Writing External URLS from Database with Razor

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A very easy question. I am just getting started with MVC. I have external URL's stored in my database. The following line of markup renders the link www.google.com as localhost/Home/www.google.com

<a href="@item.URL" target="_blank">@Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.Title)</a>

Where am I going wrong

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Adam Tuliper · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-29 19:37:18Z

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It doesn't actually render that way but since you have no protocol http:// or http:// in front of it.. it thinks it is a path based on your current page. So - append a protocol in front of it

answered Apr 29, 2011 at 19:37

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steve_ba14 Over a year ago

<a href="http://@item.URL" target="_blank">@Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.Title)</a> worked :) , As did adding http:// to the database URLs Cheers

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