Getting the name of the controller and action method in the view in ASP.Net MVC

Question

Is there a way in a view in ASP.Net MVC to get the names of the controller and actien method that are using the view?

Answer 1

Try this:

<%= ViewContext.RouteData.Values["Controller"] %>
<%= ViewContext.RouteData.Values["Action"] %>

Answer 2

<%= ViewContext.RouteData.Values["Controller"] %>
<%= ViewContext.RouteData.Values["Action"] %>

Be aware that if along the way, your routing has passed through a redirect of some kind, then the those values will still refer to the original requested controller/action, not the "current" one.

So if a request to "/Home/Index" performs a redirect to "/Admin/Settings", then the above values will be "Home" and "Index" respectively and not "Admin" and "Settings" as perhaps may be expected or desired.