System.Web.Http.Results.OkResult vs Content(HttpStatusCode.OK)

Question

In Web Api 2 I can return a 200 in two ways.

return Ok() or return Ok("Some value")

Or

return Content(HttpStatusCode.OK, "Some value") this can have any value included, along with formatters and some other parameters.

I know that return Content(...) supports all HttpStatusCodes so it will be used for responses like NoContent where there is no return NoContent()

Is return Ok() just a shortcut for return Content(..)?

Answer 1

Is return Ok() just a shortcut for return Content(..)?

No

If you look at the methods in question you will see what they return IHttpActionResult derived classes

protected internal virtual NegotiatedContentResult<T> Content<T>(HttpStatusCode statusCode, T value);        
protected internal FormattedContentResult<T> Content<T>(HttpStatusCode statusCode, T value, MediaTypeFormatter formatter);        
protected internal virtual FormattedContentResult<T> Content<T>(HttpStatusCode statusCode, T value, MediaTypeFormatter formatter, MediaTypeHeaderValue mediaType);    
protected internal FormattedContentResult<T> Content<T>(HttpStatusCode statusCode, T value, MediaTypeFormatter formatter, string mediaType);    
protected internal virtual OkResult Ok();
protected internal virtual OkNegotiatedContentResult<T> Ok<T>(T content);

Each one of the return types are unrelated to each other except for the fact that they are derived from IHttpActionResult.