Asp.net MVC - Default Values in a Route

Question

I have specified the following routes:

routes.MapRoute(
            "myRoute1", 
            "{controller}/{action}/{id}", 
            new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional });

routes.MapRoute(
             "myRoute2", 
             "public/{controller}/{action}/{id}", 
              new { controller = "PublicHome", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional });

and would expect the following url to work

[http://localhost:58658/public]

Since in myRoute2 for [/public] url, I specified the default values for controller and action but this doesn't seem to work. Any ideas ?

Thanks

pure guess: put / infront of public/{controller}/{action}/{id} — Dmitry Efimenko
– Dmitry Efimenko, Commented Jul 25, 2012 at 9:37
The route URL cannot start with a '/' or '~' character and it cannot contain a '?' character. — haroonxml
– haroonxml, Commented Jul 25, 2012 at 9:48

Paul Fleming · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-25 09:52:35Z

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routes.MapRoute(
            "myRoute1", 
            "public/{controller}/{action}/{id}", 
            new { controller = "PublicHome", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional });

Install RouteDebugger. This will tell you if your route will be hit or not for a given url.

If you are matching multiple routes, the first one will be processed. RouteDebugger will show you all matches. It's up to you to reorder them appropriately.

If ROuteDebugger doesn't work on 404 pages, turn on custom errors. Example:

<customErrors mode="On" defaultRedirect="err/index">
  <error statusCode="404" redirect="err/notfound" />
</customErrors>`

edited Jul 25, 2012 at 9:52

answered Jul 25, 2012 at 9:26

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haroonxml Over a year ago

I had public before instead of {public} and still it doesn't work.

haroonxml Over a year ago

I get the following exception: The resource cannot be found. Description: HTTP 404. The resource you are looking for (or one of its dependencies) could have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable. Please review the following URL and make sure that it is spelled correctly. Requested URL: /public/

Paul Fleming Over a year ago

Install RouteDebugger to ensure your route is matched. Do you have a controller called "PublicHome" with a GET action named "Index" that has zero mandatory parameters?

haroonxml Over a year ago

Thats correct I have a controller called "PublicHome" with a Get action index with zero mandatory parameters.

haroonxml Over a year ago

I have installed RouteDebugger not sure how is it going to help me because hitting /public returns 404.

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Attila Szasz · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-25 10:22:25Z

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Change the order of the route declarations, your first (default) route matches the url and searches for PublicController.

answered Jul 25, 2012 at 10:22

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Sergei Rogovtcev · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-25 09:26:14Z

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You should not have put curly braces around public in you route, because it's nota parameter.

answered Jul 25, 2012 at 9:26

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haroonxml Over a year ago

I had public before instead of {public} and still it doesn't work.

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