How to achieve asp.net mvc action name with hyphen?

Question

How to achieve asp.net mvc action name with hyphen e.g., www.domain.com/about-us where about-us is the acton name in home controller. With this approach, i can achieve to have the action name like contact-us, how-to, etc.

Answer 1

Here's the complete working solution to the problem for a .Net MVC 5 project:

1. Open your project's App_Start/RouteConfig.cs file.

2. On your RegisterRoute method, modify the codes like this:

   public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes)
   {
       routes.MapMvcAttributeRoutes(); // <--- add this line to enable custom attribute routes
   
       routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.axd/{*pathInfo}");
   
       routes.MapRoute(
           name: "Default",
           url: "{controller}/{action}/{id}",
           defaults: new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
       );
   }
   

3. Now, open your controller file then add your custom route's definition at the top your action as shown below:

   [Route("about-us")]
   public ActionResult AboutUs()
   {
       return View();
   }
   

You should now be able to use your custom route like this:

http://yourdomain.com/about-us