Html.RenderPartial vs Html.Partial, Html.RenderAction vs Html.Action

Html.RenderPartial vs Html.Partial, Html.RenderAction vs Html.Action 


@Html.Partial("Details")
@Html.Action("Index", "Home")

and

@{ Html.RenderPartial("Details"); }
@{ Html.RenderAction("Index", "Home"); }

Html.Partial returns a string, Html.RenderPartial calls Write internally, and returns void.

You can store the output of Html.Partial in a variable, or return it from a function. You cannot do this with Html.RenderPartial.

Html.RenderPartial -The result will be written to the Response stream during the execution.

The same is true for Html.Action and Html.RenderAction.