How do I route images through ASP.NET routing?

Question

I\'d like to create a dynamic thumbnail resizer so that you can use the following URL to get a resized image:

http://server/images/image.jpg?width=320&height         


        

Answer 1

The simplest way would be to route all images through the controller and store your images in a separate location

routes.MapRoute("Images",
            "/images/{filename}",
            new { controller = "Image", action = "Resize" });

/sitebase/images/image.jpg         //public image location
/sitebase/content/images/image.jpg //real image location

Your controller would then see which image was being requested and load the appropriate file from the file system. This would allow you to do what you want without any special handling.