How to set the url.actionlink for main application controller from area controller.

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i am working for a MVC 5 application, in which i have the main application, and there is two Area(Admin,Billing) in same application. there is HomeController in Main application, Admin Area and Billing Area. i have set the default route for Billing Area Billcontroller in main application RouteConfig.cs file: see below:

public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes)
      {
          routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.axd/{*pathInfo}");

          //routes.MapRoute(
          //    name: "Default",
          //    url: "{controller}/{action}/{id}",
          //    defaults: new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional },
          //    namespaces: new string[] { "MvcAreaDemoApp.Controllers" }
          //);

          routes.MapRoute(
             name: "Default",
             url: "{controller}/{action}/{id}",
             defaults: new { controller = "Bill", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
          , namespaces: new string[] { "MvcAreaDemoApp.Controllers" }
         ).DataTokens["area"] = "Billing";
      }

When i am trying to go in main application Home controller method, i not redirecting to home controller for main application, it's going to same areas homecontroller method.

What I have tried:

<a href="@Url.Action("Index","Home", new { area="" })">Dashboard</a>

Posted 27-Aug-18 7:47am

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Updated 28-Aug-18 3:03am

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Richard Maly · Answer 1 · 2018-08-28T03:04:00

I don't think you need the "new {area = ""}" segment
so just,

C#

<a href="@Url.Action("Index","Home")">Dashboard</a>

if you are using areas then you need to use something like

@Url.Action("Method", "Controller", new {Area = "AreaName"})

when you load the page up you can always check where the url is pointing to by using the browser's developer tools. eg on chrome right click inspect
If the URL is as you are expecting and it is still not working then it is probably your routing that is wrong. Mine looks like this

routes.MapRoute(
    name: "Default",
    url: "{controller}/{action}/{id}",
    defaults: new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
);