Introduction

In this lesson, you will learn routing in ASP.NET for beginners. Routing is used to map URLs to specific controllers and actions in a web application.

What is Routing?

Routing decides how incoming requests (URLs) are handled by the application and which controller method should run.

Example of Routing

URL:

/home/index

This means:

• Controller → HomeController
• Action → Index()

Default Route in ASP.NET Core

app.MapControllerRoute(
    name: "default",
    pattern: "{controller=Home}/{action=Index}/{id?}");

Attribute Routing

You can define routes directly in controller.

[Route("home/index")]
public IActionResult Index()
{
    return View();
}

Real-World Use

• Clean URLs for websites
• SEO-friendly page structure
• Navigation between pages

Key Points

• Routing connects URL to controller
• Helps manage navigation
• Important for SEO and structure

Internal Links

• Course Page: .NET Course for Beginners