Get absolute url using routing

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This should be simple. I want to get an absolute Uri given the controller, action and other routevalues. In other words I want to do what Html.ActionLink does but without the anchor and I want to do it in my controller.

Andrew Conn · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-17 03:38:00Z

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When I tried to use UrlHelper(string action, string controller) I was still getting a relative path.

So to generate the full url I used a Uri and passed the Uri of the Request as the baseUri.

ie:

var urlHelper = new UrlHelper(Request.RequestContext);
var routeUri = new Uri(Request.Url, urlHelper.Action("action", "controller"));
return routeUri.AbsoluteUri;

edited Jan 17, 2011 at 3:38

answered Jan 17, 2011 at 3:28

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Lachlan Roche · Accepted Answer · 2010-02-21 14:15:43Z

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You can generate link URLs with UrlHelper.Action(). Your controllers already have this as property Url.

Url.Action("Logout", "AccountController")

edited Feb 21, 2010 at 14:15

answered Feb 20, 2010 at 16:45

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Martin Over a year ago

Great. The UrlHelper needed a RequestContext which I got from ControllerContext.

yoel halb Over a year ago

You don't have to specify AccountController as aAccount would suffice, as in 'Url.Action("Logout", "Account")'

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