Using href tag in ASP.NET

Question

I am new to ASP.NET. In my content file I have the line:

<a href="products/myproduct">

I have a view file named Myproduct.aspx and inside the ProductsController there is the method:

   public ActionResult Myproduct()
    {
        return View();
    }

However for the line <a href="products/myproduct"> Everything works fine but I get a warning saying the path products/myproduct does not exist. Am I doing something wrong ? Is this the right way to achieve this ?

Does it work if you use a .cshtml file instead if a .aspx one? — Tobias
– Tobias, Commented May 31, 2014 at 21:45

Kevin Brechbühl · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-31 22:13:52Z

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You should create your link like this:

<%= Html.ActionLink("Go to product", "Myproduct", "Products") %>

According to the MSDN documentation the first parameter is the linkText, second is the actionName and third is the controllerName.

This way you don't need to write the <a href="">on your own. If you want to write this on your own (but it's not recommended), you need to use the Url.Action() method:

<a href="<%= Url.Action("Myproduct","Products") %>">Go to product</a>

edited May 31, 2014 at 22:13

answered May 31, 2014 at 21:47

Kevin Brechbühl

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Cemre Mengü Over a year ago

What is the aspx way to do it ?

Kevin Brechbühl Over a year ago

@Cemre you need to add <%= and %>. I've updated my answer.

Cemre Mengü Over a year ago

I do

<a href="<%= Html.ActionLink("Go to product", "Myproduct", "Products") %>"> but it does not work for some reason. The link output becomes

<a%20href=` and I get a potentially dangerous link error. Maybe I am using it wrong ?

Kevin Brechbühl Over a year ago

@Cemre you don't need to add the <a href="">, this will be automatically rendered. If you wan't to add the a-tag on your own, then you must to to use Url.Action() instead. I've also added this to my answer.

Selman Genç · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-31 21:45:02Z

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You might want to use Url helpers instead:

<a href="@Url.Action("MyProduct","Products")">

answered May 31, 2014 at 21:45

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