Url.Content in asp.net web-forms

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I'm trying to do this:

<a href="~/Cases/SupRequestSearch.aspx">Search request</a>

so I need the ~ to be rendered as http://myserver/app/...

in mvc I would do

<a href="<%=Url.Content("~/Cases/SupRequestSearch.aspx")%>>Search request</a>

is there something similar in asp.net web forms ?

Try Using Page.ResolveUrl in Webforms Also answered Here : [Here][1] [1]: stackoverflow.com/questions/1630175/url-content-in-asp-net — user925390
– user925390, Commented Sep 2, 2011 at 13:48

Ben Cull · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-25 00:33:26Z

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As rapadai mentioned above, the equivalent of

Url.Content("~/path/to/file.ext") // MVC

in webforms is

Page.ResolveUrl("~/path/to/file.ext") // Webforms

edited Jun 25, 2012 at 0:33

answered Jun 25, 2012 at 0:21

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Daniel A. White · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-13 13:26:26Z

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Try adding runat="server" to your tag.

answered Jun 13, 2011 at 13:26

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AlvinfromDiaspar Over a year ago

because, how is runat="server" going to help him with his question?

Daniel A. White Over a year ago

@AlvinfromDiaspar - it creates a server tag that then asp.net can interpret and convert the url.

AlvinfromDiaspar Over a year ago

So that means adding the server isn't enough. there is actually more he must do to convert the url?

AlvinfromDiaspar Over a year ago

So this is sufficient, <a runat="server" href="<%=Url.Content("~/Cases/SupRequestSearch.aspx")%>>Search request</a> ?

AlvinfromDiaspar Over a year ago

So basically the Url.Content is "performed" on a url if it is processed on the server?

Francis Gilbert · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-13 13:27:52Z

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Try this:

<asp:hyperlink  id="Search" NavigateUrl="~/Cases/SupRequestSearch.aspx" runat="server" />

or just

<a href="~/Cases/SupRequestSearch.aspx" id="Search" runat="server">Search request</a>

answered Jun 13, 2011 at 13:27

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:17:10Z

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If you don't have either Url or Page you can still use

VirtualPathUtility.ToAppRelative(string) or VirtualPathUtility.ToAbsolute(string)

You still need to be within a web context of course - or this doesn't make sense.

See also : ResolveUrl without an ASP.NET Page

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Calvin Fisher · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-08 15:48:45Z

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<%= Page.ResolveUrl("~/Path/To/Page") %>

answered May 8, 2015 at 15:48

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gunr2171 Over a year ago

While this code snippet may solve the question, including an explanation really helps to improve the quality of your post. Remember that you are answering the question for readers in the future, and those people might not know the reasons for your code suggestion.

Calvin Fisher Over a year ago

@gunr2171 The most-upvoted answer in that post you provided says: "Everyone is free to up-vote whatever sort of answer they find useful. I'm not particularly fond of code-only answers either, but for certain questions they are enough." The accepted answer says "Then again;

often a short snippet of code really is all that is needed. I've seen some answers that went on and on and on with explanations of stuff that doesn't so much matter

" In this case, the question just asked, "what is the command to do X?" I posted the command. Is my answer in some way incorrect, that you downvoted it?

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