Stream MP3 file MVC3

Question

I am trying to stream a file using the audio HTML5 tag. I have put the Controller action to return a FileStream and attached it to the src for the audio. However, the content

Answer 1

You should not return a FileStream, you should return a FileStreamResult or a FilePathResult from your controller action, like this:

public class HomeController : Controller
{
    public ActionResult Index()
    {
        return View();
    }

    public ActionResult MyAudio()
    {
        var file = Server.MapPath("~/app_data/test.mp3");
        return File(file, "audio/mp3");
    }
}

and the ~/Views/Home/Index.cshtml view:

@{
    Layout = null;
}



    
    


    

        

            
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