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Asked: May 14, 20262026-05-14T00:57:08+00:00 2026-05-14T00:57:08+00:00

In asp.net mvc there is ViewResult for returning a View and ActionResult for returning

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In asp.net mvc there is ViewResult for returning a View and ActionResult for returning whatever you want, so is there some good reason why should I use ViewResult instead of ActionResult when I’m sure that I will return a View ?

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    2026-05-14T00:57:08+00:00Added an answer on May 14, 2026 at 12:57 am

    ActionResult is the general base class that all the other results are derived from like ViewResult,JsonResult and so on.

    This way you can return multiple types of results like JSON and XML from the same method.

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