Conditionally disable ASP.NET MVC Controller

Question

What is the best way to disable ASP.NET MVC controller conditionally?

I want to have an access to the controller actions if some value in web.config is \"true\" and

Answer 1

The easiest would probably be to implement a custom action filter:

http://www.asp.net/mvc/tutorials/older-versions/controllers-and-routing/understanding-action-filters-cs

You can also conditionally add a route that matches that controller that would result in a 404 being returned.