How return 304 status with FileResult in ASP.NET MVC RC1

Question

As you may know we have got a new ActionResult called FileResult in RC1 version of ASP.NET MVC.

Using that, your action methods can ret

Answer 1

In newer versions of MVC you'd be better off returning an HttpStatusCodeResult. That way you don't need to set the Response.StatusCode or mess with anything else.

public ActionResult DisplayPhoto(int id)
{
    //Your code to check your cache and get the image goes here 
    //...
    if (isChanged)
    {
         return File(photo.Content, photo.ContentType);
    }
    return new HttpStatusCodeResult(HttpStatusCode.NotModified);
}