UrlHelper::Action Method (String, String, Object, String)

Generates a fully qualified URL to an action method by using the specified action name, controller name, route values, and protocol to use.

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

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String^ Action(
	String^ actionName, 
	String^ controllerName, 
	Object^ routeValues, 
	String^ protocol
)

Parameters

actionName
Type: System::String

The name of the action method.

controllerName
Type: System::String

The name of the controller.

routeValues
Type: System::Object

An object that contains the parameters for a route. The parameters are retrieved through reflection by examining the properties of the object. The object is typically created by using object initializer syntax.

protocol
Type: System::String

The protocol for the URL, such as "http" or "https".

Return Value

Type: System::String
The fully qualified URL to an action method.

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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