AjaxExtensions.ActionLink Method (AjaxHelper, String, String, String, String, String, String, RouteValueDictionary, AjaxOptions, IDictionary(Of String, Object))
Returns an anchor element that contains the URL to the specified action method; when the action link is clicked, the action method is invoked asynchronously by using JavaScript.
Assembly: System.Web.Mvc (in System.Web.Mvc.dll)
'Declaration <ExtensionAttribute> _ Public Shared Function ActionLink ( _ ajaxHelper As AjaxHelper, _ linkText As String, _ actionName As String, _ controllerName As String, _ protocol As String, _ hostName As String, _ fragment As String, _ routeValues As RouteValueDictionary, _ ajaxOptions As AjaxOptions, _ htmlAttributes As IDictionary(Of String, Object) _ ) As MvcHtmlString
Parameters
- ajaxHelper
- Type: System.Web.Mvc.AjaxHelper
The AJAX helper.
- linkText
- Type: System.String
The inner text of the anchor element.
- actionName
- Type: System.String
The name of the action method.
- controllerName
- Type: System.String
The name of the controller.
- protocol
- Type: System.String
The protocol for the URL, such as "http" or "https".
- hostName
- Type: System.String
The host name for the URL.
- fragment
- Type: System.String
The URL fragment name (the anchor name).
- routeValues
- Type: System.Web.Routing.RouteValueDictionary
An object that contains the parameters for a route.
- ajaxOptions
- Type: System.Web.Mvc.Ajax.AjaxOptions
An object that provides options for the asynchronous request.
- htmlAttributes
- Type: System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary(Of String, Object)
An object that contains the HTML attributes to set for the element.
Usage Note
In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type AjaxHelper. 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).| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentException | The linkText parameter is Nothing or empty. |
This method renders an anchor element. When the user clicks the link, MVC asynchronously invokes the specified action method via an HTTP POST request. The response of that action method can be used to update a specified DOM element, depending on which AjaxOptions are specified.
The htmlAttributes parameter consists of an object that contains name/value pairs. The attributes that are specified in the name/value pairs depend on the HTML element that is being rendered. For example, for an anchor (a) element, you might provide the following anonymous object: