Difference between Partial View and Render Partial View

Difference between Partial View and Render Partial View

In MVC there are two ways of calling your partial view:

• Partial View
• Render Partial View

Partial View

• Return Type: Partial View returns the MvcHtmlString which can be assigned to a variable and manipulate it if required.
  
  Below Image shows the MVCHTMLString return type of partial view.
  
  
  
  
• When to use: Whenever output of the partial view needs to be assigned to variable and manipulate with it then use partial view.
  
  
• Performance: This type of view is slower in performance.
  
  Syntax:
  
  @Html.Partial("_PartialStudent", Model)

Render Partial View

• Return Type: Render Partial View returns void and output will be written directly to the output stream.
  
  Below Image shows the Void return type of render partial view.
  
  
  
  
• When to use: Whenever output of partial view needs to display as it is then use Render Partial view.
  
  
• Performance: This type of view is faster in performance.
  
  
• Syntax:
  
  @{Html.RenderPartial("_PartialStudent", Model); }