Should I always return a JsonResult from controller when called via Ajax?

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If I call my MVC controller via Ajax, should the controller then as a rule always return a Json (JsonResult) or can it be a view (ViewResult) as well?

It doesn't need to be a Json, you can return a PartialViewResult which can be interpreted then in the browser as html — Daniel Conde Marin
– Daniel Conde Marin, Commented Oct 18, 2014 at 22:03

scartag · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-18 22:03:40Z

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It can return either of them but a viewresult would typically be an html string while a json result would be json (native to javascript).

They are situations where you'll may need to return a view (if you need to update sections of your page)

answered Oct 18, 2014 at 22:03

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