create ajax actionlink with html elements in the link text

Question

I would like to convert a link to an ajax action link. I can\'t figure out how to display html elements within the link text?

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Answer 1

over a year late and everything but this is what I use. Hope it helps someone else.

@Ajax.RawActionLink(string.Format("Click Me"), "ActionResultName", null, new { item.Variable}, new AjaxOptions { HttpMethod = "Post", InsertionMode = InsertionMode.Replace, UpdateTargetId = "taget-div", LoadingElementId = "target-div" }, new { @class = "class" })

Then the helper...

    public static MvcHtmlString RawActionLink(this AjaxHelper ajaxHelper, string linkText, string actionName, string controllerName, object routeValues, AjaxOptions ajaxOptions, object htmlAttributes)
    {
        var repID = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
        var lnk = ajaxHelper.ActionLink(repID, actionName, controllerName, routeValues, ajaxOptions, htmlAttributes);
        return MvcHtmlString.Create(lnk.ToString().Replace(repID, linkText));
    }