ASP.Net MVC Route issue

Question

I have an area called MyArea and it's registered like so:

context.MapRoute(null, "MyArea", new { controller = "MyAreaController", action = "Index" });

//Properties
context.MapRoute(null, "MyArea/properties", new { controller = "Property", action = "Index" });
context.MapRoute(null, "MyArea/properties/edit/{propertyId}", new { controller = "Property", action = "Property" });

//Units
context.MapRoute(null, "MyArea/properties/edit/{propertyId}/units/{unitId}", new { action = "Unit", propertyId = 1, unitId = 1 });

It should work that one property has many units, so I would like my url to look something like this:

http://localhost:50182/myarea/properties/edit/4/units/1

The code i use for the Html.ActionLink looks like:

@Html.ActionLink("Add new Unit", "Unit", "Unit", new { propertyId = 1, unitId = 1 })

I have an Unit controller with an action called Unit. Pleas help, what am i missing?

Thanks!!

the link goes to localhost:50182/myarea/properties/edit/4/… rather than : localhost:50182/myarea/properties/edit/4/units/1 and I get the following error messsage: Value cannot be null or empty. Parameter name: controllerName — Pete
– Pete, Commented Mar 29, 2011 at 13:50

smartcaveman · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-29 14:07:25Z

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You say "I have an Unit controller with an action called Unit. Pleas help, what am i missing?"

and your route mapping is currently ...

 context.MapRoute(null, "MyArea/properties/edit/{propertyId}/units/{unitId}", new { action = "Unit", propertyId = 1, unitId = 1 });

How would you expect MVC to know what controller to use for that route? You need to specify controller = "Unit"

Update

Switch the order of

   context.MapRoute(null, "MyArea/properties/edit/{propertyId}", new { controller = "Property", action = "Property" });

   //Units
   context.MapRoute(null, "MyArea/properties/edit/{propertyId}/units/{unitId}", new { action = "Unit", propertyId = 1, unitId = 1 });

in your route registration. Otherwise, something that should map to the second route will be intercepted by the first.

edited Mar 29, 2011 at 14:07

answered Mar 29, 2011 at 13:55

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Pete Over a year ago

I did try that but the the url then goes to: localhost:50182/myarea/properties/edit

Pete Over a year ago

Swopped it around, but the url this goes to localhost:50182/myarea/properties/edit

smartcaveman Over a year ago

and, you set the controller = "Unit" ? You must at least be getting a querystring...

Pete Over a year ago

yip it looks like this: context.MapRoute(null, "myarea/properties/edit/{propertyId}/units/{unitId}", new { controller="Unit", action = "Unit", propertyId = 1, unitId = 1 });

Pete Over a year ago

My Html.Actionlink looks like this: Is it correct? @Html.ActionLink("Add new Unit", "Unit", "Unit", new { propertyId = 1, unitId = 1 })

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