html.actionlink not creating right links

Question

I have my routes configured like this in my global.asax

  routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.axd/{*pathInfo}");

        routes.MapRoute(
           "poems-by-profile", // Route name
           "profile/{id}/{name}/poems", // URL with parameters
           new { controller = "poems", action = "Index", id = "", name = "" } // Parameter defaults
        );

        routes.MapRoute(
           "profile", // Route name
           "profile/{id}/{name}", // URL with parameters
           new { controller = "profile", action = "Index", id = "", name = "" } // Parameter defaults
       );


        routes.MapRoute(
            "Default", // Route name
            "{controller}/{action}/{id}/{name}", // URL with parameters
            new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional, name = UrlParameter.Optional } // Parameter defaults
        );

Here are my two controllers

public class ProfileController : BaseController
{
    public  ActionResult Index(int id, string name)
    {
        return View();
    }
}

public class PoemsController : BaseController
{

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

Somewhere on home page, I have html action link like this

@Html.ActionLink("Profile", "index", "Profile", new { id = 1, name = "someuser" })

@Html.ActionLink("Poems by ", "index", "poems", new { id = 1, name = "someuser" })

I am expecting two urls like

http://localhost/profile/1/someuser
http://localhost/profile/1/someuser/poems

But it is not creating these urls.

Am I doing something wrong.

Help will be appreciated.

//Updating my question here

Actually this one works

@Html.ActionLink("Profile", "index", "Profile", new { id = 1, name = "someuser" },null)

@Html.ActionLink("Poems by ", "index", "poems", new { id = 1, name = "some user" },null)

Passing null as last parameter.

Dont know why, but it works.

Cheers

Parminder

what are the links you actually generate?

radu florescu
– radu florescu

2012-01-07 07:34:08 +00:00
Commented Jan 7, 2012 at 7:34 — radu florescu
– radu florescu, Commented Jan 7, 2012 at 7:34
@Floradu88 it was generating home page link (localhost)

Parminder
– Parminder

2012-01-07 07:48:36 +00:00
Commented Jan 7, 2012 at 7:48 — Parminder
– Parminder, Commented Jan 7, 2012 at 7:48

Rafay · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-07 07:40:13Z

1

try

@Html.ActionLink("Profile", "index", new {controller="Profile" id = 1, name = "someuser" })

answered Jan 7, 2012 at 7:40

Rafay

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2 Comments

Parminder Over a year ago

Thanks, 3nigma. It works. I have updated my question. So one more option also works.

Muhammad Adeel Zahid Over a year ago

3nigma can't u focus on ur exams at least for some time :P

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