How do I execute a controller action from an HttpModule in ASP.NET MVC?

Question

I\'ve got the following IHttpModule and I\'m trying to figure out how to execute an action from a controller for a given absolute or relative URL.

Answer 1

Something along the lines should do the job:

public void OnError(HttpContextBase context)
{
    context.ClearError();
    context.Response.StatusCode = 404;

    var rd = new RouteData();
    rd.Values["controller"] = "error";
    rd.Values["action"] = "notfound";
    IController controller = new ErrorController();
    var rc = new RequestContext(context, rd);
    controller.Execute(rc);
}

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