ASP.NET MVC - Getting a Route

Question

I am working on an ASP.NET MVC app. In my app, I have a controller that looks like this:

[RoutePrefix("account/orders")]
public partial class AccountOrdersController : Controller
{
  [Route]
  public virtual ActionResult Index()
  {
    return View();
  }

  [Route("add")]
  [Route("~/dashboard/orders/{orderId}/item")]
  public virtual ActionResult Add(string orderId)
  {
    return View();
  }
}

In the Index view, I am referencing the Add action like this:

var url = '@Url.Action("Add", "AccountOrdersController", new RouteValueDictionary(new { orderId = "xyz" }))';

When the view gets rendered, the above becomes:

var url = '/account/orders/add?orderId=xyz';

How do I get the above to be rendered as:

var url = '/account/orders/xyz/item';

I'm trying to create a URL that is a complete path instead of just appending query string parameters.

Nkosi · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-25 18:48:21Z

1

When applying multiple routes your can set the order the route is applied using the Order property on the [Route] attribute. By default, all defined routes have a Order value of 0 and routes are processed from lowest to highest.

[Route("add", Order = 2)]
[Route("~/dashboard/orders/{orderId}/item", Order = 1)]
public virtual ActionResult Add(string orderId){...}

edited May 25, 2016 at 18:48

answered May 25, 2016 at 18:14

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Chris Pratt · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-25 18:11:38Z

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MVC always short-circuits routes. The /account/orders/add route is perfectly valid, since the query string is arbitrary: it can just stuff whatever was leftover into that. If you want a more complex route on an action that has a simpler route, then your only option is to name the route and get it specifically by name:

[Route("~/dashboard/orders/{orderId}/item", Name="DashboardOrderAdd")]

Then:

@Url.RouteUrl("DashboardOrderAdd", new { orderId = "xyz" })

answered May 25, 2016 at 18:11

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