How to properly call an ActionResult with parameter which return a view

Question

I have this code which returns a view:

public ActionResult Survey(int idProject, string name)
{
    return View(Surveys.Data.Services.Project.GetAllSurveys(idProject));
}

When I call this from client with

@Url.Action("Survey", "Project", new { idProject = project.IdProjet, name = project.Nom })

The url appear with parameters ?idProject=2&name=work which I have been told is not the correct way to work in MVC.

I don't think an ajax call would be of good use here since I return a view to the client.

So how should I call this ActionResult Survey?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 15 '14 at 00:58

Add the following to you RouteConfig.cs file before the default route

routes.MapRoute(
  name: "ProjectSurvey",
  url: "Project/Survey/{idProject}/{name}",
  defaults: new { controller = "Project", action = "Survey" }
);

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 14 '14 at 14:27

If you want to have a url like Survey/Project/2/work, then you need to modify your route value like,

 routes.MapPageRoute("Default",
    "{controller}/{action}/{idProject}/{name}",
    "new { yourcontroller, youraction, UrlParameter.Optional, UrlParameter.Optional");

How to properly call an ActionResult with parameter which return a view

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