In _LoggedInUser.cshtml (which is in Views/Shared folder at application's root) view I want to call the Logout method of AC controller. I have two options here:
Using ActionLink
@Html.ActionLink("Logout", "Logout", "AC", new { area = string.Empty })
OR
<a href="@Url.Action("Logout", "AC", new { area = string.Empty })">Logout</a>
I am specifying area because I want to call action method of AC controller irrespective of area it is in.
As far as I understand the difference between @Html.ActionLink() and @Url.action is that first generates an anchor tag where as second returns a url (Please correct me if I am wrong), so I guess both should target to same location but here @Html.ActionLink has following link location:
http://localhost:13974/Home/logout?Length=2
whereas <a href="@Url.Action(.... has following link location:
http://localhost:13974/AC/Logout
Both links are working fine when area attribute is removed but @Html.ActionLink() breaks when I specify the area
Why both the links are targeting to different locations when I specify area?