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.

Answer 1

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
    {

    ...

Answer 2

There is an attribute for that:

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