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LinkExtensions.RouteLink Method (HtmlHelper, String, RouteValueDictionary, IDictionary<String, Object>)

.NET Framework 3.5

Other Versions

.NET Framework 4

Returns an anchor element (a element) that contains the virtual path of the specified action.

Namespace: System.Web.Mvc.Html
Assembly: System.Web.Mvc (in System.Web.Mvc.dll)

Syntax

C++

public static string RouteLink(
	this HtmlHelper htmlHelper,
	string linkText,
	RouteValueDictionary routeValues,
	IDictionary<string, Object> htmlAttributes
)

Parameters

htmlHelper: Type: System.Web.Mvc.HtmlHelper
The HTML helper instance that this method extends.

linkText: Type: System.String
The inner text of the anchor element.

routeValues: Type: System.Web.Routing.RouteValueDictionary
An object that contains the parameters for a route.

htmlAttributes: Type: System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<String, Object>
An object that contains the HTML attributes for the element.

Return Value

Type: System.String
An anchor element (a element).

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type HtmlHelper. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	Thrown if the linkText parameter is null or empty.

Remarks

The RouteLink method renders an element that links to a URL, which could resolve to an action method, a file, a folder, or some other resource.

Reference

LinkExtensions Class

LinkExtensions Members

RouteLink Overload

System.Web.Mvc.Html Namespace

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