Question

One day I’ll understand routing but this is what I have:

public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes) {
            routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.axd/{*pathInfo}");
            routes.IgnoreRoute("favicon.ico");



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

        }

If I go to http://localhost all is ok

If I go to http://localhost/Home/Index/1234 all is ok

if I go to http://localhost/1234 it 404’s

I tried Phil Haack’s route debugger but because it throws a 404 the route debugger doesnt work.

What do I have to do In RegisterRoutes for http://localhost/1234 to work

Answer 1

routes.MapRoute(
    "LicenceCode",
    "{LicenceCode}"
    new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", LicenceCode = UrlParameter.Optional } // Parameter defaults
);

Then /1234 will route to the Index action of Home controller:

public ActionResult Index(string licenceCode)
{
    ...
}