Question

Why in ASP.NET MVC is it when I use a:

return this.RedirectToAction("Index", "Page", new { pageKey = "test/ho/hum"})

or using the MVCContrib extension:

return this.RedirectToAction<PageController>(c => c.Index("test/ho/hum"))

formats my return URL as:
http://localhost:8882/?pageKey=test%2Fho%2Fhum
and not:
http://localhost:8882/test/ho/hum

The latter is the usual way my route is accessible, the querystring’d approach functions but reveals pageKey and is not desirable. FYI I have a catch-all route setup as {*pageKey} pointing to Index() on PageController.

Any ideas why RedirectToAction would format like that?

Answer 1

In your Global.asax.cs file, try to add the following routing info:

  routes.MapRoute(
            "my customized routing",
            "Index/Page/{*MyPageKey}",
            new { controller = "Index", Action = "List", MyPageKey= "" }
        );

you may be able to get what you expect. However, this might create a host of bugs in your application. So used with caution.