MVC 5 I need the controller to open a different view based on navigation history

Question

I'm not even sure how to put this question in the title of this question (?!).

I've got a "private" view that when user is logged in, besides useful info, it also has inputs to send an email.

I don't want that private View to show if the logged in user types it into the URL of the browser. In the controller I want to check the last View that user came from and redirect him to a "public" copy of the View with no email functionality.

here is pseudo code:

If previous View = "xxx" Then
open private View
ELSE
open public View instead

You should use [Authorize] attribute, check this https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.mvc.authorizeattribute(v=vs.118).aspx — Sousuke, Mar 22 '16 at 09:44
User is still logged in. He is authorized for Private and Public versions. — JustJohn, Mar 22 '16 at 09:47
You can use [TempData](http://stackoverflow.com/a/12427009/2181514). — freedomn-m, Mar 22 '16 at 09:56

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:50

After finding this great SO thread I used some of it in the "PrivateDetailsOfStore" Controller ActionResult:

string previousView = Request.UrlReferrer.ToString();

if (previousView != "http://localhost/StoreMaster/Stores/PickLocation")
{
    RedirectToAction("PublicDetailsOfStore", (id));
}

And yes, I know I will have to change the previousView check when going into production and not using "localhost".

MVC 5 I need the controller to open a different view based on navigation history

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