How to call controller from the button click in asp.net MVC 4

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Please i am working on MVC website, i have a Search page and another search form on index page. I want to call the the same search page controller when i click the search button from index page. Below is how my button is on the index page.

    <span class="input-group-btn">
      <button class="btn btn-info" type="button" id="addressSearch"   
          onclick="location.href='<%: @Url.Action("List", "Search") %>'">
     Search</button></span>

List is my search Action from search page and Search is the controller name. When i click the button above, it returns url in the form

http://localhost:52050/<%:%20/Search/List%20%>

Showing bad request . I am suspecting its from my Routing , I am not sure how to archieve this, Please any help would be appreciated .

Below is how my Routing is

 routes.MapRoute(
                name: null,
                url: "Page{page}",
                defaults: new { Controller = "Search", action = "List" }
                );


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

use @Html.Actionlink() instead of button for navigation purpose — Frebin Francis
– Frebin Francis, Commented Feb 12, 2015 at 6:58

Community · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-28 15:26:54Z

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You are mixing razor and aspx syntax,if your view engine is razor just do this:

<button class="btn btn-info" type="button" id="addressSearch"   
          onclick="location.href='@Url.Action("List", "Search")'">

edited Jul 28, 2016 at 15:26

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answered Feb 12, 2015 at 6:57

Ehsan Sajjad

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Nuru Salihu Over a year ago

Thank you man. Never though that would make a difference. Thank you so much

Nuru Salihu Over a year ago

Yah will do that, now having quite difficult time with my Dropdown selected value. It is'nt changing. :(

Kellen Stuart Over a year ago

What is List and Search respectively?

Ehsan Sajjad Over a year ago

@KolobCanyon Action name name and control name i.e public class SearchController with public ActionResult Search

Kellen Stuart Over a year ago

@EhsanSajjad Ok, the parameters are @Url.Action("Action","Controller")

Kinjal Gohil · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-04 09:36:22Z

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Try this:

@Html.ActionLink("DisplayText", "Action", "Controller", route, attribute)

in your code should be,

@Html.ActionLink("Search", "List", "Search", new{@class="btn btn-info", @id="addressSearch"})

answered May 4, 2016 at 9:36

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