ASP.NET URL routing - Page.GetRouteUrl vs hard coding the URL

Asked Jun 28 '13 at 11:54

Active Jun 28 '13 at 12:18

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Is there any difference between:

<asp:Literal ID="lit1" runat="server" />

lit1.Text = "<a href=\"" + Page.GetRouteUrl("view", new { id = "1" }) + "\">View</a>";

and:

<a href="/view/1">View</a>

I use the two ways interchangeably depending on what I'm doing. Is there any risk in hard coding the URL like in the second way?

asked Jun 28 '13 at 11:54

You should be fine hard coding the URL. The two methods are essentially the same thing in the end. Just make sure to update your URL if you change your controller actions. – Cameron Tinker Jun 28 '13 at 13:50
And, thank you, very much, character limit – notAnonymousAnymore Jun 28 '13 at 15:36

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