ViewBag, ViewData and TempData Simplified

ViewBag

• data is stored as dynamic type
• doesn’t require explicit type conversion while reading
• can be used to pass data only from controller to view
• doesn’t survive a redirect

ViewData

• data is stored as Dictionary of Key Value pairs
• data requires type conversion because the value is of type object
• can be used to pass data only from controller to view
• doesn’t survive a redirect

TempData

• data is stored as Dictionary of Key Value pairs
• data requires type conversion because the value is type object
• can be used to pass data between two controllers
• survives a redirect