Getting Started with ASP.NET MVC Routing

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I have started doing ASP.NET MVC, but I don't know where to start with this question.

I have created a default application and I have created an EventModel, EventController and a series of the default Event views. It is all working correctly.

However, I want to make the routing work in the following way:

domain/events -> lists all events, sort of like domain/event does by default
domain/event/3 -> show a specific event (ID of 3), just like domain/details/3 does by default.
domain/event/cool-event -> show a specific event based on it's 'slug', which is a property of the EventModel
domain/event/edit/3 -> edits the event.

I have been playing around with the router and I can't get it to behave like I want it to. Is the above logic easy to implement?

It should be easy, yes -- that's a standard scenario. All routes are easily distinguishable (2/3 based on the numeric check). — McGarnagle
– McGarnagle, Commented Dec 17, 2013 at 20:46

Josh Jay · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-17 20:58:47Z

1

Using Attribute Routing it could be like this (UNTESTED):

public class EventController : Controller
{
    //1. domain/events -> lists all events, sort of like domain/event does by default
    [Route("events")]
    public ActionResult Index()
    {
        //TODO: Add Action Code
        return View();
    }

    //2. domain/event/3 -> show a specific event (ID of 3), just like domain/details/3 does by default.
    [Route("event/id")]
    public ActionResult Details(int id)
    {
        //TODO: Add Action Code
        return View();
    }

    //3. domain/event/cool-event -> show a specific event based on it's 'slug', which is a property of the EventModel
    [Route("event/{slug?}")]
    public ActionResult ViewEvent(string slug)
    {
        //TODO: Add Action Code
        return View();
    }

    //4. domain/event/edit/3 -> edits the event.
    [Route("event/edit/id")]
    public ActionResult Edit(int id)
    {
        //TODO: Add Action Code
        return View();
    }
}

answered Dec 17, 2013 at 20:58

Josh Jay

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William Over a year ago

ooo attribute routing is shiny!

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