title: Return a String in Web API 2
body: <p>As simple as it sounds, I haven't found any documentation on this and perhaps I'm wording it wrong so if so, some good documentation on this would be appreciated. I simply want to return a string or a model of type string. </p>
  
  <pre><code>return "string here";
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  <p><strong>I get this error every time:</strong> </p>
  
  <pre><code>Severity    Code    Description Project File    Line
  Error   CS0029  Cannot implicitly convert type 'string' to 'System.Web.Http.IHttpActionResult'  TaskManagement  C:\dev\TaskManagement\TaskManagement\Controllers\JobsController.cs  157
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  <p><strong>I've also tried using a CAST - same error.</strong> </p>
  
  <pre><code>return (IHttpActionResult)"string"
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