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Asked: 2026-05-13T06:39:26+00:00

In Asp.net MVC one is encouraged to derive custom ActionResults, however should these classes

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In Asp.net MVC one is encouraged to derive custom ActionResults, however should these classes handle other tasks unrelated to views, perhaps a EmailActionResult would render a view then send an email. What is best practice for the class ActionResult, is it only view specific? I want to keep things DRY too. Should the sending of the email be factored into a service class? perhaps using a filter would work. what are your thoughts?

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  1. Editorial Team

    No.

    The ActionResult should be the Result of the Action, it should not also perform the action.

    In your specific case, you should have refactor the emailsending into a service class and then use the ActionResult to indicate what exactly happened.

    I am hard pressed to imagine a “simple” EmailActionResult that is reusable enough to handle different scenarios.

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