i want to implement route like webapi in mvc - asp.net-mvc

Question

I am invoking the url "localhost/Student/1" to return the student with id=1. My route config:
routes.MapRoute(
name: "StudentID",
url: "Student/{id}",
defaults: new { controller = "Student", action = "Get}
);
routes.MapRoute(
name: "Default",
url: "{controller}/{action}/{id}",
defaults: new { controller = "Student", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
);
public class StudentController : Controller
{
// GET: Student
[Authorize]
public ActionResult Index()
{
SchoolDbEntities db = new SchoolDbEntities();
return View(db.Students);
}
[Route("Student/{id}")]
[ActionName("Get")]
public ActionResult Get(int id)
{
SchoolDbEntities db = new SchoolDbEntities();
var student = db.Students.Where(s => s.Id == id);
return View(student);
}
}
I configured both route table and use route attributes.
However when i run the application it throws an error:
The resource cannot be found.
how do i implement the same as using webapi.

Answer 1

If you want to use attribute routes in MVC you must register them by calling routes.MapMvcAttributeRoutes() in your RouteConfig class.
Note that the registration order matters. By putting the call to route.MapMvcAttributeRoutes() before your routes.MapRoute() call MVC will look at the attribute routes before the traditional routes. The first matching route wins.
routes.MapMvcAttributeRoutes();
routes.MapRoute(
name: "Default",
url: "{controller}/{action}/{id}",
defaults: new { controller = "Student", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
);
In your controller setup your attribute routing like this:
[RoutePrefix("Student")]
public class StudentController : Controller
{
// GET: Student
[Authorize]
public ActionResult Index()
{
SchoolDbEntities db = new SchoolDbEntities();
return View(db.Students);
}
[Route("{id}")]
public ActionResult Get(int id)
{
SchoolDbEntities db = new SchoolDbEntities();
var student = db.Students.Where(s => s.Id == id);
return View(student);
}
}
This will match the URL "Student/1".