Get Action URL inside MVC4 .NET class

Question

Basically, I want the same functionality as Url.Action, but outside of the controller. Is this possible?

While I'm sure I'll use it elsewhere, my current desire is to generate action url's inside of a viewmodel.

Create your own extension method just by appending strings together.. — Bhushan Firake
– Bhushan Firake, Commented Jun 13, 2013 at 17:43
possible duplicate of Call UrlHelper in models in ASP.NET MVC — Ant P
– Ant P, Commented Jun 13, 2013 at 17:49

Ant P · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-13 17:45:24Z

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You can instantiate a UrlHelper in your view model, like so:

UrlHelper helper = new UrlHelper(HttpContext.Current.Request.RequestContext);

Then, you can use this just like the one you use in your view:

string actionUrl = helper.Action("MyAction", "MyController");

answered Jun 13, 2013 at 17:45

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I just read here that you want to avoid using HttpContext.Current -- not sure if that's applicable here, or even possible.

@drzaus this is not ASP.NET Web API, so no, it's not applicable here.