Can we call the Method of a controller from another controller in asp.net MVC?

Question

Can we call the Method of a controller from another controller in asp.net MVC?

Answer 1

Well, there are number of ways to actually call an instance method on another controller or call a static method off that controller type:

public class ThisController {
  public ActionResult Index() {
    var other = new OtherController();
    other.OtherMethod();
    //OR
    OtherController.OtherStaticMethod();
  }
}

You could also redirect to to another controller, which makes more sense.

public class ThisController {
  public ActionResult Index() {
    return RedirectToRoute(new {controller = "Other", action = "OtherMethod"});
  }
}

Or you could just refactor the common code into its own class, which makes even more sense.

public class OtherClass {
  public void OtherMethod() {
    //functionality
  }
}

public class ThisController {
  public ActionResult Index() {
    var other = new OtherClass();
    other.OtherMethod();
  }
}