ASP.NET MVC resolve urls in javascript

Question

I am loading up some content via jQuery.load(\'/Business/Tags\'), which works well when using my local webserver. But when using iis this does not resolve correctly. I hav

Answer 1

As for me I'm using Url.Action/Url.RouteUrl helpers with JavaScript/jQuery where it is possible:

$.load('<%= Url.Action("Tags", "Business") %>')

or

$.load('<%= Url.RouteUrl("BusinessTagsRoute") %>')

In other cases I'm using ResolveUrl helper (from MVCContrib or your could write your own):

$.load('<%= Url.ResolveUrl("~/Business/Tags") %>')

UPDATED:

It is also possible to create special controller for your JavaScript/jQuery with actions, returning PartialViews with JavaScript:

public ActionResult YourJavaScript()
{
    Response.ContentType = "application/x-javascript";
    return PartialView("YourJavaScript");
}

Then in your YourJavaScript.ascx you can use JavaScript/jQuery code with WebForms server tags. I still recommend not to use hardly coded Urls in jQuery/AJAX