LinkExtensions.ActionLink Method (HtmlHelper, String, String, String)

Returns an anchor element (a element) that contains the virtual path of the specified action.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<ExtensionAttribute> _
Public Shared Function ActionLink ( _
    htmlHelper As HtmlHelper, _
    linkText As String, _
    actionName As String, _
    controllerName As String _
) As MvcHtmlString
public static MvcHtmlString ActionLink(
    this HtmlHelper htmlHelper,
    string linkText,
    string actionName,
    string controllerName
)
[ExtensionAttribute]
public:
static MvcHtmlString^ ActionLink(
    HtmlHelper^ htmlHelper, 
    String^ linkText, 
    String^ actionName, 
    String^ controllerName
)

Parameters

  • linkText
    Type: System.String
    The inner text of the anchor element.

Return Value

Type: System.Web.Mvc.MvcHtmlString
An anchor element (a element).

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type HtmlHelper. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentException

The linkText parameter is null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or empty.

Remarks

The ActionLink method renders an element that links to an action method.

See Also

Reference

LinkExtensions Class

ActionLink Overload

System.Web.Mvc.Html Namespace