In MVC3, how to get the current action name?

Question

Is there a way to use HttpContext or the View context to get the current action name?

I can get the controller name using

    var routeValues = HttpContext.Current.Request.RequestContext.RouteData.Values;

    if (routeValues != null) 
    {
        if (routeValues.ContainsKey("controller"))
        {
            controllerName = HttpContext.Current.Request.RequestContext.RouteData.Values["controller"].ToString();
        }
    }
}

possible duplicate of [ASP.NET MVC4: Get controller and action name from within controller?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18248547/asp-net-mvc4-get-controller-and-action-name-from-within-controller) — Ilya Sulimanov, Dec 17 '13 at 06:35

score 17 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 15 '16 at 12:06

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var routeValues = HttpContext.Current.Request.RequestContext.RouteData.Values;
if (routeValues != null) 
{
    if (routeValues.ContainsKey("action"))
    {
        var actionName = routeValues["action"].ToString();
    }
}

edited Mar 15 '16 at 12:06

Peter B

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answered Dec 17 '13 at 05:47

Chris Ballance

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Thanks for the simplification, @PeterB! – Chris Ballance Sep 11 '18 at 13:01

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 05 '14 at 17:12

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ViewContext.RouteData.Values["action"]

As far as I know, ViewContext.RouteData.Values will never be null and will always have the keys "controller" and "action". Please correct me if I am wrong.

answered Dec 05 '14 at 17:12

Bassem

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In MVC3, how to get the current action name?

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