FileResult Class

Represents a base class that is used to send binary file content to the response.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Web.Mvc.ActionResult
    System.Web.Mvc.FileResult
      System.Web.Mvc.FileContentResult
      System.Web.Mvc.FilePathResult
      System.Web.Mvc.FileStreamResult

Namespace:  System.Web.Mvc
Assembly:  System.Web.Mvc (in System.Web.Mvc.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class FileResult _
    Inherits ActionResult
public abstract class FileResult : ActionResult
public ref class FileResult abstract : public ActionResult

The FileResult type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Protected method FileResult Initializes a new instance of the FileResult class.

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Properties

  Name Description
Public property ContentType Gets the content type to use for the response.
Public property FileDownloadName Gets or sets the content-disposition header so that a file-download dialog box is displayed in the browser with the specified file name.

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method Equals Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ExecuteResult Enables processing of the result of an action method by a custom type that inherits from the ActionResult class. (Overrides ActionResult.ExecuteResult(ControllerContext).)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method WriteFile Writes the file to the response.

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Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

System.Web.Mvc Namespace

Other Resources

Understanding the MVC Application Execution Process

Controllers and Action Methods in ASP.NET MVC Applications