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title: "ASP.NET MVC Controller Overview | Microsoft Docs"
author: StephenWalther
description: "In this video, Stephen Walther introduces you to ASP.NET MVC controllers and controller actions. You learn how to return different types of action results."
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ASP.NET MVC Controller Overview
====================
by [Stephen Walther](https://github.com/StephenWalther)

In this video, Stephen Walther introduces you to ASP.NET MVC controllers and controller actions. You learn how to return different types of action results.

[▶ Watch video (5 minutes)](https://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/ASP-NET-Site-Videos/aspnet-mvc-controller-overview)

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