In ASP.NET MVC is there an equivalent of the Html.ActionLink helper for Img tags?
I have a controller action that outputs a dynamically generated JPEG and I wanted to use the same Lambda expressions to link to it as I do HREFs using ActionLink.
Alternatively, a helper that just gives the URL to a route (again specified using Lambdas) would also be acceptable.
EDIT: I had originally specified that I was using Preview 5, however I see that a Beta has been released. So all-in-all the version number was an unneeded piece of info as I may be upgrading soon :-)
Html. ActionLink creates a hyperlink on a view page and the user clicks it to navigate to a new URL. It does not link to a view directly, rather it links to a controller's action.
Yes, there is a difference. Html. ActionLink generates an <a href=".."></a> tag whereas Url. Action returns only an url.
You can use the URL.Action method
<a href="<%= Url.Action("Create") %>"><img src="../../Content/Images/add_48.png" /></a>
This question is older, and I just started recently with ASP.NET MVC when the RC was already out, but for those who find this question later like me this might be interesting:
At least in the RC you can use Url.Action() also with anonymous types, the result looks much nicer than the suggestions above, I guess:
<a href="<%= Url.RouteUrl("MyRoute", new { param1 = "bla", param2 = 5 }) %>"> put in <span>whatever</span> you want, also <img src="a.gif" alt="images" />. </a>
There are many other overloads for RouteUrl as well, of course.
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