Asp.Net Mvc highlighting current page link technique?

Question

I need to highlight active link in the menu. My menu is in the master page by the way. I\'m looking for the best way to implement this? Any ideas?

Answer 1

I am always using this solution Html Part

   @Html.ListItemAction("Home Page","Index","Home")
   @Html.ListItemAction("Manage","Index","Home")

Helper Part

 public static class ActiveLinkHelper
    { 
      public static MvcHtmlString ListItemAction(this HtmlHelper helper, string name, string actionName, string controllerName)
      {
        var currentControllerName = (string)helper.ViewContext.RouteData.Values["controller"];
        var currentActionName = (string)helper.ViewContext.RouteData.Values["action"];
        var sb = new StringBuilder();
        sb.AppendFormat("" : ">"));
        var url = new UrlHelper(HttpContext.Current.Request.RequestContext);
        sb.AppendFormat("{1}", url.Action(actionName, controllerName), name);
        sb.Append("