Controller.File Method (Byte(), String)
Creates a FileContentResult object by using the file contents and file type.
Namespace: System.Web.Mvc
Assembly: System.Web.Mvc (in System.Web.Mvc.dll)
'Declaration Protected Friend Function File ( _ fileContents As Byte(), _ contentType As String _ ) As FileContentResult 'Usage Dim fileContents As Byte() Dim contentType As String Dim returnValue As FileContentResult returnValue = Me.File(fileContents, _ contentType)
Parameters
- fileContents
- Type: System.Byte()
The binary content to send to the response.
- contentType
- Type: System.String
The content type (MIME type).
The result object that is prepared by this method is written to the response by the ASP.NET MVC framework when the object is executed. The MediaTypeNames class can be used to get the MIME type for a specific file name extension.
A Visual Studio project with source code is available to accompany this topic: Download.
The following example shows how to display an image file in a browser.
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