LinkExtensions.ActionLink Method (HtmlHelper, String, String, RouteValueDictionary, IDictionary(Of String, Object))
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)
'Declaration <ExtensionAttribute> _ Public Shared Function ActionLink ( _ htmlHelper As HtmlHelper, _ linkText As String, _ actionName As String, _ routeValues As RouteValueDictionary, _ htmlAttributes As IDictionary(Of String, Object) _ ) As MvcHtmlString 'Usage Dim htmlHelper As HtmlHelper Dim linkText As String Dim actionName As String Dim routeValues As RouteValueDictionary Dim htmlAttributes As IDictionary(Of String, Object) Dim returnValue As MvcHtmlString returnValue = htmlHelper.ActionLink(linkText, _ actionName, routeValues, 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.
- actionName
- Type: System.String
The name of the action.
- routeValues
- Type: System.Web.Routing.RouteValueDictionary
An object that contains the parameters for a route.
- 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 HtmlHelper. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb384936(v=vs.108).aspx or https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb383977(v=vs.108).aspx.| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentException | The linkText parameter is Nothing or empty. |
The ActionLink method renders an element that links to an action method.
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: