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C# ASP.NET MVC Basics Controllers Using Action Result Types

Posted by Joshua Lucas
Joshua Lucas
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Using Action Result Types

What am I missing? This is the error I keep getting " In the 'Detail' method, are you returning a call to the 'Content' method?"

Here is the question:

Update the provided VideoGamesController.Detail action method to use ActionResult for its return type instead of a string.

-In the action method, return the result of a call to the base controller's Content method.

-Keep the content the same by passing the string literal "Welcome to the Video Game Detail page!" to the Content method.

VideoGamesController.cs 
using System.Web.Mvc;

namespace Treehouse.Controllers
{
    public class VideoGamesController : Controller
    {
        public ActionResult Detail()
        {
               return new ContentResult()
            {
                Content = "Welcome to the Video Game Detail page!"
            };

        }
    }
}