HttpRouteCollectionExtensions.MapHttpRoute Method (HttpRouteCollection, String, String, Object, Object)

Maps the specified route template and sets default route values and constraints.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<ExtensionAttribute> _
Public Shared Function MapHttpRoute ( _
    routes As HttpRouteCollection, _
    name As String, _
    routeTemplate As String, _
    defaults As Object, _
    constraints As Object _
) As IHttpRoute
'Usage
Dim routes As HttpRouteCollection
Dim name As String
Dim routeTemplate As String
Dim defaults As Object
Dim constraints As Object
Dim returnValue As IHttpRoute

returnValue = routes.MapHttpRoute(name, _
    routeTemplate, defaults, constraints)
public static IHttpRoute MapHttpRoute(
    this HttpRouteCollection routes,
    string name,
    string routeTemplate,
    Object defaults,
    Object constraints
)
[ExtensionAttribute]
public:
static IHttpRoute^ MapHttpRoute(
    HttpRouteCollection^ routes, 
    String^ name, 
    String^ routeTemplate, 
    Object^ defaults, 
    Object^ constraints
)
static member MapHttpRoute : 
        routes:HttpRouteCollection * 
        name:string * 
        routeTemplate:string * 
        defaults:Object * 
        constraints:Object -> IHttpRoute 
public static function MapHttpRoute(
    routes : HttpRouteCollection, 
    name : String, 
    routeTemplate : String, 
    defaults : Object, 
    constraints : Object
) : IHttpRoute

Parameters

  • routeTemplate
    Type: System.String
    The route template for the route.
  • defaults
    Type: System.Object
    An object that contains default route values.
  • constraints
    Type: System.Object
    A set of expressions that constrain the values for routeTemplate.

Return Value

Type: System.Web.Http.Routing.IHttpRoute
A reference to the mapped route.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type HttpRouteCollection. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb384936(v=vs.108) or https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb383977(v=vs.108).

See Also

Reference

HttpRouteCollectionExtensions Class

MapHttpRoute Overload

System.Web.Http Namespace