Construct url in view for Web Api with attribute routing

Question

How can I get the url from web api in my view?

Example (from the msdn-blog):

[RoutePrefix(\"reviews\")]
public class ReviewsController : ApiControlle         


        

Answer 1

Generating links to Web API routes always require a RouteName, so you should have something like below:

[Route("{reviewId}/edit", Name="EditView")]
public IHttpActionResult Edit(int reviewId) { ... }

You can then generate a link like /reviews/1/editto Web API.

Url.RouteUrl(routeName: "EditView", routeValues: new { httpRoute = true, reviewId = 1 });

or

Url.HttpRouteUrl(routeName: "EditView", routeValues: , reviewId = 1)

Note that route names need to be specified explicitly and they are no longer generated automatically like what @Karhgath is suggesting. This was a change made from RC to RTM version.