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Controller.File Method (Stream, String)

.NET Framework 3.5

Other Versions

.NET Framework 4

Creates a FileStreamResult object using the Stream object and content type.

Namespace: System.Web.Mvc
Assembly: System.Web.Mvc (in System.Web.Mvc.dll)

Syntax

C++

protected internal FileStreamResult File(
	Stream fileStream,
	string contentType
)

Parameters

fileStream: Type: System.IO.Stream
The stream to send to the response.

contentType: Type: System.String
The content type (MIME type).

Return Value

Type: System.Web.Mvc.FileStreamResult
The file-content result object.

Remarks

The result object that is prepared by this method is written to the response by the MVC framework when the object is executed. The MediaTypeNames class can be used to get the MIME type for a particular file extension.

Examples

The following example shows how to display an image file in a browser.

public ActionResult ShowFile(string id) {
    fileDetail fd = getFileDetails(id);
    return File(fd.fileBytes, fd.mimeType);
}

Reference

Controller Class

Controller Members

File Overload

System.Web.Mvc Namespace

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