How to display html action as string in mvc 3 razor view

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I am using @Html.Action to call contoller action to return a string. I want to save the string to a variable inside razor as it is comma-seperated.

@Html.Action("GetCategories", new { SP = @ViewBag.Name, SD = "Cad" }).ToString();
//@String s = save above string in here
//@string[] arrS = s.Split(','); 

@String test = @Html.Action(......) //tried this but does NOT work.

Public ActionResult GetCategories(string SP, string SD)
{
  //Code missing
  return Content(return "sugar");
}

How can I save the Html.Action returned data to a string ?

does not work gives error: 'string' is a 'type' but is used like a 'variable' — user2906420
– user2906420, Commented Jul 29, 2014 at 14:18
This: @{string test = Html.Action("SomeAction").ToString();} works for me in MVC5 (sorry get test under MVC3). — Mark
– Mark, Commented Jul 29, 2014 at 14:39

Craig · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-29 14:35:16Z

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This works for me, just tried in a local MVC project:

@{
      string test;
      test = @Url.Action("actionName");          
 }

answered Jul 29, 2014 at 14:35

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SpicyMikey · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-21 14:44:40Z

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Url.Action only/always returns a Url. Not sure how this selected answer solved the problem for you unless you DID want the Url (e.g. /Controller/Action/...).

Seems Html.Action was what you wanted all along. It would return the contents "sugar" if you simply had your return coded like this;

return Content("sugar");

You can display it right on the page or use the suggested syntax from "Mark" to save it to a varible

answered Jul 21, 2016 at 14:44

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