post action for url.action?

Question

Hi All,

Here is a line of code in my Controller class:

return JavaScript(String.Format("window.top.location.href='{0}';", Url.Action("MyAction", "MyController")))

Is there a way to make it use the verb=post version of MyAction?

thanks, rodchar

Answer 1

You can't use POST by simply navigating to a different URL. (Which is what you'd do by changing location.href.)

Using POST also on makes sense when submitting some data. It's not clear from your code what data would actually be POSTed.

If you really want to initiate a POST via javascript try using it to submit a form.

Answer 2

Continuing off of Matt Lacey's answer, your action could return a bit of Javascript that does this:

1. Use jquery to add a new form to the DOM
2. Use jquery to submit the newly added form

Something like this: (untested code)

var urlHelper = new UrlHelper(...);
var redirectUrl = urlHelper.Action("MyAction", "MyController");

var redirectScript = String.Format(@"
    var formTag = $('<form action=""{0}"" method=""post"" id=""redirectForm""></form>');
    $(body).append(formTag);
    formTag.submit();"
    , redirectUrl
);

return JavaScript(redirectScript);