What is RedirectResult versus RedirectToActionResult?
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Simple meaning
RedirectResult uses a raw URL
WHY — Results instead of guessing?
Why interviewers care about Results:
They want a clean
contrast on Results, not two memorised paragraphs.
Say what changes for
the developer, then one case where picking wrong hurts.
Stay structured
Name the idea, why it exists, then one short example.
Close cleanly
End with when you use it and one common pitfall.
STEPS — What happens step by step?
Before you speak the answer, walk the interviewer through these steps:
- 1Define it
RedirectResult uses a raw URL
- 2Why it exists
RedirectToAction builds from route.
- 3I prefer RedirectToAction for
internal moves.
- 4Give an example
Absolute URLs need allowlists.
- 5Common mistake
What juniors usually get wrong.
- 6Close
When you pick this over the alternative.
EXAMPLE — See it in action
Here's a short line you can speak, broken into clear beats:
Say this line
“I prefer RedirectToAction for internal moves.”
Break into beats
IpreferRedirectToActionforinternalmoves
Speaking order
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Note: Adapt this scaffold to your own project — keep it under 60–90 seconds.
Key takeaway
RedirectResult uses a raw URL RedirectToAction builds from route.