I've been taking URL arguments in ASP.NET like so:
www.mysite.com/thread.php?id=123
However, I'd like to use the cleaner method that you often see which looks like:
www.mysite.com/thread/123
How can I do this (get the arguments) in ASP.NET? What's the usual procedure for setting up a system like this?
What that is called, is Url Rewriting. If you are using the ASP.NET-MVC Framework, you get this behavior by default, along with a design pattern that helps make developing it easier.
If you're trying to shoehorn this onto an existing application, I recommend that you look into some url rewriting modules.
If I understand you correctly, this is what you're looking for:
Path style arguments can be accessed in C# controller like so. Path argument to be retrieved is "id" which returns a value of "123".
MVC Routing
public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes)
{
routes.MapRoute(
"Default",
"{controller}/{action}/{id}",
new { id = RouteParameter.Optional });
}
//Test URL: http://localhost/MyProject/Test/GetMyId/123
MyController.cs
public class TestController : Controller
{
public string GetMyId()
{
//ANSWER -> ControllerContext.RouteData.Values["id"]
return ControllerContext.RouteData.Values["id"].ToString();
}
}
