how to generate Html.ActionLink with icon

Question

I'm starting to learn ASP.NET MVC, and have a problem, how generate code with Html.ActionLink like this:

<a href="~/Views/Home/Create.cshtml" class="btn btn-primary">     <i class="icon-pencil icon-white"></i>     <span>         <strong>Create</strong>     </span>             </a> 

please.

Answer 1

Html.ActionLink() only supports plain-text links.

You should use <a href="@Url.Action(...)"> for more-complex links.

Answer 2

I wanted to add to SLaks answer.

Using <a href="@Url.Action(...)"> with what user2567619 wanted.

<a href="@Url.Action("Create", "Home")" class="btn btn-primary">     <i class="icon-pencil icon-white"></i>     <span>         <strong>Create</strong>     </span>             </a> 

I think it's worth mentioning that @Url.Action can take it's parameters like this:

@Url.Action(string actionName, string controllerName)  

Whereas @Html.ActionLink can take it's parameters like this:

@Html.ActionLink(string linkText, string actionName, string controllerName)  

It may be pretty obvious, but I thought it was worth noting.

Edit

As Peck_conyon noted, for both @Url.Action and @Html.ActionLink, these are just one of the ten different overload methods.
For documentation on UrlHelper.Action, look here.
For documentation on LinkEtensions.ActionLink, look here.