How to mask asp.net MVC URL?

Question

I have the following URL:

http://localhost/FolderB/Index

This goes to the following controller:

/FolderB/HomeController.cs

I need to instead use this URL: http://localhost/SubComponent.

I'm not sure how that is done in asp.net MVC. What is this type of masking called and where does the code live to accomplish it?

I have tried the following in RouteConfig.cs but it doesn't work:

routes.MapRoute(
  name: "SubComponent",
  url: "SubComponent",
  defaults: new { controller="Home", action="Index", id=UrlParameter.Optional},
  namespaces: new[] { "MyNamespace" }

What version of MVC are you using? If you are using MVC 5+ you can use the RouteAttribute to just add another route for SubComponent. — vcsjones
– vcsjones, Commented Sep 11, 2015 at 18:28

vcsjones · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-11 18:40:11Z

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A simple way of doing this would be to add another route in MVC that routes SubComponent.

You can add a route by looking for where your routes are wired up, which is usually either in Global.asax.cs or in a class called RouteConfig and adding your own route:

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

The order which routes are added matters, so make sure this call to MapRoute occurs before all others.

And specify an area if you need to.

answered Sep 11, 2015 at 18:40

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4thSpace Over a year ago

Nice - ordering of MapRoutes was my issue.

AKV · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-11 18:37:00Z

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For ASP.NET MVC 5, use RouteAttribute. For older ASP.NET MVC version, you may have to resort to other open source (or your own custom) implementations e.g. https://github.com/mccalltd/AttributeRouting

answered Sep 11, 2015 at 18:37

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4thSpace Over a year ago

Not sure how this works with RouteAttribute. Shouldn't I be using RouteConfig?

parthpar · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-11 18:37:42Z

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For Latest Versions: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc668201(v=vs.100).aspx

If you are using ASP.NET 3.5 ASP.NET Routing could be a good choice for you.

MSDN page: msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc668201.aspx

Using it with ASP.NET MVC at ScottGu blog: weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/12/03/asp-net-mvc-framework-part-2-url-routing.aspx

Using it with ASP.NET 3.5: www.techbubbles.com/aspnet/aspnet-35-url-routing/

If your website runs under ASP.NET 2.0 Helicon ISAPI Rewrite could be a good choise for you. This is an IIS filter that redirects requests to your pages according to regex-based configuration file. They have a free version for one website.

Have a look at Helicon: www.isapirewrite.com

Hope this helps. Good Luck

edited Sep 11, 2015 at 18:37

answered Sep 11, 2015 at 18:32

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4thSpace Over a year ago

The ScottGu link seems to be an older version of MVC. I don't believe all of that is definied in Global.asax.cs anymore.

parthpar Over a year ago

Yes Space, but i was just referring it because i didn't know what version you were using, but the first link should give you some idea.

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