ASP.NET MVC3 Areas

Question

I've recently been looking into the areas functionality for my application and had partial success transferring code into my first area.

My question involves linking from inside an area to a location that isn't in an area. I've read the tutorial on how to link from one area to another, but while I still have code that isn't within an area how do I link to it?

<a href="@Url.Action("Index","Home", new )">
     <span>Testing Link </span>
</a>

How do I make this code, which currently links to /myarea/home/index instead link to /home/index (not in an area). If this is against best practices I'd be interesting in reading about it, I'm still learning ASP.NET's version of Areas

amiry jd · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-11 20:55:00Z

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link to an area:

@Url.Action("Index","Home", new { area = "YourAreaName" } )

link to a place out of any area:

@Url.Action("Index","Home", new { area = "" } )

A helpful list:

@Html.ActionLink("LinkText", "ActionName", new { area = "AreaName" })
@Html.ActionLink("LinkText", "ActionName", new { area = "" })

@Html.ActionLink("LinkText", "ActionName", "ControllerName", new { area = "AreaName" }, new { /* html attributes */ })
@Html.ActionLink("LinkText", "ActionName", "ControllerName", new { area = "" }, new { /* html attributes */ })

<a href="@Url.Action("ActionName", new { area = "AreaName" })">Link Text</a>
<a href="@Url.Action("ActionName", new { area = "" })">Link Text</a>

<a href="@Url.Action("ActionName", "ControllerName", new { area = "AreaName" })">Link Text</a>
<a href="@Url.Action("ActionName", "ControllerName", new { area = "" })">Link Text</a>

edited Oct 11, 2011 at 20:55

answered Oct 11, 2011 at 20:47

amiry jd

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Brandon · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-11 20:47:07Z

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The RouteValues collection can take an area parameter. Just make it blank.

new { area = "" }

answered Oct 11, 2011 at 20:47

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Valchris Over a year ago

Simple quick answer, sad I didn't think of this myself, appreciated.

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