How do I redirect a user when a button is clicked?

Question

I have a view with a button. When the user clicks the button I want them redirected to a data entry view. How do I accomplish this? I should mention the views are created, tested, and functioning. I can get to them by typing the url.

I looked for steps explaining how to wire up the onclick event of the button but I'm new to MVC and kinda lost at this point.

Thanks!

Answer 1

It depends on what you mean by button. If it is a link:

<%= Html.ActionLink("some text", "actionName", "controllerName") %> 

For posting you could use a form:

<% using(Html.BeginForm("actionName", "controllerName")) { %>     <input type="submit" value="Some text" /> <% } %> 

And finally if you have a button:

<input type="button" value="Some text" onclick="window.location.href='<%= Url.Action("actionName", "controllerName") %>';" /> 

Answer 2

Just as an addition to the other answers, here is the razor engine syntax:

<input type="button" value="Some text" onclick="@("window.location.href='" + @Url.Action("actionName", "controllerName") + "'");" /> 

or

window.location.href = '@Url.Action("actionName", "controllerName")';