What is the difference between redirect and RedirectToAction?

RedirectToAction is meant for doing 302 redirects within your application and gives you an easier way to work with your route table. Redirect is meant for doing 302 redirects to everything else, specifically external URLs, but you can still redirect within your application, you just have to construct the URLs yourself.

Which is correct syntax for RedirectToAction?

RedirectToAction(String, String, RouteValueDictionary) Redirects to the specified action using the action name, controller name, and route values.

How does redirect to action work in ASP.NET?

In this case, the browser receives the redirect notification and make a new request for the specified action. This acts just like as Response.Redirect () in ASP.NET WebForm. Moreover, RedirectToAction constructs a redirect URL to a specific action/controller in your application and use the route table to generate the correct URL.

Is it possible to redirect to a post action?

You cannot redirect to a post action. A redirect is always a get, so it’s simply not possible. – Erik Funkenbusch Jan 31 ’15 at 8:09 It is the solution. But it seems slightly like a hack: address in the browser is still old method. That way you can’t see this, because both methods are the same name.

What’s the difference between redirect and redirectiontoaction?

Between RedirectToAction () and Redirect () methods, best practice is to use RedirectToAction () for anything dealing with your application actions/controllers. If you use Redirect () and provide the URL, you’ll need to modify those URLs manually when you change the route table.

When do you redirect to action in jQuery?

RedirectToAction is a server side method. Since you are doing a jQuery post, you probably need to do that once your post is completed.