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ItsDanny
ItsDanny

Reputation: 165

mvc view shows only the json not HTML

i'm trying to get started with MVC (using .net core). Here is the controller method:

[HttpGet]
    public IActionResult Contacts()
    {
        //THIS RENDERS THE VIEW AS HTML
        //return View(Mapper.Map<List<WebContacts.Business.Contact>, List<ContactsViewModel>>(WebContacts.Business.Contact.GetContacts().ToList()));

        // THIS DISPLAYS THE RETURNED JSON Object 
        return Ok(Mapper.Map<List<WebContacts.Business.Contact>, List<ContactsViewModel>>(WebContacts.Business.Contact.GetContacts().ToList()));
    }

In the controller if I return View(); it renders the razor partial view as expected (html etc), if i use Return OK() i just get the JSON![JSON instead of the rendered view]1

Thanks for any help. ID

Upvotes: 1

Views: 140

Answers (1)

Scott Rickman
Scott Rickman

Reputation: 560

return OK(object) sends a HTTP response to the client containing the object. return View(object) passes processing over to the view engine which returns HTML to the client. What problem are you trying to resolve?

Upvotes: 2

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