---
title: "Child Action Method in Asp.Net Mvc 4"  
description: "In this article, I’m explaining the child action method in asp.net mvc 4 and its uses."  
author: "Sumit Kesarwani"  
published: 2014-08-30  
updated: 2019-09-07  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1494/child-action-method-in-asp-dot-net-mvc-4  
category: "asp.net mvc"  
tags: ["asp.net mvc"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

---

# Child Action Method in Asp.Net Mvc 4

In this article, I’m explaining the child action method in asp.net mvc 4 and its uses.

Introduction

Any public method in a controller class is an action method. Every action method in a controller class can be invoked via an URL from web browser or a view page in application.

A Child Action in ASP.Net MVC is kind of similar to that of a User Control in ASP.Net web forms. It allows for a controller to execute for a portion of the rendered area of a view, just like in Web Forms where you can execute a User Control for a portion of the rendered area of a page.

We can annotate an action method with [ChildActionOnly] attribute for creating a child action.

##### Example

##### Step 1

First create a basic asp.net mvc 4 application and a controller named

“HomeController” to it:

```
using System;using System.Collections.Generic;using System.Linq;using System.Web;using System.Web.Mvc; namespace ChildActionMvcApp.Controllers{    public class HomeController : Controller    {                public ActionResult Index()        {            ViewBag.HomeAction = "Home Action Method Called";            return View();        }         [ChildActionOnly]        public ActionResult ChildAction()        {                      return View();        }    }}
```

##### \

##### Step 2

\

Now add two views named “Index” and “ChildAction” like this”

##### Index

\

```
@{    ViewBag.Title = "Index";} <h2>Child Action Method Sample</h2> <div>    <div style="width:100%">        @ViewBag.HomeAction    </div>    <div style="width:100%">        @Html.ActionLink("Child Action Method", "ChildAction", "Home")    </div>        <div style="width:100%">        @Html.Action("ChildAction")    </div></div>
```

##### ChildAction

```
@{    ViewBag.Title = "ChildAction";} <h2>Child Action Rendered</h2>
```

##### Output

Now run the application:

![Child Action Method in Asp.Net Mvc 4](http://www.mindstick.com/MindStickArticle/22499362-b6b3-4f1f-983a-6e59728ba3ae/Images/image001.png)

As you can see that the child action is rendered.

Now click on Child Action Method link:

![Child Action Method in Asp.Net Mvc 4](http://www.mindstick.com/MindStickArticle/22499362-b6b3-4f1f-983a-6e59728ba3ae/Images/image003.png)

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