ASP.NET MVC4 Routing - access controllers and actions with identical names using different routes

Question

Using ASP.NET MVC4 Routing:

If I'd like to setup a Default routing configuration for the main section of the site:

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

Then another routing configuration, something similiar to the following:

        routes.MapRoute(
            name: "FOO",
            url: "FOO/{controller}/{action}/{id}",
            defaults: new { controller = "FOO", action = "bar", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
        );

Notice the string "FOO/" in the url (just before the /{controller...

For example, I'd like to be able to access the main section of my site using a url like the following

http://dummyurl.com/bar/1

but then access controllers and actions that have identical names if I was to use

http://dummyurl.com/**FOO**/bar/1

von v. · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-01 02:31:01Z

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routes.MapRoute(
    name: "FOO",
    url: "FOO/{controller}/{action}/{id}",
    defaults: new { controller = "FOO", action = "bar", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
);

That route will result into something that you might not expect, unless you have an mvc area named FOO. That route will only work with http://yourdomain/foo/foo/any_method_in_foo/id

answered May 1, 2013 at 2:31

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id.ot Over a year ago

Areas is without question the better solution.

id.ot · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-01 02:31:05Z

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Figured out by going through routing documentation by "the Gu" that I simply needed to put:

    routes.MapRoute(
        name: "FOO",
        url: "FOO/{controller}/{action}/{id}",
        defaults: new { controller = "FOO", action = "bar", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
    );

Above:

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

in my Routes.config and blammo, good to go. I can now separate and access for example an Admin ("FOO") section in my project.

answered May 1, 2013 at 2:31

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