ASP.NET MVC public alternative to UrlHelper.GenerateUrl

Question

I want to embed a link to a controller action in my page so I can use it from javascript. Something like

var pollAction = '/Mycontroller/CheckStatus'

Now I am happy to hardcode it, but it would be really nice if there were a method I could use to create the URL. The AjaxHelper/HtmlExtensions contain methods to create hyperlinks (.ActionLink(...) and so on), but if you look into the guts of them, they rely on a method called UrlHelper.GenerateUrl() to resolve a controller and action into a url. This is internal so I can't really get at this.

Anyone found a good method in the framework to do this? Or must I roll my own?

Dr1Ku · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-18 05:45:56Z

17

Have you tried something along these lines?

var pollAction = '<%=Url.Action("CheckStatus", "MyController") %>';

edited Jul 18, 2013 at 5:45

Dr1Ku

2,9383 gold badges48 silver badges57 bronze badges

answered Dec 10, 2008 at 11:21

mapache

1,3619 silver badges11 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

1 Comment

Jennifer Over a year ago

I knew there was a simple answer out there! Thanks!

Dr1Ku · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-18 05:51:35Z

11

If your page or control inherits from ViewPage or ViewUserControl, use the Url.Action method.

If not, use this instead:

 String url = RouteTable.Routes.GetVirtualPath
              (
                ((MvcHandler) HttpContext.Current.CurrentHandler).RequestContext,
                new RouteValueDictionary
                (
                  new 
                  { 
                    controller = "MyController", 
                    action = "CheckState", 
                    id = idParameter 
                  }
                )
              ).VirtualPath;

Place this inside a method on your code-behind and call it from the HTML view.

edited Jul 18, 2013 at 5:51

Dr1Ku

2,9383 gold badges48 silver badges57 bronze badges

answered Dec 10, 2008 at 11:54

Michiel

6625 silver badges13 bronze badges

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

ASP.NET MVC public alternative to UrlHelper.GenerateUrl

2 Answers 2

1 Comment

Comments

Your Answer

Linked

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

2 Answers 2

1 Comment

Comments

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Linked

Related