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To create an image button that calls an action method you can use construction like that

<a href="@Url.Action("SomeAction")" ><img src="image.jpg"/> </a>

But what if I actually need an ajax call? I can use jQuery, and bind a javascript event to the button, but I wonder if there is even an easier way, without polluting markup with scripts?

iLemming
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try

@Ajax.ActionLink("LinkText", "ActionName", "ControllerName", your route values or null, new AjaxOptions { UpdateTargetId="Div1"}, new { @class = "MyCssClass" })

in your css file

.MyCssClass
{
  background-image:url(image.jpg);
}

Edit

@Ajax.ActionLink("LinkText", "ActionName", "ControllerName", your route values or null, new AjaxOptions { UpdateTargetId = "Div1" }, new { style = "background-image:url(image.jpg)" })

Note

you should wirte the full path of your image(relative path).

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  • can I do the background-image right there in the markup using @style? – iLemming Jun 16 '11 at 15:29
  • yes you can but you have not to use `@`, I used it because `class` is a reserved keyword in .net and cannot be used as variable name. – Amir Ismail Jun 16 '11 at 15:32
  • it doesn't let me create an action link with an empty string (first parameter) – iLemming Jun 16 '11 at 15:35
  • I show's me the text... which I don't want. And if I leave the text empty(spaces), it wouldn't show the background... – iLemming Jun 16 '11 at 15:52
  • I've managed that putting a few non breakable spaces @Ajax.ActionLink("\u00A0 \u00A0 \u00A0", but it still shows me a hyperlink underscore... Is there any way to hide it though css? – iLemming Jun 16 '11 at 16:00
  • I kind of trying to achieve the same thing, but I need to put an image together with a text and I cannot do it. Here is the link to my question: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51622524/mvc-is-that-possible-to-ajax-actionlink-with-an-image-and-the-text-on-the-right?noredirect=1#comment90214971_51622524 – gene Aug 01 '18 at 14:46
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I used a variation of this that works with a bit less finagling

https://stackoverflow.com/a/23656271/2667818

It's quick and works well with everything that I've tried it on.

Added benefit is that you can reuse existing css for images instead of rewriting them for buttons.

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  • I have noticed that this does appear to have issues within MVC3 (something to do with type="image"), it does work for MVC 4 though – James Pusateri May 14 '14 at 13:45