ActionResult Subtypes In MVC

ViewResult - Renders a specified view to the response stream

PartialViewResult - Renders a specified partial view to the response stream

EmptyResult - An empty response is returned

RedirectResult - Performs an HTTP redirection to a specified URL

RedirectToRouteResult - Performs an HTTP redirection to a URL that is determined by the routing engine, based on given route data.

JsonResult - Serializes a given ViewData object to JSON format

JavaScriptResult - Returns a piece of JavaScript code that can be executed on the client

ContentResult - Writes content to the response stream without requiring a view

FileContentResult - Returns a file to the client

FileStreamResult - Returns a file to the client, which is provided by a Stream

FilePathResult - Returns a file to the client.