FormsAuthentication.DefaultUrl Property

Definition

Gets the URL that the FormsAuthentication class will redirect to if no redirect URL is specified.

C#
public static string DefaultUrl { get; }

Property Value

The URL that the FormsAuthentication class will redirect to if no redirect URL is specified. The default is "default.aspx."

Examples

The following code example sets the defaultUrl attribute in the Web.config file.

<authentication mode="Forms">
  <forms loginUrl="member_login.aspx"
    defaultUrl="index.aspx" />
</authentication>

Remarks

The DefaultUrl property value is set in the configuration file for an ASP.NET application by using the defaultUrl attribute of the forms configuration element. The DefaultUrl property is used by the RedirectFromLoginPage method if no return URL is included in the request. Similarly, the GetRedirectUrl method will return the DefaultUrl if no return URL is included in the request.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1

See also