Question

I have some code that I am putting in the code-behind of a master page. This master page is my main layout and the purpose of the code is to check whether the user is logged in and take the appropriate action depending on whether they are or not. I would be interested in hearing alternate methods on how to approach this, but I am doing it this way for now as it is a direct port from another MVC framework, and I want to alter as little code or flow as possible during the port.

My real question is, how do I determine the name of the current controller, action, and view that are being executed? Some of the logic in the code-behind depends on knowing the current page name. To be specific, it says (pseudocode):

if (!isLoggedIn && !isLoginPage)     Redirect(loginPage); 

So, I need to know whether I am on the login page already to avoid an infinite redirect loop. I am currently achieving this by examining the Url to see if it contains the string /Login/, but this is hacky and I would rather use a more robust and intelligent method.

Answer 1

Take a look at the Authorization attribute for controllers and controllers actions. It should save you from doing anything in the code behind of the master page.