When do you return RedirectToAction after a POST?
PICTURE THIS: DJANGO MVT
Simple meaning
PRG: post-redirect-get so a refresh does not resubmit the form.
WHY — Results instead of guessing?
Why interviewers care about Results:
on Results.
the situation, the default choice, and one exception - that reads as experience.
Name the idea, why it exists, then one short example.
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:
- 1PRG: post-redirect-get so a
refresh does not resubmit the form.
- 2I save, then redirect
to a GET details action.
- 3TempData carries a one-time
success message.
- 4Give an example
One tiny concrete case you can say aloud.
- 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:
Note: Adapt this scaffold to your own project — keep it under 60–90 seconds.
Key takeaway
PRG: post-redirect-get so a refresh does not resubmit the form. I save, then redirect to a GET details action.