Question

Say I want to send an email from my MVC application containing a link back to an item.

So I want something in my controller like:

string link = "www.mysite/mycontroller/itemdetails/23"; 

can I retrieve this programatically so it works on whatever server/configuration i happen stick it on?

eg

string link = GetCurrentActionRoute() + "23";

Answer 1

public ActionResult Index()
{
    string link = Url.Action(
        (string)RouteData.Values["action"],
        (string)RouteData.Values["controller"], 
        new { id = "23" }, 
        Request.Url.Scheme
    );
    // TODO: do something with the generated link
    return View();
}