ASP.NET URL Rewrite Html.BeginForm Controller

Question

I'm trying to understand the behavior within my RouteConfig setup. Here is what I have:

public class RouteConfig
{
    public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes)
    {
        routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.axd/{*pathInfo}");

        routes.MapRoute(
            name: "2KeywordController",
            url: "{keyword1}-{keyword2}-{controller}/{action}",
            defaults: new { action = "Index" }
        );

        routes.MapRoute(
            name: "Default",
            url: "{controller}/{action}",
            defaults: new { controller = "Home", action = "Index" }
        );
    }
}

I have a controller called ContactController and a View under /Views/Contact/Index.cshtml that has the following to create the form:

@using (Html.BeginForm("Index", "contact", FormMethod.Post, new { id = "contactform" }))

When I navigate to example.com/kw1-kw2-contact the ContactController is correctly called and the default contact view is displayed. When I looked at the source I was surprised to find that the action for the form was set to "/kw1-kw2-contact" instead of just "/contact". Is there a way to use Html.Begin() but have just the controller name appear in action without the two keywords? e.g. /contact

Darin Dimitrov · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-04 21:25:59Z

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Is there a way to use Html.Begin() but have just the controller name appear in action without the two keywords?

Sure, you could use a BeginRouteForm instead of a BeginForm and specify the route name you want to use:

@using (Html.BeginRouteForm(
    routeName: "Default", 
    routeValues: new { action = "index", controller = "contact" }, 
    method: FormMethod.Post, 
    htmlAttributes: new { id = "contactform" })
)
{
    ...
}

will emit:

<form action="/contact" id="contactform" method="post">
    ...
</form>

answered Feb 4, 2013 at 21:25

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2 Comments

Josh Over a year ago

So BeginForm will use the last route and BeginRouteForm allows you to define the action? Thanks.

Darin Dimitrov Over a year ago

@Josh, precisely right. Actually small rectification: BeginForm will use the first route that matches the request. Routes are evaluated in the order you defined them. With BeginRouteForm you could explicitly specify the route you want to be used by his name.

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