Question

I set the default route object to a controller (“Beheer”) inside an area (also called “Beheer”).

Like this:

routes.MapRoute(
                "Default", // Route name
                "{controller}/{action}/{id}", // URL with parameters
                new { controller = "Beheer", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional } // Parameter defaults
            );

It can find that controller and the action fine inside the Area, but it can not find the view because it only looks in these locations:

~/Views/Beheer/Index.aspx
~/Views/Beheer/Index.ascx
~/Views/Shared/Index.aspx
~/Views/Shared/Index.ascx
~/Views/Beheer/Index.cshtml
~/Views/Beheer/Index.vbhtml
~/Views/Shared/Index.cshtml
~/Views/Shared/Index.vbhtml 

While it should be looking in this location:

~/Beheer/Views/Beheer/Index.aspx

How can I make it search for the view there?

I already tried:

routes.MapRoute(
                "Default", // Route name
                "{controller}/{action}/{id}", // URL with parameters
                new { area = "Beheer", controller = "Beheer", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional } // Parameter defaults
            );

And I tried this (with namespaces):

    routes.MapRoute(
        "Default", // Route name
        "{controller}/{action}/{id}", // URL with parameters
        new { controller = "Beheer", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional }, // Parameter defaults
        new[] { "Areas.Beheer" }
    );

But nothing changes. It enters the correct action in the correct controller but can’t find the view.

Answer 1

You should add your route in the area registration. BeheerAreaRegistration has a property that sets the area name.

 
    public class BeheerAreaRegistration : AreaRegistration
    {
       public override string AreaName
       {
         get
         {
           return "Beheer";
         }
        }

    public override void RegisterArea(AreaRegistrationContext context)
    {
       context.MapRoute( "Default", // Route name
                "{controller}/{action}/{id}", // URL with parameters
                new { controller = "Beheer", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional } // Parameter defaults);
    }