Asp.Net Mvc Routing Issue with Default Id

Question

I have an Asp.Net Mvc website that has a listing controller. The route looks like this:

routes.MapRoute(
    "Default", // Route name
    "{controller}/{action}/{id}", // URL with parameters
    new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional },
    new string[] { "MySite.Web.Controllers" }
);

Pretty standard. Now I have a number of controller actions in my listing controller. I would like to be able to either go to /listing/84 and have it go to the Index action or to /listing/create, /listing/edit, /listing/favorite, or /listing/others and have it go to the the corresponding actions. For most of my routes this is already the case. This is my controller code:

public ActionResult Index(long? id)
{
    // my code that never gets hit
}

Am I missing something?

I edited the question to inform everyone that I have multiple actions in the controller. — Matthew Kruskamp
– Matthew Kruskamp, Commented Sep 24, 2012 at 7:48

Darin Dimitrov · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-24 07:46:50Z

3

You could define a specific route for this and a constraint for the id:

routes.MapRoute(
    "ActionLess",
    "{controller}/{id}",
    new { controller = "Home", action = "Index" },
    new { id = @"^[0-9]+$" },
    new string[] { "MySite.Web.Controllers" }
);

routes.MapRoute(
    "Default", // Route name
    "{controller}/{action}/{id}", // URL with parameters
    new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional },
    new string[] { "MySite.Web.Controllers" }
);

answered Sep 24, 2012 at 7:46

Darin Dimitrov

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Matthew Kruskamp Over a year ago

Thank you so so so much. Elegant solution indeed.

Yograj Gupta · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-24 07:43:03Z

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You can create two new route for it

For lisitng/Create for navigating Create Action

routes.MapRoute(
     "listingCreate", // Route name
     "listing/Create", // URL with parameters
      new { controller = "listing", action = "Create" } 
);

For Index Action when passing Id

routes.MapRoute(
     "lisingid", // Route name
     "listing/{Id}", // URL with parameters
      new { controller = "listing", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional } 
);

I hope, It will help you.

answered Sep 24, 2012 at 7:43

Yograj Gupta

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Matthew Kruskamp Over a year ago

One way to do it. I don't think it is a bad solution, but if I have 20 different actions then I will have to make 20 different methods.

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