use method in controller from another controller

Xola Dlamini

I am trying to use a method name in a controller which is written in a different controller and VS is saying the name does not exist in the current context. please assist. I am working in the book "ASP.NET MVC with Entity Framework and CSS"

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Pankajkumar Patel6y ago
Hi Xola Dlamini,

I had gone through attached code "problem.docx" and come to know that you want to redirect to "Controller B" action method "ValidateFile" from "Controller A" in action method "Upload" and again get back to "Upload" in "Controller A" .

i.e. Controller A => Controller B => Controller A

Ideally, this can not be possible because once MVC redirects to another controller i.e. "Controller B" than it can not come back to calling controller i.e. "Controller A".

Now, you can achieve your need in 2 ways:
Put the "ValidateFile" in same controller i.e. in "Controller A"
Create class file instead of controller and put the "ValidateFile" in it and use like above. But, in that case; how the arguments "HttpPostedFileBase file" will be accessed that you have you see.
Hope, this will help you!
Xola Dlamini6y ago
thank you but i don't think i explained my issue properly, i want to use this method in an if statement to carry out an action prompted by the user. i'll attach the source code....
Rajanikant Hawaldar6y ago
You could also simply redirect straight to the method like so: public class ThisController { public ActionResult Index() { return RedirectToAction("OtherMethod", "OtherController"); } }