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C# ASP.NET MVC Forms Creating a Basic Form Redirecting to an Action

Posted by Moses Wynn
Moses Wynn
20,461 Points

ASP.NET MVC Forms code challenge Redirect() not working even though System.Web.Mvc using statement is included.

I'm unable to return Redirect("Index") in the Report action result method below. I am receiving the following error message: IssuesController.cs(88,24): error CS0103: The name `Redirect' does not exist in the current context

IssuesController.cs 
using System.Web.Mvc;
using IssueReporter.Data;
using IssueReporter.Models;

namespace IssueReporter.Controllers
{
    public class IssuesController : Controller
    {
        private IssuesRepository _issuesRepository;

        public IssuesController()
        {
            _issuesRepository = new IssuesRepository();
        }

        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            return View();
        }

        public ActionResult Report()
        {
            var issue = new Issue();

            return View(issue);
        }

        [HttpPost]
        public ActionResult Report(Issue issue)
        {
            if (ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                _issuesRepository.AddIssue(issue);
                return Redirect("Index");
            }

            return View(issue);
        }
    }
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,198 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,198 Points

As the error message indicates, there is no "Redirect" method in System.Web.Mvc.

Perhaps you were thinking of "RedirectToAction".

Moses Wynn
Moses Wynn
20,461 Points

Thanks! This worked for for me.

I was able to get the "Redirect" method to work in Visual Studio, so maybe it is a discrepancy between .NET Core and the .NET Framework? The specific class that the Redirect method exists in is System.Web.Mvc.Controller. And in the video just before the code challenge the instructor uses the Redirect method in his code.