Problem with @Html.ActionLink

Question

Can somebody tell me what is wrong with this ActionLink?

@Html.ActionLink(posts.Title, "PostDetails", "Blogs", new { id = posts.PostID } )

I am expecting this link to go to:

http://localhost/Blogs/PostDetails?whateverpassed

But instead I see the following in Firefox:

http://localhost:1815/Home/PostDetails?Length=5

It's not even going to Blogs controller.

i am using the default one... i dont think so its goona need new routs ... — patel.milanb, Sep 10 '11 at 19:45

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

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Are you sure you are calling the right overloaded method. If you miss one param it gives a different meaning.

Please double check if you are missing a param.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:47

Community

answered Sep 10 '11 at 19:41

Mangesh

well, that link sorted out everything... i have to provide the last parameter in ActionLink... @Html.ActionLink(posts.Title, "PostDetails", "Blogs", new { id = posts.PostID }, null ) – patel.milanb Sep 10 '11 at 19:52
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I often make this same mistake. Your original code is using `routeValues = "Blogs", htmlAttributes = new {id = posts.PostId} `because it's the wrong overload. – Scott Rippey Sep 10 '11 at 20:12

Turnkey · Answer 2 · 2011-09-11T02:16:46.260

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It has to do with the way the route values are passed, use this instead:

 @Html.ActionLink(posts.Title, "PostDetails", new {Controller="Blogs", id = posts.PostID } )

edited Sep 11 '11 at 02:16

answered Sep 10 '11 at 19:52

Turnkey

This is still wrong... It should be `new {Controller="Blogs", id=posts.PostId} ` – Scott Rippey Sep 10 '11 at 20:15

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