Question

I see people using Html.ActionLink() and Url.RouteUrl() etc. etc.
But surely this will lead to a maintenance nightmare if routes need to be redesigned?

How are people organising the generation of URLs in a typesafe and manageable way?

Answer 1

You can use T4MVC to generate typesafe checks at compile time for your MVC urls.

T4MVC analyses your Controller classes, and generates code that will generate typesafe url’s.

Instead of

@Html.ActionLink("New customer", "Create", new { Controller = "Customer", orgID = orgID })

You can use code like:

@Html.ActionLink("New customer", MVC.Customer.Create(orgID))