HtmlHelper.GenerateLink Method (RequestContext, RouteCollection, String, String, String, String, RouteValueDictionary, IDictionary<String, Object>)

Generates an HTML anchor element (a element) that links to the specified action method.

Namespace:  System.Web.Mvc
Assembly:  System.Web.Mvc (in System.Web.Mvc.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function GenerateLink ( _
    requestContext As RequestContext, _
    routeCollection As RouteCollection, _
    linkText As String, _
    routeName As String, _
    actionName As String, _
    controllerName As String, _
    routeValues As RouteValueDictionary, _
    htmlAttributes As IDictionary(Of String, Object) _
) As String

public static string GenerateLink(
    RequestContext requestContext,
    RouteCollection routeCollection,
    string linkText,
    string routeName,
    string actionName,
    string controllerName,
    RouteValueDictionary routeValues,
    IDictionary<string, Object> htmlAttributes
)

public:
static String^ GenerateLink(
    RequestContext^ requestContext, 
    RouteCollection^ routeCollection, 
    String^ linkText, 
    String^ routeName, 
    String^ actionName, 
    String^ controllerName, 
    RouteValueDictionary^ routeValues, 
    IDictionary<String^, Object^>^ htmlAttributes
)

Parameters

• requestContext
  Type: System.Web.Routing.RequestContext
  The context of the HTTP request.

• routeCollection
  Type: System.Web.Routing.RouteCollection
  The collection of URL routes.

• linkText
  Type: System.String
  The text caption to display for the link.

• routeName
  Type: System.String
  The name of the route that is used to return a virtual path.

• actionName
  Type: System.String
  The name of the action method.

• controllerName
  Type: System.String
  The name of the controller.

• routeValues
  Type: System.Web.Routing.RouteValueDictionary
  An object that contains the parameters for a route.

• htmlAttributes
  Type: System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<String, Object>
  An object that contains the HTML attributes for the element.

Return Value

Type: System.String
An HTML element that links to the specified action method.

See Also

Reference

HtmlHelper Class

GenerateLink Overload

System.Web.Mvc Namespace