MVC4 .NET 4.5 async action method does not redirect

.net-4.5, asp.net-mvc, async-await, c#

Solution

I was able to get it working after making the Action I was directing it to an async action as well. I am guessing if you have any async action method redirecting to another then that redirect must be async as well.

Here is just a quick example

public async Task<ActionResult> Login(LoginModel model) {
    //You would do some async work here like I was doing.

    return RedirectToAction("Action","Controller");//The action must be async as well
}
public async Task<ActionResult> Action() {//This must be an async task 
    return View();
}

Problem

I am trying to implement a task action method in my MVC 4 application. Everything works on the back in, but it is not redirecting. ``` public class AccountController : AsyncController { [HttpPost] [AllowAnonymous] public async Task<ActionResult> Login(LoginModel model, string returnUrl) { var client = new ClientHelper("login"); account = await client.CallActionType<LoginModel, Account>(EnumHelpers.HttpType.Post, model); if (account != null) { validLogin = true; } return Redirect(returnUrl); // This is called but the page does not redirect, just sits a load } } ```

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