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Shawn Mclean
Shawn Mclean

Reputation: 57469

ASP.NET MVC create absolute url from c# code

How do i generate an absolute url from the c# code?

I want to generate a url like this: localhost/{controller}/{action}/{id}. Is there a way to do it in c# like how it can be done in the views?

It wont be generated inside the controller but inside a ViewModel.

Upvotes: 27

Views: 18587

Answers (4)

Guruprasad J Rao
Guruprasad J Rao

Reputation: 29683

As of latest update to MVC you can use below overload for Url.Action

string url=Url.Action("ActionName", "Controller", 
                       new RouteValueDictionary(new { id= someid }), 
                                                      //url param
                       HttpContext.Request.Url.Scheme, 
                       HttpContext.Request.Url.Host);

which generates 

http://localhost:port/Controller/ActionName?id=someid

Upvotes: 0

Korayem
Korayem

Reputation: 12497

If you don't want to "build" the url and just want the full path of the current page, this will do the trick

Context.Server.UrlEncode(Context.Request.Url.AbsoluteUri)

I know it's not as elegant as an Extension Method but thought of sharing it for educational purposes

Upvotes: 0

Shawn Mclean
Shawn Mclean

Reputation: 57469

string absUrl = Url.Action("Index", "Products", null, Request.Url.Scheme);

Just add Request.Url.Scheme. What this does is add a protocol to the url which forces it to generate an absolute URL.

Upvotes: 71

Erik Philips
Erik Philips

Reputation: 54618

Check out a similar question Using html actionlink and URL action from inside controller. Seems to be similar and reusable for your requirements.

Upvotes: 1

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