EmptyResult Class

Represents a result that does nothing, such as a controller action method that returns nothing.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Web.Mvc.ActionResult
    System.Web.Mvc.EmptyResult

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Class EmptyResult _
    Inherits ActionResult
public class EmptyResult : ActionResult
public ref class EmptyResult : public ActionResult

The EmptyResult type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public method EmptyResult Initializes a new instance of the EmptyResult class.

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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 Executes the specified result context. (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.)

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Remarks

This class follows a pattern known as the Null Object pattern.

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