Question

I have a controller action as the below

public class HomeController : BaseController
{
    public JsonResult Index(ComplexObject customObject)
    {
        ...
    }

    ...
}

This is what ComplexObject looks like

public class ComplexObject
{
    public int? Id { get; set; }

    ...
} 

Here is what I have defined in my area registration:

        context.MapRoute(
            "MyArea_default",
            "MyArea/{controller}/{action}/{id}",
            new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional },
            new[] { "MyApp.Areas.MyArea.Controllers" }
        );

What I am trying to do is access my controller action like

https://mysite.com/MyArea/{value_of_id}

and have my modelbinder for ComplexObject initialize a new ComplexObject with the id that was passed in.

Is this possible? An internet search offered no help at all.

Many thanks in advance for your help!

Answer 1

Yes, mvc will bind a route parameter to a complex obejct. Have you actually tried it?