How do I apply a CSS class to Html.ActionLink in ASP.NET MVC?

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I'm building an ASP.NET MVC application, using VB.NET and I'm trying to apply a css class to a Html.ActionLink using the code:

<%=Html.ActionLink("Home", "Index", "Home", new {@class = "tab" })%>

But when I run the code I receive the below error:

Compiler Error Message: BC30988: Type or 'With' expected.

I'm new to MVC and really haven't much of a clue what I'm doing so I can't see what's wrong there as I'm using code based of an example elsewhere.

Is there anyway to do this *without* using an anonymous class? — 3Dave, Mar 18 '10 at 21:47
There is no such a signature for Html.ActionLink method with (string, string, string, object). — twk, Sep 18 '09 at 13:25

score 160 · Answer 1 · edited Nov 12 '11 at 20:06

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@ewomack has a great answer for C#, unless you don't need extra object values. In my case, I ended up using something similar to:

@Html.ActionLink("Delete", "DeleteList", "List", new object { },
new { @class = "delete"})

edited Nov 12 '11 at 20:06

Leniel Maccaferri

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adamgede

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If you don't need the route values you can also pass `null` as the 4th argument: `@Html.ActionLink("Delete", "DeleteList", "List", null, new { @class = "delete"})` – xec Aug 04 '14 at 10:18

score 60 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 15 '14 at 08:54

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In C# it also works with a null as the 4th parameter.

@Html.ActionLink( "Front Page", "Index", "Home", null, new { @class = "MenuButtons" })

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Liam

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This is Helpful because when you add null, you are getting a standard and clean url request – Suman Thapa Magar Nov 16 '18 at 10:49

Eduardo Molteni · Accepted Answer · 2019-11-26T19:31:57.257

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It is:

<%=Html.ActionLink("Home", "Index", MyRouteValObj, new with {.class = "tab" })%>

In VB.net you set an anonymous type using

new with {.class = "tab" }

and, as other point out, your third parameter should be an object (could be an anonymous type, also).

edited Nov 26 '19 at 19:31

answered Sep 18 '09 at 13:24

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score 35 · Answer 4 · answered May 13 '11 at 19:45

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This syntax worked for me in MVC 3 with Razor:

@Html.ActionLink("Delete", "DeleteList", "List", new { ID = item.ID, ListID = item.id }, new {@class= "delete"})

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score 21 · Answer 5 · answered May 11 '16 at 13:19

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This works for MVC 5

@Html.ActionLink("LinkText", "ActionName", new { id = item.id }, new { @class = "btn btn-success" })

answered May 11 '16 at 13:19

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For using in a MVC 5 ActionLink with parameters: @Html.ActionLink("Text of the link", "Action", "Controller name", new { myParam = "XXX" }, new { @style = "color:black" } ) – mggSoft Jun 12 '18 at 10:47
@mggSoft YES!! This worked for me using MVC 5. Thank you – Clancinio Aug 21 '20 at 17:29

score 3 · Answer 6 · answered Jan 06 '10 at 13:46

In VB.NET

<%=Html.ActionLink("Contact Us", "ContactUs", "Home", Nothing, New With {.class = "link"})%>

This will assign css class "link" to the Contact Us.

This will generate following HTML :

<a class="link" href="www.domain.com/Home/ContactUs">Contact Us</a>

HO LI Pin · Answer 7 · 2022-11-27T06:55:52.820

This will work , tested in MVC core 6

Good code readability
it allow you set other html attributes , eg i use target attribute to open new tab
it allow you set class value , eg i use bootstrap convert hyperlink to button

it allow you apply custom inline style

     @Html.ActionLink(
             linkText: "Button\Hyperlink Label",
             actionName: "Index",
             controllerName: "Home",
             routeValues: new { Id = @item.ToString() },
             htmlAttributes: new { target = "_blank",@class="btn" , @style="background-color:lightblue;margin: 10px 30px;"})

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