Dynamic MVC Routing : Action name

Question

I have a Controller named About and an Action named Index. I want the URL to be like this (action name will be dynamically):

www.example.com/about/aaa
www.example.com/about/bbb
www.example.com/about/ccc

Routing

routes.MapRoute(
    name: "About",
    url: "{controller}/{name}",
    defaults: new { controller = "About", action = "Index"}

Controller

public class AboutController : Controller
{
    // GET: /About/
    public ActionResult Index(string name)
    {
        return View();
    }
}

View

@{
    ViewBag.Title = "Index";
}

<h2>Index About</h2>

emre nevayeshirazi · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-19 09:09:10Z

4

This should work.

routes.MapRoute(
    name: "About",
    url: "About/{name}",
    defaults: new
    {
        controller = "About",
        action = "Index"
    });

Make sure your default route exists and comes after About route

edited Nov 19, 2013 at 9:09

answered Nov 19, 2013 at 8:55

emre nevayeshirazi

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Velu Over a year ago

Its not working. The resource cannot be found. Description: HTTP 404. The resource you are looking for (or one of its dependencies) could have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable. Please review the following URL and make sure that it is spelled correctly. Requested URL: /About/ip

emre nevayeshirazi Over a year ago

@Velu make sure your default route exists and comes after About route.

Velu Over a year ago

Thanks its working now. Previously default route is first and then i have About route. After changing the position its working fine.

lordkain · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-19 08:54:45Z

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routes.MapRoute(
    name: "About",
    url: "about/{name}/{id}",
    defaults: new { controller = "About", action = "Index", id=UrlParameter.Optional}

answered Nov 19, 2013 at 8:54

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Velu Over a year ago

Its not working. The resource cannot be found. Description: HTTP 404. The resource you are looking for (or one of its dependencies) could have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable. Please review the following URL and make sure that it is spelled correctly. Requested URL: /About/ip

CarenRose · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-24 06:46:57Z

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You can pass an ActionResult name as a parameter:

public ActionResult Index(string name)
{
    return View(name);
}    

public ActionResult First()
{
    return View();
}

public ActionResult Second()
{
    return View();
}

In the View:

@Html.ActionLink("Get Action named Firts" "Index", "Home", new {name = "First"}, null)

edited Mar 24, 2020 at 6:46

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answered Nov 19, 2013 at 8:57

Andrey Gubal

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