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title: "ASP.NET MVC 2 - Render Action | Microsoft Docs"
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description: "In this video you'll learn how to use Html.RenderAction to write the results of a Controller Action to a View. We'll look at how Html.RenderAction differs fr..."
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ASP.NET MVC 2 - Render Action
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by [Jon Galloway](https://github.com/jongalloway)

In this video you'll learn how to use Html.RenderAction to write the results of a Controller Action to a View. We'll look at how Html.RenderAction differs from Html.RenderPartial, and how Html.Action differs from Html.RenderAction.

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