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What are the benefits of using an ashx, or handler? Also, do I need them if I use MVC (and why not)?
Does the framework matter (2.0+)?
Why would I want to use a handler? I was recently recommended to use one for retrieving an image but I don’t know why.
Thank you for your time.
Edit – is a handler faster?
Just a few examples:
Dynamic image generation: You can write handlers that return data driven images by creating an ASHX handler that returns image data and then using that URL in your tags. e.g.
<img alt='user's custom icon' src='Icon.ashx?username=bob'></img>Returning REST-based XML or JSON data to AJAX code on the client.
I believe this has been available since 1.0