RouteCollectionExtension.MapDashboardRoute(RouteCollection, String, String, String[], String) Method

Maps the specified URL route and sets a prefix, controller and area names, and namespaces.

Namespace: DevExpress.DashboardWeb.Mvc

Assembly: DevExpress.Dashboard.v23.2.Web.Mvc5.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Web.Mvc5.Dashboard

Declaration

C#

public static void MapDashboardRoute(
    this RouteCollection routes,
    string routePrefix,
    string controllerName,
    string[] namespaces,
    string areaName
)

VB.NET

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Sub MapDashboardRoute(
    routes As RouteCollection,
    routePrefix As String,
    controllerName As String,
    namespaces As String(),
    areaName As String
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
routes	RouteCollection	A collection of the RouteCollection objects that are routes for the application.
routePrefix	String	A String value that specifies a route prefix.
controllerName	String	A String value that specifies the controller name.
namespaces	String[]	A set of namespaces for the application.
areaName	String	A String value that specifies the name of the area to register.

Remarks

A route prefix is used to handle requests from the client-side DashboardControl. Use the following properties in the client applications to specify the endpoint:

• Client app with DashboardControl: DashboardControlOptions.endpoint
• ASP.NET Core Razor app: DashboardBackendOptionsBuilder.Uri
• ASP.NET MVC Razor app: DashboardBackendOptions.Uri

When Web Dashboard is used within ASP.NET MVC Areas, you may encounter error messages like The dashboard "" is not found. This message indicates that the ASP.NET MVC Routing is adjusted incorrectly and Web Dashboard requests are sent to the incorrect URL. In this case, use MapDashboardRoute overload with the areaName and namespaces parameters:

C#

using DevExpress.DashboardWeb.Mvc;
// ...
public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes) {
    routes.MapDashboardRoute("api/dashboard", "DefaultDashboard", new string[] { "DXWebApplication.Areas.Admin.Controllers" }, "Admin");
    // ...
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.DashboardWeb.Mvc
' ...
Public Shared Sub RegisterRoutes(ByVal routes As RouteCollection)
    routes.MapDashboardRoute("api/dashboard", "DefaultDashboard", New String() { "DXWebApplication.Areas.Admin.Controllers" }, "Admin")
    ' ...
End Sub