In ASP.NET MVC how can I use the Razor @Url.Content() helper from C# code?

Question

I\'m trying to write a html helper extension that outputs an image tag. I need to access (within C# code) something like Razor\'s @Url.Content() helper to get the proper URL

Answer 1

You can get to the Request object and thus the URL like this:

string fullUrl = HttpContext.Current.Request.Url.AbsoluteUri;