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Html.Partial vs Html.RenderPartial & Html.Action vs Html.RenderAction

In ASP.NET MVC, what is the difference between:

Solution

  • Html.Partial returns a String. Html.RenderPartial calls Write internally and returns void.

    The basic usage is:

    // Razor syntax
@Html.Partial("ViewName")
@{ Html.RenderPartial("ViewName");  }

// WebView syntax
<%: Html.Partial("ViewName") %>
<% Html.RenderPartial("ViewName"); %>

    In the snippet above, both calls will yield the same result.

    While one can store the output of Html.Partial in a variable or return it from a method, one cannot do this with Html.RenderPartial.

    The result will be written to the Response stream during execution/evaluation.

    This also applies to Html.Action and Html.RenderAction.