Return XML from a controller's action in as an ActionResult?

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Return XML from a controller's action in as an ActionResult?

What is the best way to return XML from a controller's action in ASP.NET MVC? There is a nice way to return JSON, but not for XML. Do I really need to route the XML through a View, or should I do the not-best-practice way of Response.Write-ing it?

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4 years ago by vishaljlf39

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**Amit8z4mc** · Answer 1 · 2021-08-09T12:04:42

Amit8z4mc

you should try this:

return this.Content(xmlString, "text/xml");

4 years ago

**pankajshivnani123** · Answer 2 · 2021-08-10T12:34:33

If you are only interested to return xml through a request, and you have your xml "chunk", you can just do (as an action in your controller):

public string Xml()

{

    Response.ContentType = "text/xml";

    return yourXmlChunk;

}

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Return XML from a controller's action in as an ActionResult?

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