MVC 5 not setting parameter named "action" to passed value

Question

I have the following method:

public void Service(int id, string action)

When i hit this as a Url:

http://localhost/home/service?id=24&action=updated

MVC is setting my parameter "action" as "service" (the name of the method) regardless of what i pass in to the parameter.

Is there anyway to override this "action" parameter from MVC setting it (via routes or any attributes)?

Answer 1

Request.QueryString["ACTION"]

if you are filling in an object with a member called action, it's possible that in the debugger it will appear this has not worked, but it has. check it with Console.WriteLine or another method.

Answer 2

You'll need to rename the parameter to something else.

"action" is a special case in ASP.NET MVC, so you need to avoid using it for another purpose.

(Note: this does work correctly in WebAPI)