Are function return string can used when routing after controller or not controller/action ?

Question

User696604810 posted

PROBLEM

can I use string function inside controller and replace action or not on asp.net core 2.1 ?

on asp.net core 2.1 when link to any web application i use default route
controller/action
can i use function return string as function ShowText() after controller
meaning employee/ShowText or must use Action Result ?
and when route to link employee/ShowText 
are this route will work ?

What I have tried:

employeecontroller
public string ShowText()
{
string show = "welcom ";
return show ;
}

Answer 1

User753101303 posted

Hi,

And what happens ? How do you call that ? Have a look at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/web-api/action-return-types?view=aspnetcore-2.2

Maybe you are trying to do something such as a view component ? See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/mvc/views/view-components?view=aspnetcore-2.2

If it doesn't help explain perhaps regardless of any technical consideration what you are trying to do. For now my understanding is that your utimate goal is to render a specific snippet of markup inside pages(s) ? BTW if found on most if not all pages you could also have a look at "layout pages".

Answer 2

User696604810 posted

THANK YOU FOR reply

when make link controller/stringfunction this will work or not 

Answer 3

User753101303 posted

If sending an http request to this controller/action you'll get this text as a response. What if you just try in your browser using <site>/Employee/ShowText ? is this what you mean by "make link"?

Still it seems to be really overkill to me if your intent is really to get some small text even all along even with a user name.