Is it possible to get byte[] from FileResult?

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Is it possible to get byte[] from FileResult in C#?

If you need the file bytes why not just read the file directly? `FileResult` is the wrong type to use. — asawyer, Nov 13 '14 at 17:59
@asawyer Well I don't have access to that functionality. I have access to get FileResult only. — NoWar, Nov 13 '14 at 18:07

score 13 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 26 '19 at 06:23

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FileResult is an abstract class so that won't be the underlying instance type - assuming the correct overload is used then you should be able to cast it to a FileContentResult

if (result is FileContentResult data)
{
    var content = data.FileContents;
}

edited Sep 26 '19 at 06:23

Wingjam

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answered Nov 13 '14 at 18:11

James

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FWIW for the sake of code clarity, i think an explicit cast would be preferred in this situation as you'd prefer an `InvalidCastException` over a `NullReferenceException`. – Yuval Itzchakov Nov 13 '14 at 21:31
@YuvalItzchakov I'd like think neither would be preferred :) – James Nov 13 '14 at 21:37
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*FileContents instead – Elnoor Sep 20 '17 at 20:59

Is it possible to get byte[] from FileResult?

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