How to stream an MP3 from an ASP.NET MVC Controller Action

Question

I have an mp3 file in my site. I want to output it as a view. In my controller I have:

public ActionResult Stream()
{
        string file = 'test.mp3';
        this.Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "test.mp3");
        this.Response.ContentType = "audio/mpeg";

        return View();
}

But how do I return the mp3 file?

Answer 1

Create an Action like this:

public ActionResult Stream(string mp3){
    byte[] file=readFile(mp3);
    return File(file,"audio/mpeg");
}

The function readFile should read the MP3 from the file and return it as a byte[].

Answer 2

If your MP3 file is in a location accessible to users (i.e. on a website folder somewhere) you could simply redirect to the mp3 file. Use the Redirect() method on the controller to accomplish this:

public ActionResult Stream()
{
    return Redirect("test.mp3");
}