Question

Quite often when writing controllers you need to use a parameter name other than the default of “id”. In this case, the lazy coder in me wants to use the old fashioned convention of using parameter1=abc but then there is a little voice in my head that says I should set up custom routes. The question is which approach is better?

Thanks,

Sachin

Answer 1

You can do this already with the default routes but in the first case the url will be

website/controller/action/1

while on the other case the url will be

webite/controller/action?param=abc

Does this fit your needs?

The problem is that id and param cannot be of the same type. You can’t declare the same action twice with the same signature.