personalize Routes in asp.net mvc 4

Question

Good evening everyone.

I am in the middle phase in dotnet MVC 4

for a learning project, I created a web application mvc 4 containing an User profile.

I want to know how to customize the Routing (if that is the term to use):

For example: When a user registers or logs, it has the following link into their browser: http: // localhost / Profile / index

I would rather this: http://localhost/Profile/Username

Where Username is the name of the current user (the one that has just authetifier).

Much like facebook. Example: https://www.facebook.com/Ramses

Thanks.

Pradeep Shet · Answer

Hi It is quite simple. 1) Go to RouteConfig.cs file which is in App_Start folder. 2) you will find default routhing routes.MapRoute( name: Default url: {controller}/{action}/ {id}  defaults: new { controller = Home action = Index id = UrlParameter.Optional } ); Now here instead of id change to UserName within the curly braces. 3) This will enable you to pass UserName as optional route data while passing the url. 4) In your Action method pass 1 parameter say USerName thats it. public ActionMethod Fun(string UserName) { //Ur code } Hope this is what you expected. If answerd plz mark it as answered.

Laxmikant · Answer

I think right route be routes.MapRoute( name: Default url: {controller}/{action}/ {UserName}  defaults: new { controller =  Profile  action = Index UserName = UrlParameter.Optional } check for more info on http://dotnetmentors.com/mvc/explain-asp-net-mvc-routing-with-example.aspx

Pradeep Shet · Answer

Hi Ramses It wont work because when you pass the url mvc routing engine tries to map the url structure with its table and in the first attempt itself it finds the mapping url structure so it wont read your next entry of routing table. Instead keep only 1 entry in routing table as both entries have same no.of sections I mean keep only the below entry. It should work. routes.MapRoute( name: Default url: {controller}/{action}/ {UserName}  defaults: new { controller = Home action = Index id = UrlParameter.Optional } And have you been using windows authentication because you cant use User.Identity.Name without windows authentication. I hope you get it.

Ramsès Zogning II · Answer

Thx Laxmikant

Pradeep Shet · Answer

ok got it what u want to show actually in url...(y)

Ramsès Zogning II · Answer

hi I'm using a windows authentication! a user connects disconnects and manages Up! I understand now! until then I aiconfigurer as you showed me earlier (and as I already knew). May what worried me is that when a user is logged on and it will profile the displayed link is not customized for the currently logged in user. That is to say that if Ramses connects and goes on his profile he will: http: // localhost / Profile / Index / Ramses But if I change the Ramses Ibrahim (http: // localhost / Profile / Index / Ibrahim) (being always connected to the account of Ramses) the content of Ramses profile will always be displayed so that there should be an error .dropoff window In short thank you for your help! I mark this as solved as soon as you respond to this message.

Ramsès Zogning II · Answer

Hello Sir Thank You for your Answer! This is my RouteConf.cs : using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Web; using System.Web.Mvc; using System.Web.Routing; namespace Mapmode { public class RouteConfig { public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes) { routes.IgnoreRoute({resource}.axd/{*pathInfo}); routes.MapRoute( name: Default url: {controller}/{action}/{id} defaults: new { controller = Home action = Index id = UrlParameter.Optional } ); routes.MapRoute( name: Profile url: {controller}/{action}/{UserName} defaults: new { controller = Profil action = Index id = UrlParameter.Optional } ); } } } And this is my Controller : [HttpGet] public ActionResult Index(string UserName) { UserName = User.Identity.Name + . + Home; ViewModelProfil vm = new ViewModelProfil(); vm.UserProfiles = GetUserProfiles(); vm.PictureProfils = GetPictureProfils(); vm.PersonalAccounts = GetPersonalAccounts(); return View(vm); } I already knew this method. It does not work or I me the wrong way. I follow your instructions or not when I hit the link: http: // localhost / Profile / Index it shows me the user profile when i type http: // localhost / Profile / Index / Ramses it also shows me the user profile when i type http: // localhost / Profile / Index / Ramsèsqdqsdsq it always shows me the user profile When I put a character string following http: // localhost / Profile / Index / it always shows me the user profile I do not know where I'm wrong.