How do I apply a CSS class to Html.ActionLink in ASP.NET MVC?

Question

I'm building an ASP.NET MVC application, using VB.NET and I'm trying to apply a css class to a Html.ActionLink using the code:

<%=Html.ActionLink("Home", "Index", "Home", new {@class = "tab" })%>

But when I run the code I receive the below error:

Compiler Error Message: BC30988: Type or 'With' expected.

I'm new to MVC and really haven't much of a clue what I'm doing so I can't see what's wrong there as I'm using code based of an example elsewhere.

user_236817 · Answer

In VB.NET

<%=Html.ActionLink("Contact Us", "ContactUs", "Home", Nothing, New With {.class = "link"})%>

This will assign css class "link" to the Contact Us.

This will generate following HTML :

Contact Us