UrlMapping Class (System.Web.Configuration)

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UrlMapping Class

Maps a URL that is displayed to users to the URL of a page in your Web application. This class cannot be inherited.

Namespace: System.Web.Configuration
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public NotInheritable Class UrlMapping _
    Inherits ConfigurationElement

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As UrlMapping

public sealed class UrlMapping : ConfigurationElement

Visual C++

public ref class UrlMapping sealed : public ConfigurationElement

JScript

public final class UrlMapping extends ConfigurationElement

Remarks

The UrlMapping class allows you to map a URL that is displayed to users to a URL that exists in your Web application. Adding a UrlMapping object to a UrlMappingCollection is the programmatic equivalent to including an add element in the urlMappings section of a configuration file.

Each UrlMapping object contains two properties identifying a URL. One property specifies the URL shown to the user; the other specifies a URL in your Web application. Trailing white-space characters are ignored in both the Url and MappedUrl properties.

Note:
The UrlMapping property can write information into the related section of the configuration file according to the restrictions defined by the section property AllowDefinition whose value is MachineToApplication. Any attempt to write in a configuration file at a level not allowed in the hierarchy will result in an error message generated by the parser. However, you can use this class to read configuration information at any level in the hierarchy.

Note:

The UrlMapping property can write information into the related section of the configuration file according to the restrictions defined by the section property AllowDefinition whose value is MachineToApplication. Any attempt to write in a configuration file at a level not allowed in the hierarchy will result in an error message generated by the parser. However, you can use this class to read configuration information at any level in the hierarchy.

Examples

The following example uses the UrlMappingsSection of the Web.config file to map two URLs, and adds a mapping for an additional URL. When you modify and save the Web.config file, your application restarts.

None

<configuration xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/.NetConfiguration/v2.0">
  <appSettings />
  <connectionStrings />

  <system.web>
    <compilation debug="true" />
    <customErrors mode="Off" />

    <authentication />
    <authorization>
      <deny users="?" />
    </authorization>
    <identity impersonate="true" />

    <urlMappings enabled="true">
      <add url="~/home.aspx" mappedUrl="~/default.aspx?show=1" />
      <add url="~/products.aspx" mappedUrl="~/default.aspx?show=2" />
    </urlMappings>
  </system.web>
</configuration>

Visual Basic

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Web.Configuration" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" 
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<script runat="server">
    Dim showVal As Integer

    Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        ' Get the parameter value from the QueryString
        If Not IsNothing(Request.Params("show")) Then
            showVal = Int32.Parse(Request.Params("show"))
        Else
            showVal = 0
        End If

        ' Show a page depending on the parameter value
        NoShowPanel.Visible = (showVal = 0)
        ShowHomePage.Visible = (showVal = 1)
        ShowProductsPage.Visible = (showVal = 2)
        ShowEventsPage.Visible = (showVal = 3)

         dim urlMap as UrlMapping

        Dim config As Configuration
        ' Open Web.config
        config = _
            WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration("~")
        ' Get the UrlMappings section
        Dim urlMapSection As UrlMappingsSection
        urlMapSection = _
           CType(config.GetSection( _
               "system.web/urlMappings"), UrlMappingsSection)

        ' Modify UrlMapping in Web.config first time through
        If (Not Page.IsPostBack) Then
            ' If not already added, add a UrlMapping to the section
            If urlMapSection.UrlMappings.Count = 2 Then
                urlMap = New UrlMapping("~/events.aspx", _
                    "~/default.aspx?show=3")
                urlMapSection.UrlMappings.Add(urlMap)

                ' This line assumes permission to write to disk
                config.Save()
            End If
        End If

        If showVal > 0 Then
            urlMap = CType(urlMapSection.UrlMappings(showVal - 1), UrlMapping)
            realURL.Text = urlMap.MappedUrl
        End If
    End Sub

</script>

<html  >
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
    <title>UrlMapping Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>

    <asp:Panel ID="NoShowPanel" runat="server" Visible="true">
        <h2>Show no page</h2>
        <p><a href="home.aspx">Home.aspx</a></p>
        <p><a href="products.aspx">Products.aspx</a></p>
        <p><a href="events.aspx">Events.aspx</a></p>
    </asp:Panel>
    <asp:Panel ID="ShowHomePage" runat="server" Visible="false">
        <h2>Home Page</h2>
        <p><a href="products.aspx">Products.aspx</a></p>
        <p><a href="events.aspx">Events.aspx</a></p>
    </asp:Panel>
    <asp:Panel ID="ShowProductsPage" runat="server" Visible="false">
        <h2>Products Page</h2>
        <p><a href="home.aspx">Home.aspx</a></p>
        <p><a href="events.aspx">Events.aspx</a></p>
    </asp:Panel>
    <asp:Panel ID="ShowEventsPage" runat="server" Visible="false">
        <h2>Events Page</h2>
        <p><a href="home.aspx">Home.aspx</a></p>
        <p><a href="products.aspx">Products.aspx</a></p>
    </asp:Panel>
    <p>The real URL for this page is 
        <asp:Label ID="realURL" runat="server">default.aspx</asp:Label></p>

    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Web.Configuration" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" 
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<script runat="server">
    int showVal = 0;

    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        // Get the parameter value from the QueryString
        if (Request.Params["show"] != null)
            showVal = Int32.Parse(Request.Params["show"]);

        // Show a page depending on the parameter value
        NoShowPanel.Visible = (showVal == 0);
        ShowHomePage.Visible = (showVal == 1);
        ShowProductsPage.Visible = (showVal == 2);
        ShowEventsPage.Visible = (showVal == 3);

        UrlMapping urlMap = null;

        // Open Web.config
        Configuration config =
            WebConfigurationManager.OpenWebConfiguration("~");
        // Get the UrlMappings section
        UrlMappingsSection urlMapSection =
            (UrlMappingsSection)config.GetSection(
                "system.web/urlMappings");

        // Modify UrlMapping in Web.config first time through
        if (!Page.IsPostBack)
        {
            // If not already added, add a UrlMapping to the section
            if (urlMapSection.UrlMappings.Count == 2)
            {
                urlMap = new UrlMapping("~/events.aspx", 
                    "~/default.aspx?show=3");
                urlMapSection.UrlMappings.Add(urlMap);

                // This line assumes permission to write to disk
                config.Save();
            }
        }

        if (showVal > 0)
        {
            urlMap = (UrlMapping)urlMapSection.UrlMappings[showVal - 1];
            realURL.Text = urlMap.MappedUrl;
        }
    }

</script>

<html  >
<head runat="server">
    <title>UrlMapping Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>

    <asp:Panel ID="NoShowPanel" runat="server" Visible="true">
        <h2>Show no page</h2>
        <p><a href="home.aspx">Home.aspx</a></p>
        <p><a href="products.aspx">Products.aspx</a></p>
        <p><a href="events.aspx">Events.aspx</a></p>
    </asp:Panel>
    <asp:Panel ID="ShowHomePage" runat="server" Visible="false">
        <h2>Home Page</h2>
        <p><a href="products.aspx">Products.aspx</a></p>
        <p><a href="events.aspx">Events.aspx</a></p>
    </asp:Panel>
    <asp:Panel ID="ShowProductsPage" runat="server" Visible="false">
        <h2>Products Page</h2>
        <p><a href="home.aspx">Home.aspx</a></p>
        <p><a href="events.aspx">Events.aspx</a></p>
    </asp:Panel>
    <asp:Panel ID="ShowEventsPage" runat="server" Visible="false">
        <h2>Events Page</h2>
        <p><a href="home.aspx">Home.aspx</a></p>
        <p><a href="products.aspx">Products.aspx</a></p>
    </asp:Panel>
    <p>The real URL for this page is 
        <asp:Label ID="realURL" runat="server">[None]</asp:Label></p>

    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
System.Configuration..::.ConfigurationElement
System.Web.Configuration..::.UrlMapping

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Reference

UrlMapping Members

System.Web.Configuration Namespace

UrlMappingsSection

UrlMappingCollection

Other Resources

urlMappings Element (ASP.NET Settings Schema)