ASP.NET MVC 4 Override Controller Name

Question

Is it possible to override the controller name in ASP.NET MVC 4? It's needed for routing.

There is [ActionName("some-action-name")] attribute to override the action name.

Is it possible to do the same for a controller class name?

It's needed to make a controller name in the routing to have dashes, like "some-controller-name" instead of "SomeControllerName"

I think that is not possible, because controller must be a unique to simple routing. — mrakodol
– mrakodol, Commented Apr 5, 2013 at 10:44
Controller action names are also unique, but they have ActionNameAttribute that allows to override it. — Zelid
– Zelid, Commented Apr 5, 2013 at 10:45
You wouldn't need to do that, you could just put a new one previous to the default one so it's get checked first. It would look like this (I have not tested it however): routes.MapRoute( name: "MyName", url: "this-is-dashed/{action}/{id}", defaults: new { controller = "ThisIsNotDashed", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional } ); — Silvermind
– Silvermind, Commented Apr 5, 2013 at 10:48
Looks like you want to do this stackoverflow.com/a/2454016/351614 — Daniel Powell
– Daniel Powell, Commented Apr 5, 2013 at 11:17

Zelid · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-08 14:33:54Z

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Solved with routes. It's the only way to do it.

Thanks for comments.

answered Apr 8, 2013 at 14:33

Zelid

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