ASP.NET MVC: Get lowercase links (instead of Camel Case)

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All my dynamically generated action links etc. are creating links like /Account/Setup. It looks strange.

I'd like all my links to be lowercase (meaning /account/setup). Any way to do this?

score 6 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:29

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There is simpler solution in .NET Framework 4.5, a new property RouteCollection.LowercaseUrls, here's an example

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answered Aug 21 '12 at 13:39

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score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:29

Take a look at http://goneale.com/2008/12/19/lowercase-route-urls-in-aspnet-mvc/. You can find more information in another stackoverflow at How can I have lowercase routes in ASP.NET MVC?.

The other posts thus far have not tackled the scenario where you navigate to the root of your web directory. If you have a mapping that directs to the HomeController Index action, you would like the following URL to appear:

mysite/home/ or even mysite/home/index

No amount of Html helper function usage will change the fact that, by default, the following will be shown in the browser location bar:

mysite/Home or mysite/Home/Index

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 13 '09 at 10:26

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Write an extension method for Html:

public static class MyHtmlExtensions
{
    public static string LowerActionLink(this HtmlHelper htmlHelper,someargs)
    {
        return String.ToLowerInvariant(htmlHelper.ActionLink(someArgs));
    }
}

Then use Html.LowerActionLink instead of Html.ActionLink

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Are the routes not case sensitive, then? – Neil Barnwell Sep 13 '09 at 10:27
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I think not, otherwise I'm in big trouble. – spender Sep 13 '09 at 10:28
Ah... perhaps you might want to preserve some case in the later parts of the route. More judicious use of ToLower in the extension method might be advised – spender Sep 13 '09 at 10:30
Scratch all of that. In all but the simplest of cases, I don't think doing this is such a good idea, but am leaving it up in case it fits OPs needs. – spender Sep 13 '09 at 10:35

ASP.NET MVC: Get lowercase links (instead of Camel Case)

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