Route pattern in ASP.NET MVC

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Hi. Is this possible to separate URL parameters for two placeholder {Name} and {Surname} like below ?

 routes.MapRoute( name: "Users", url: "Authorization/{Name}.{Surname}", defaults: new { controller = "Authorization", action = "Verify" } );

And in my action method use following code :

private bool Verify (string Name,string Surname) { [...] }

Or do I have to use one placeholder and parse my string to extract information :

 routes.MapRoute( name: "Users", url: "Authorization/{UserName}", defaults: new { controller = "Authorization", action = "Verify" } );

And in Action method use following code :

private bool Verify(string UserName) { string name = "UserNameTillDot"; string surname = "UserNameAfterDot"; [...] }

Have you tried the first approach, or are you asking us before you've tried it? — JLRishe
– JLRishe, Commented Dec 21, 2014 at 17:46
Url should follow some principles, so what you should rather try is url: "Authorization/{Name}/{Surname}" — Radim Köhler
– Radim Köhler, Commented Dec 21, 2014 at 17:50
But what I would like to achieve is to enable URL in this format website/name.surname by first solution. — Radek
– Radek, Commented Dec 21, 2014 at 17:52

Alex Art. · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-21 19:55:12Z

The first approach is totally fine. The problem is that your action in controller is defined as private:

Instead of

private bool Verify (string Name, string Surname) { [...] }

It should be

public ActionResult Verify (string Name,string Surname) { [...] }

Also if you want to allow null for Name or Surname you should make them optional:

 routes.MapRoute( name: "Users", url: "Authorization/{Name}-{Surname}", defaults: new { controller = "Authorization", action = "Verify", Name = UrlParameter.Optional, Surname = UrlParameter.Optional } );

You also should place this route before your default route.

EDIT: There is a issue with "." in the route you can replace it with "-"

The problem is with '.' in URL string . ASP NET MVC threat it as path to file .

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