Changing ASP Core default route to different controller

Question

I cannnot get my ASP .NET Core MVC site to route to different controller other than Home. I changed the default route in Startup (it is the only route):

        app.UseMvc(routes =>
        {
            routes.MapRoute(name: "default", template: "{controller=profile}/{action=index}/{id?}");
        });

my ProfileController looks like:

public class ProfileController : Controller
{
    [HttpGet("index")]
    public IActionResult Index() 
    {
        return View();
    }
    ...
}

But all I get is 404 returned form the Kestrel server on navigating to base URL.

try with Profile and Index instead of profile and index — Fabricio Koch
– Fabricio Koch, Commented Dec 14, 2016 at 12:44
Yep...I posted an answer with an working example. The route is note case sensitive, so Profile and profile is the same. — Fabricio Koch
– Fabricio Koch, Commented Dec 14, 2016 at 12:57

Fabricio Koch · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-14 13:36:40Z

1

I've just created a new project and it worked for me. Maybe you're doing something else wrong.

Here's what I did.

Create a new asp.net core web application project (choose MVC template)

Update the default route in the Startup.cs:

public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment env, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory) {
  loggerFactory.AddConsole(Configuration.GetSection("Logging"));
  loggerFactory.AddDebug();

  if (env.IsDevelopment()) {
    app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
    app.UseBrowserLink();
  } else {
    app.UseExceptionHandler("/Home/Error");
  }

  app.UseStaticFiles();

  app.UseMvc(routes => {
    routes.MapRoute(
        name: "default",
        template: "{controller=profile}/{action=index}/{id?}");
  });
}

Create the Profile Controller:

public class ProfileController : Controller {
  // GET: /<controller>/
  public IActionResult Index() {
    return View();
  }
}

Create the Index View for the Profile Controller:

Run the project and the Profile's Index page should open.

UPDATE:

The problem was the [HttpGet("index")] in the Profile Controller.

edited Dec 14, 2016 at 13:36

answered Dec 14, 2016 at 12:56

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3 Comments

markmnl Over a year ago

bugger it was the HttpGet attribute ?!

Fabricio Koch Over a year ago

Yep. If I insert [HttpGet("index")] on my method It stop working. I guess HttpGet is for Web API not MVC. If you're building a web api and needs a web page, you can mix API and MVC.

markmnl Over a year ago

No I can use HttpGet and HttpPost attribute elsewhere - ineed I prefer them, just the default index gets screwed it seems if you use it.

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