How to generate custom URL in MVC3, instead of passing my parameters as query string

Question

When I type the URL like ../Search/Recipes/Deserts/Pie, I can get redirected to that page (i.e in SearchController, action method would be Recipes & parameters would be Deserts & Pie .

NB: To achieve the same I ve added a route in my Global.asax, that looks like :

    routes.MapRoute(
            "SearchRecipes",                                              
            "Search/Recipes/{category}/{type}",                           
            new { controller = "Search", action = "Recipes", category = "all" , type = ""}  
 );

But how to generate that URL through our code? When I try to add a route value in Url.Action, it comes as a query string.

For example,

Url.Action( "Recipes" , "Search" , new { type = item.type, isPie = item.isPie} )

would give me link that looks like : Search/Recipes?type=Deserts&isPie=Y,

but I want to generate url like Search/Recipes/Deserts/Y.

Please let me know how we can achieve the same?

Basically I dont want to pass my parameters as query string, but want to adhere to \ separated values.

This new route looks exactly the same as the last route, except the parameters are different. How is the routing engine supposed to tell them apart? — J. Holmes
– J. Holmes, Commented Feb 13, 2012 at 12:44
Or do you mean why isn't this action getting matched to the existing route? — J. Holmes
– J. Holmes, Commented Feb 13, 2012 at 12:45
@32bitkid : Basically I dont want to pass my parameters as query string, but want to adhere to \ separated values. — Biki
– Biki, Commented Feb 13, 2012 at 12:52

MikeSW · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-13 12:51:38Z

1

Try

 routes.MapRoute(
        "SearchRecipes",                                              
        "Search/Recipes/{category}/{type}/{isPie}",                           
        new { controller = "Search", action = "Recipes", category = "all" , type = "", isPie="N"}  
  );
@Url.RouteUrl("SearchRecipes",new{category=item.Category,type=item.type,isPie=itme.isPie})

Any query parameter not specified when defining a route will be added as ?param=value

answered Feb 13, 2012 at 12:51

MikeSW

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Biki Over a year ago

I am getting "/" as the value in my url, i.e. string url = @Url.RouteUrl("SearchRecipes",new{category=item.Category,type=item.type,isPie=itme.isPie});

MikeSW Over a year ago

Can you post your route definitions?

Biki Over a year ago

My route defination is routes.MapRoute("myRoute", "{controller}/{action}/{name}/{age}/{address}/{zip}/{opt}", new { controller = "Home", action = "GetStuff", age = 0, address = "DummyAddress", zip = 0, name = "Dell", opt = UrlParameter.Optional } );

Biki Over a year ago

and string url = @Url.RouteUrl("myRoute", new { name = Model.Nmae, age = Model.Age, address = Model.Address, zip = Model.zipCode, opt = Model.OptParameter }); } is yielding "/" as its value.

MikeSW Over a year ago

Afaik, the route is yelding '/' when the route values match the route defaults. Try debugging to see exactly what values goes to the helper

scartag · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-13 12:52:09Z

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You can use the UrlHelper.RouteUrl method

Url.RouteUrl("SearchRecipes", new {category = item.category, type=item.type});

answered Feb 13, 2012 at 12:52

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