how to write url in asp.net mvc

Question

I want to add '-' or '+' in between words in url. For example url like:

http://localhost/bollywood/details/23-abhishek-back-from-dubai-holiday.htm

My Route Pattern is

routes.MapRoute(
            name: "AddExtension",
            url: "{controller}/{action}/{id}-{title}.htm",
            defaults: new { controller = "Bollywood", action = "Details" }
        );

I am creating a link like this on my View:

@Html.ActionLink(item.n_headline, "Details", new { id = item.News_ID, title = item.n_headline.ToSeoUrl() }, htmlAttributes: null)

My Bollywood controller is here

public ActionResult Details(int? id, string controller, string action, string title)
    {
        if (id == null)
        {
            return new HttpStatusCodeResult(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest);
        }
        tblBollywood tblbolly = db.tblBollywood.Find(id);
        if (tblbollywood == null)
        {
            return HttpNotFound();
        }
        return View(tblbollywood);
    }

Answer 1

you can use this method ;

public static string ToSeoUrl(this string url)
{
    // make the url lowercase
    string encodedUrl = (url ?? "").ToLower();

    // replace & with and
    encodedUrl = Regex.Replace(encodedUrl, @"\&+", "and");

    // remove characters
    encodedUrl = encodedUrl.Replace("'", "");

    // remove invalid characters
    encodedUrl = Regex.Replace(encodedUrl, @"[^a-z0-9-\u0600-\u06FF]", "-");

    // remove duplicates
    encodedUrl = Regex.Replace(encodedUrl, @"-+", "-");

    // trim leading & trailing characters
    encodedUrl = encodedUrl.Trim('-');

    return encodedUrl;
}

then you can use this way :

@Html.ActionLink(item.Name, actionName: "Category", controllerName: "Product", routeValues: new { Id = item.Id, productName = item.Name.ToSeoUrl() }, htmlAttributes: null)

Edit :

you need to create a new custom route :

routes.MapRoute(
      "Page",
      "{controller}/{action}/{id}-{pagename}.htm",
      new { controller = "Home", action = "Contact" }
);

then use ActionLink this way :

@Html.ActionLink("link text", actionName: "Contact", controllerName: "Home", routeValues: new { Id = item.id, pagename = item.heading.ToSeoUrl() }, htmlAttributes: null)