ActionFilterAttribute.OnActionExecuting Method

Called by the MVC framework before the action method executes.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overridable Sub OnActionExecuting ( _
    filterContext As ActionExecutingContext _
)

public virtual void OnActionExecuting(
    ActionExecutingContext filterContext
)

public:
virtual void OnActionExecuting(
    ActionExecutingContext^ filterContext
)

Parameters

• filterContext
  Type: System.Web.Mvc.ActionExecutingContext
  The filter context.

Implements

IActionFilter.OnActionExecuting(ActionExecutingContext)

Remarks

The ASP.NET MVC framework will call the OnActionExecuting method of your action filter before it calls any action method that is marked with your action filter attribute. Similarly, the framework will call the OnActionExecuted method after the action method has finished.

See Also

Reference

ActionFilterAttribute Class

System.Web.Mvc Namespace