MVC3 Action Call from Javascript ReturnUrl parameter always null

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I am using javascript to load up an Action and finding that when the action method is called one of the parameters "returnUrl" is always null. I have confirmed that returnUrl is populated in the javascript correctly using firebug, but somewhere between executing the .load function and the action method the value for returnUrl is lost and set to null. I have found that if I remove the "id" parameter and just have the "returnUrl" parameter that returnUrl has the correct value. I have spent many hours trying to figure out what is going on here and am completely stumped, I would apprectiate some help.

My Javascript:

<!-- Review Dialog Popup -->
<script type="text/javascript">
function showWriteReviewDialog(gameId, returnUrl) {
    if( $("#Review").length == 0)
    { 
        var url = "@Url.Action("WriteUserReview", "UGDBUser", new { id = "PLACEHOLDER", returnUrl =  Request.Url.ToString() })";

        // ajax load
        $('#writereview').load(url.replace('PLACEHOLDER', gameId));
    } else {
        // clear summary & reviewtext fields
        $('#summary,#reviewtext').val('');

        //reopen the write review dialog which was previously rendered
        $("#Review").dialog({
            modal: true, 
            autoOpen: true,
            resizeable: false
        }); 
    }
};
</script>

My Dumbed Down Action Method:

     [Authorize]
     public ActionResult WriteUserReview(Guid id, string returnUrl)
     {
        return Redirect(returnUrl);
     }

So have you confirmed that indeed the GET to the server includes the returnUrl parameter? How is the Route set up for it? — Pablo Romeo
– Pablo Romeo, Commented Jul 14, 2012 at 23:40

Prashanth Thurairatnam · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-15 01:08:39Z

1

There must be something wrong with the URL generated. Also make sure the id is a guid. Here is an example.

Option 1

function showWriteReviewDialog(gameId, returnUrl) {

    var url = '@Url.Action("TestParams", "Home")?id=' + gameId + '&returnUrl=' + returnUrl;
    $("#writereview").load(url);

    //rest of your operations
};

Option 2

function showWriteReviewDialog(gameId, returnUrl) {

    var url = '@Url.Action("TestParams", "Home", new { id = "guid_replace", returnUrl = "url_replace"})';
    url = url.replace('guid_replace', gameId);
    url = url.replace('url_replace', returnUrl);

    $("#writereview").load(url);

    //rest of your operations
};

Screen shot on hitting the action; it returns both the values (have a look at the watch window)

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answered Jul 15, 2012 at 1:08

Prashanth Thurairatnam

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Aaron Davis Over a year ago

I used option 1 and it worked perfectly, I am unsure why the url was bad I guess it might have been something with how it was generated with multiple parameters. Thanks a lot for your help!

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