getting route to controller action (url) programmatically

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I have a controller named "AccountController" and action called "ResetPassword". From the html markup I can do something like:

<%= Html.ActionLink("LinkText", "ResetPassword", "AccountController") %>

and it will output the correct url. Is there a way to do this programmatically? I am trying to get the url as a string in another class but System.Web.Mvc.HtmlHelper doesn't have an ActionLink() static method and creating an instance of the class doesn't have it either.

Note: If I try to create instances of HtmlHelper or UrlHelper I then need references to the View Context or Request Context and I can't figure out how to get those from the controller (to pass in to my class method)

Daniel A. White · Accepted Answer · 2009-04-18 22:40:20Z

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Use Url.Action instead.

answered Apr 18, 2009 at 22:40

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codette Over a year ago

When I try to create an instance of UrlHelper it asks for a "requestContext". How do I get the requestContext so I can create an UrlHelper instance?

Daniel A. White Over a year ago

If you are in a controller, use the HttpContext property of the controller.

codette Over a year ago

I am in a class outside the controller and HttpContext.Current will not work. I get a syntax error, it's the wrong type.

Daniel A. White Over a year ago

Try passing in the ViewContext then. Sorry.

codette Over a year ago

Since I am calling my method from the Controller there doesn't seem to be any ViewContext

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:28:30Z

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Check out Url Form Action Without ViewContext .

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