How to rewrite URL in an ASP.net site

Question

I want to rewrite URL in an asp.net site

What i need is i don't want the user to see in which language the site was created

i.e it should not have www.examplesite.com/index.aspx as address

instead i want it as www.examplesite.com/index

I don't want the user to see the extension of files

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Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

You can do this at a simple level in the Global.asax file like this:

Sub Application_BeginRequest(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    ' Fires at the beginning of each request

    Dim path As String = HttpContext.Current.Request.Path

    If path.ToLower.EndsWith(".aspx") Then
        path = path.Substring(0, path.Length - 5)
        Response.Redirect(path, True)
    Else
        path += ".aspx"
        Context.RewritePath(path)
    End If

End Sub

If you have other files that are requested such as .png files, you may need some additional logic to filter these out.