Can an ASP.NET MVC controller return an Image? -

can create controller returns image asset?

i route logic through controller, whenever url such following requested:

www.mywebsite.com/resource/image/topbanner 

the controller topbanner.png , send image directly client.

i've seen examples of have create view - don't want use view. want controller.

is possible?

use base controllers file method.

public actionresult image(string id) {     var dir = server.mappath("/images");     var path = path.combine(dir, id + ".jpg"); //validate path security or use other means generate path.     return base.file(path, "image/jpeg"); } 

as note, seems efficient. did test requested image through controller (http://localhost/mycontroller/image/myimage) , through direct url (http://localhost/images/myimage.jpg) , results were:

• mvc: 7.6 milliseconds per photo
• direct: 6.7 milliseconds per photo

note: average time of request. average calculated making thousands of requests on local machine, totals should not include network latency or bandwidth issues.