use different name in area url in mvc

Question

I have created a area named "User" in my mvc project. So now i can access that area using the url mysite.com/user.

Now can i change the name of the area in url ? i want to access my area using the url mysite.com/admin

I can do this by changing the folder name of the "user" area. But i need to modify lot of files if i change my folder name. So is there any other way to show different name in url ? using areaRegistration.cs ?

Answer 1

In your UserAreaRegistration file set up something like this:

public class UserAreaRegistration : AreaRegistration
{
    public override string AreaName
    {
        get
        {
            return "admin";
        }
    }

    public override void RegisterArea(AreaRegistrationContext context)
    {
        context.MapRoute(
            "Admin_default",
            "Admin/{controller}/{action}/{id}",
            new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
        );
    }
}

And point to the controller/action etc that you want.