Question

public ActionResult Index()
{
    int retCode = Errors.SUCCESS;
    var da = this.GetDataAccess();
    var ids= new List<Models.Users>();

    retCode = da.GetId(this.GetId(), ref ids, profiler);
    return this.CheckIdForView(nRetCode, View(ids));

}

public ActionResult DeleteUser(string id)
{
    var da = this.GetDataAccess();
    var ids = new List<Models.Users>();
    int retCode = Errors.SUCCESS;

    retCode = da.DeleteId(this.GetId(), id);

    return RedirectToAction("Index");
}

}

Obviously in the delete user action the retcode gets erased as soon as it redirects to the index action. I was wondering what the best practice for preserving a retcode like this is. I’ve seen a lot of talk about TempData, but is that the bestpractice?

Answer 1

You need to pass it in the querystring to an optional parameter in index:

public ActionResult Index(int? retCode = null);

return RedirectToAction("Index", new { retCode });