UrlHelper.Action Method (String, String, RouteValueDictionary, String, String)
Generates a fully qualified URL for an action method by using the specified action name, controller name, route values, protocol to use, and host name.
Namespace: System.Web.Mvc
Assembly: System.Web.Mvc (in System.Web.Mvc.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Function Action ( _
actionName As String, _
controllerName As String, _
routeValues As RouteValueDictionary, _
protocol As String, _
hostName As String _
) As String
public string Action(
string actionName,
string controllerName,
RouteValueDictionary routeValues,
string protocol,
string hostName
)
public:
String^ Action(
String^ actionName,
String^ controllerName,
RouteValueDictionary^ routeValues,
String^ protocol,
String^ hostName
)
Parameters
- actionName
Type: System.String
The name of the action method.
- controllerName
Type: System.String
The name of the controller.
- routeValues
Type: System.Web.Routing.RouteValueDictionary
An object that contains the parameters for a route.
- protocol
Type: System.String
The protocol for the URL, such as "http" or "https".
- hostName
Type: System.String
The host name for the URL.
Return Value
Type: System.String
The fully qualified URL to an action method.
Remarks
The URL that is returned by this method has a format like the following:
\Home\About
If special characters in the URL must be encoded, use the Encode method. For the previous example, the Encode method returns the following URL:
%2fHome%2fAbout