UrlHelper.Action Method (System.Web.Mvc)

Generates a fully qualified URL to an action method.

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

Overload List

	Name	Description
	Action()	Generates a string to a fully qualified URL to an action method.
	Action(String^)	Generates a fully qualified URL to an action method by using the specified action name.
	Action(String^, Object^)	Generates a fully qualified URL to an action method by using the specified action name and route values.
	Action(String^, RouteValueDictionary^)	Generates a fully qualified URL to an action method for the specified action name and route values.
	Action(String^, String^)	Generates a fully qualified URL to an action method by using the specified action name and controller name.
	Action(String^, String^, Object^)	Generates a fully qualified URL to an action method by using the specified action name, controller name, and route values.
	Action(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.
	Action(String^, String^, RouteValueDictionary^)	Generates a fully qualified URL to an action method by using the specified action name, controller name, and route values.
	Action(String^, String^, RouteValueDictionary^, String^)	Generates a fully qualified URL for an action method by using the specified action name, controller name, route values, and protocol to use.
	Action(String^, String^, RouteValueDictionary^, String^, String^)	Generates a fully qualified URL for an action method by using the specified action name, controller name, route values, protocol to use and host name.

UrlHelper::Action Method ()

Generates a string to a fully qualified URL to an action method.

Syntax

public:
virtual String^ Action()

Return Value

Type: System::String^

A string to a fully qualified URL to an action method.

Remarks

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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UrlHelper::Action Method (String^)

Generates a fully qualified URL to an action method by using the specified action name.

Syntax

public:
virtual String^ Action(
	String^ actionName
)

Parameters

actionName: Type: System::String^
The name of the action method.

Return Value

Type: System::String^

The fully qualified URL to an action method.

Remarks

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

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

Syntax

public:
virtual String^ Action(
	String^ actionName,
	Object^ routeValues
)

Parameters

actionName: Type: System::String^
The name of the action method.

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.

Return Value

Type: System::String^

The fully qualified URL to an action method.

Remarks

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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UrlHelper::Action Method (String^, RouteValueDictionary^)

Generates a fully qualified URL to an action method for the specified action name and route values.

Syntax

public:
virtual String^ Action(
	String^ actionName,
	RouteValueDictionary^ routeValues
)

Parameters

actionName: Type: System::String^
The name of the action method.

routeValues: Type: System.Web.Routing::RouteValueDictionary^
An object that contains the parameters for a route.

Return Value

Type: System::String^

The fully qualified URL to an action method.

Remarks

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

Generates a fully qualified URL to an action method by using the specified action name and controller name.

Syntax

public:
virtual String^ Action(
	String^ actionName,
	String^ controllerName
)

Parameters

actionName: Type: System::String^
The name of the action method.

controllerName: Type: System::String^
The name of the controller.

Return Value

Type: System::String^

The fully qualified URL to an action method.

Remarks

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

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

Syntax

public:
virtual String^ Action(
	String^ actionName,
	String^ controllerName,
	Object^ routeValues
)

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.

Return Value

Type: System::String^

The fully qualified URL to an action method.

Remarks

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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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.

Syntax

public:
virtual 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.

Remarks

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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UrlHelper::Action Method (String^, String^, RouteValueDictionary^)

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

Syntax

public:
virtual String^ Action(
	String^ actionName,
	String^ controllerName,
	RouteValueDictionary^ routeValues
)

Parameters

actionName: Type: System::String^
The name of the action method.

controllerName: Type: System::String^
The name of the controller.

routeValues: Type: System.Web.Routing::RouteValueDictionary^
An object that contains the parameters for a route.

Return Value

Type: System::String^

The fully qualified URL to an action method.

Remarks

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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UrlHelper::Action Method (String^, String^, RouteValueDictionary^, String^)

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

Syntax

public:
virtual String^ Action(
	String^ actionName,
	String^ controllerName,
	RouteValueDictionary^ 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.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".

Return Value

Type: System::String^

The fully qualified URL to an action method.

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UrlHelper::Action Method (String^, String^, RouteValueDictionary^, String^, String^)

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

Syntax

public:
virtual String^ Action(
	String^ actionName,
	String^ controllerName,
	RouteValueDictionary^ routeValues,
	String^ protocol,
	String^ hostName
)

Parameters

actionName: Type: System::String^
The name of the action method.

controllerName: Type: System::String^
The name of the controller.

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 to an action method.

Remarks

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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