Using a button as a link in HTML (form ASP.Net MVC 3)

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My input pages have an OK and a Cancel button on them. These buttons are generated in a separate, partial view. The OK button is the submit for the form. The Cancel is a link to a different action. I can't make the Cancel button into a standard:

<form><input value="Cancel"></form>

as this would end up with nested forms which doesn't work (The form is on the outer, master view). I can use Javascript, but I was hoping to have a page that would work without it.
I tried:

 <a href="@Url.Action("DoStuff")"><button type="button">Stuff</button></a>

This works fine on Firefox, but does nothing on IE. Am I missing something here? Is there a simple way to get a button to work as a hyperlink?

kleinohad · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-30 06:03:25Z

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You can always make the cancel button submit the form and make the redirect on the server side

answered Jul 30, 2011 at 6:03

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Simon Parker Over a year ago

I was trying to avoid this, as it means the submit method has to handle the cancel. However, I have decided to use this method.

THX-1138 · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-30 06:02:19Z

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you could CSS-style your link to look like a button.

answered Jul 30, 2011 at 6:02

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Simon Parker Over a year ago

This runs the risk of the Cancel button looking different if the platform style changes for normal buttons. It's also messy getting the press effect.

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