redirect from Application_Error

Question

How can I redirect to another page from Application_Error?

At present i am doing

Response.Redirect("~/Account/LogOn");

but i would like to do some thing like RedirectToAction()

Answer 1

Application_Error is not really a designed way to handle errors in MVC application.

The prefered ways are:

• HandleErrorAttribute
• Controller.OnException

Some more links that can be helpful:

• ASP.NET MVC HandleError
• http://www.davidjuth.com/asp-net-mvc-error-handler.aspx
• http://blog.dantup.com/2009/04/aspnet-mvc-handleerror-attribute-custom.html

Also, I would recommend using ELMAH if you're not using it right now. You can get it as NuGet package.

Answer 2

HttpContext.Current.Response.RedirectToRoute(...)