UrlHelper.RouteUrl Method (String, RouteValueDictionary, String, String)

Generates a fully qualified URL for the specified route values by using the specified route name, protocol to use, and host name.

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

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'Declaration
Public Function RouteUrl ( _
	routeName As String, _
	routeValues As RouteValueDictionary, _
	protocol As String, _
	hostName As String _
) As String
'Usage
Dim instance As UrlHelper 
Dim routeName As String 
Dim routeValues As RouteValueDictionary 
Dim protocol As String 
Dim hostName As String 
Dim returnValue As String 

returnValue = instance.RouteUrl(routeName, _
	routeValues, protocol, hostName)

Parameters

routeName
Type: System.String

The name of the route that is used to generate the URL.

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.

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

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