EmptyResult should not set status code (or do anything for that matter)

[pranavkm]

See Mvc 5: https://aspnetwebstack.codeplex.com/SourceControl/latest#src/System.Web.Mvc/EmptyResult.cs. Today it sets the status code to 204.

[yishaigalatzer]

The question is: When the return value from a method is void or task, what should be the default behavior.

In MVC5 it got converted to a no op (or Empty Result). In MVC 6 we currently convert it to a 204 result, that is controlled by the formatters. A user can return an EmptyResult, write a filter, or change the formatters to work around it.

This was an explicit design choice and not a bug. We can revisit this decision.

[pranavkm]

I think that's a separate question - what to do when you return void or Task. If I return EmptyResult from my action, I'd expect it to return 200 (or basically do nothing).

[yishaigalatzer]

Ok I see. Yes we should fix it

[yishaigalatzer]

Moved to sprint backlog