How to return PDF to browser in MVC?

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Return a FileContentResult. The last line in your controller action would be something like:

return File("Chap0101.pdf", "application/pdf");

If you are generating this PDF dynamically, it may be better to use a MemoryStream, and create the document in memory instead of saving to file. The code would be something like:

Document document = new Document();

MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();

try
{
    PdfWriter pdfWriter = PdfWriter.GetInstance(document, stream);
    pdfWriter.CloseStream = false;

    document.Open();
    document.Add(new Paragraph("Hello World"));
}
catch (DocumentException de)
{
    Console.Error.WriteLine(de.Message);
}
catch (IOException ioe)
{
    Console.Error.WriteLine(ioe.Message);
}

document.Close();

stream.Flush(); //Always catches me out
stream.Position = 0; //Not sure if this is required

return File(stream, "application/pdf", "DownloadName.pdf");

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