Route pattern in ASP.NET MVC

Question

Hi. Is this possible to separate URL parameters for two placeholder {Name} and {Surname} like below ?

  routes.MapRoute(
                    name: "Users",
                    url: "Authorization/{Name}.{Surname}",
                    defaults: new { controller = "Authorization", action = "Verify" }
                        );

And in my action method use following code :

private bool Verify (string Name,string Surname)
{
[...]
}

Or do I have to use one placeholder and parse my string to extract information :

  routes.MapRoute(
                    name: "Users",
                    url: "Authorization/{UserName}",
                    defaults: new { controller = "Authorization", action = "Verify" }
                        );

And in Action method use following code :

private bool Verify(string UserName)
{
 string name = "UserNameTillDot";  
 string surname = "UserNameAfterDot";
 [...]
}

Have you tried the first approach, or are you asking us before you've tried it? — JLRishe
– JLRishe, Commented Dec 21, 2014 at 17:46
Url should follow some principles, so what you should rather try is url: "Authorization/{Name}/{Surname}" — Radim Köhler
– Radim Köhler, Commented Dec 21, 2014 at 17:50
But what I would like to achieve is to enable URL in this format website/name.surname by first solution. — Radek
– Radek, Commented Dec 21, 2014 at 17:52

Alex Art. · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-21 19:55:12Z

1

The first approach is totally fine. The problem is that your action in controller is defined as private:

Instead of

private bool Verify (string Name, string Surname)
{
[...]
}

It should be

public ActionResult Verify (string Name,string Surname)
{
    [...]
}

Also if you want to allow null for Name or Surname you should make them optional:

  routes.MapRoute(
                    name: "Users",
                    url: "Authorization/{Name}-{Surname}",
                    defaults: new { controller = "Authorization", action = "Verify", Name = UrlParameter.Optional, Surname = UrlParameter.Optional }
                    );

You also should place this route before your default route.

EDIT: There is a issue with "." in the route you can replace it with "-"

edited Dec 21, 2014 at 19:55

answered Dec 21, 2014 at 19:48

Alex Art.

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2 Comments

Radek Over a year ago

The problem is with '.' in URL string . ASP NET MVC threat it as path to file .

Alex Art. Over a year ago

So replace the "." with "-" and it will solve the issue

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