Users enter Forward Slash "/" in asp.net MVC 3 url

Question

Using .Net 4, isn't it possible to include forward slash in route parameters or one should force the user to use hyphen - instead

Example: mysite.com/user/{id}/{year} maps to mysite.com/user/01/2012

where {id} = {user/01} and {year} = 2012 in the example above

if this is the last route parameter it would be easier as pointed in the answers below. but it is not

I have read these, same questions as mine

• URL-encoded slash in URL
• How to pass special characters so ASP.NET MVC can handle correctly query string data?
• How to make ASP.NET Routing escape route values?

but I didn't really get what I want. I could use this solutions if I want to generate the URL.

But what happens if the use type the url in the browser?

Or one should avoid that and force the user to use other formats like replacing "/" with "-"? as: mysite.com/user/usr-01/2012

Answer 1

Loosely interpreted: Can a route-parameter include a forward-slash ?

Answer: No. Just avoid that.