asp.net mvc - [HttpPost/HttpGet] vs. [AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Post/Get)]

Question

are these things the same?

[HttpPost/HttpGet] vs. [AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Post/Get)]

if not where is a difference?

Answer 1

Yes, absolutely the same. [HttpPost/HttpGet] were introduced in ASP.NET MVC 2 to reduce the keystrokes we have to type :-) [AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Post/Get)] could still be used and behave the same although if you are writing new code I would recommend the first.

Answer 2

Yes they are the same but with the newer versions you can only make an action accept requests from one verb. Using [AcceptVerbs(HttpVerbs.Post | HttpVerbs.Get | HttpVerbs.Delete)] you can accept 2 or more. Also you can use [AcceptVerbs] to accept other verbs that are not part of the HttpVerbs enum - eg. [AcceptVerbs("Trace")].

I'm not sure why you would ever need to use this functionality but you are able to should you wish.