asp.net mvc - ActionLink to show parameters in URL instead of querystring?

Question

I have this route defined:

routes.MapRoute(
                   "Details", // Route name
                   "{home}/{details}/{id}/{name}", // URL with parameters
                   new
                   {
                       controller = "Home",
                       action = "Details",
                       id = UrlParameter.Optional,
                       name = UrlParameter.Optional
                   } // Parameter defaults
               );

The ActionLink:

 @Html.ActionLink("Show Details", "Details", "MyController", new { id = 1, name ="a" })

The actionlink results in /Home/Details/1?name=a I am after /Home/List/1/a

Answer 1

Your route definition should be like this:

routes.MapRoute(
    "Details", // Route name
    "{controller}/{action}/{id}/{name}", // URL with parameters
    new
    {
        controller = "Home",
        action = "Details",
        id = UrlParameter.Optional,
        name = UrlParameter.Optional
    } // Parameter defaults
);

Also you should use the proper overload:

@Html.ActionLink(
    "Show Details",             // linkText
    "Details",                  // action
    "MyController",             // controller
    new { id = 1, name = "a" }, // routeValues
    null                        // htmlAttributes
)

Notice the null at the end.