’re actually asking about.

This is doing an AJAX POST, not a “regular” POST. So the browser isn’t going to honor a redirect response by redirecting. You could “redirect” in your response callback by setting window.location, but…

The easiest way to do what you want is to just post the form, rather than using $.post, which is a shortcut to $.ajax, like this:

$("#someForm").submit();