Html.Partial vs Html.RenderPartial & Html.Action vs Html.RenderAction

Question

In ASP.NET MVC, what is the difference between:

• Html.Partial and Html.RenderPartial
• Html.Action and Html.

Answer 1

Partial or RenderPartial: No need to create action method. use when data to be display on the partial view is already present in model of current page.

Action or RenderAction: Requires child action method. use when data to display on the view has independent model.