Action name different to url

Question

Is it possible to have a action method with a name that is different to the action name specified in the url? I tried doing this with the routes table in Global.asax with no luck. Here's what I tried:

routes.MapRoute(
               "ApproveSellers",
               "Admin/Account/ApproveSellers/",
               new { controller = "Account", action = "ApproveSeller"},
               new[] { "UI.Areas.Admin.Controllers" }
            );

I want the action method to be called ApproveSeller but the url to be ApproveSellers.

Aliostad · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-27T17:25:20.813

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You need to do it using action attribute. In the route, you just define the default value.

Here is in the controller:

public class AccountController

    [ActionName("ApproveSellers")]
    public ActionResult ApproveSeller
    {

    ...

edited Jan 27 '12 at 17:25

answered Jan 27 '12 at 17:20

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score 2 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

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There is an attribute for that:

    [ActionName("NewName")]
    public ActionResult OldName()
    {
        return View();   
    }

edited May 23 '17 at 12:17

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answered Jan 27 '12 at 17:19

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 27 '12 at 17:21

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Good afternoon, you may want to try and look at using the ActionName Attrribute, Phil Haack has a good article here that you may want to take a look at.

answered Jan 27 '12 at 17:21

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Action name different to url

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