MVC 5 AttributeRouting Catch All

Question

How do I create a catch all route with the new Attribute routing in MVC

I tried this: [Route("{pagenode}", Order = 999)]

But when I have a named route like [Route("contact"]

I get the "Multiple controller types were found that match the URL. This can happen if attribute routes on multiple controllers match the requested URL." error.

Answer 1

You can't do this with Attribute routing, do this the MVC4 way:

Map a route in your routemapper like this:

routes.MapRoute("RouteName","{*url}",new { controller = "YourFancyController", action = "YourAction" });

This will be your catch-all Route.

If you would like to map all the routes to their controller you can do this:

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

    routes.MapMvcAttributeRoutes();

    AreaRegistration.RegisterAllAreas();

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