get the path info when it's without default.aspx

[vbbit]

Is there a way to get the string out of this kind of URL:

http://localhost/test

I need to get test out of it.

[gep13]

Hey,

You can convert your url to a Uri Class:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.uri.aspx

This then provides a number of members that you can use to get what you want. For instance, in this case:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...olutepath.aspx

Hope that helps!!

Gary

[vbbit]

I don't understand still, can you give an example?

[gep13]

Hey,

Did you read the documentation that I linked to?

From the first link, create a new instance of the Uri class, using your url:

VB:

Dim siteUri As New Uri("http://localhost/test")

C#

Uri siteUri = new Uri("http://localhost/test");

From the second link, use the AbsolutePath property of the Uri Class to return the information that you want:

VB:

Dim path As String = siteUri.AbsolutePath

C#:

string path = siteUri.AbsolutePath;

Hope that helps!!

Gary

[danasegarane]

Is there a way to get the string out of this kind of URL:

http://localhost/test

I need to get test out of it.

Or Else go for this one

 Response.Write(Request.Url.AbsolutePath)

[vbbit]

I need the if statement to do something. This would not work because anything after that schema "/" will always be there. I put the below code in the BeingRequestion method in global and it executes every time. I only one to rewrite the url when the "test" user is provided.

Uri uri = new Uri(Request.Url.ToString());
            Response.Write(uri.AbsoluteUri.ToString());
            Response.Write(uri.PathAndQuery.ToString());
            if (uri.PathAndQuery.Length  > 0) //this is what I need
            {
                string sUser = System.IO.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(Request.PhysicalPath);
                app.Context.RewritePath("~/default.aspx?user=" + sUser);
                
            }

[gep13]

Or Else go for this one

 Response.Write(Request.Url.AbsolutePath)

Hey,

That also works

I didn't want to make the assumption that the OP was talking about the url of the current request, but if they are, then this would be a perfectly valid approach.

Gary

[gep13]

I need the if statement to do something. This would not work because anything after that schema "/" will always be there. I put the below code in the BeingRequestion method in global and it executes every time. I only one to rewrite the url when the "test" user is provided.

Uri uri = new Uri(Request.Url.ToString());
            Response.Write(uri.AbsoluteUri.ToString());
            Response.Write(uri.PathAndQuery.ToString());
            if (uri.PathAndQuery.Length  > 0) //this is what I need
            {
                string sUser = System.IO.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(Request.PhysicalPath);
                app.Context.RewritePath("~/default.aspx?user=" + sUser);
                
            }

Hey,

Ok, so this is not needed:

Uri uri = new Uri(Request.Url.ToString());

Since Request.Url is already an instance of a Uri Class.

Can you provide a concrete example of when you want the url rewrite to take place, and I am not sure that I follow from the example that you have provided.

Gary

[vbbit]

I only want that when the user goes to http://localhost/username

Then rewrite it. The others like http://localhost/default.aspx, http://localhost/image/banner.jpg, etc... I don't want to rewrite. That's why I am hoping that IF statement to check the condition first.

[gep13]

Hey,

So, why can't you use the approach that I suggested.

Namely, find the AbsolutePath for the current Uri, if it contains the value you are looking for, then do the redirect.

Gary

[vbbit]

But the username is always changing.... it can be user1, user2, user3...

[gep13]

Hey,

I understand that, but you should be able to get the username of the currently logged in user, and do the comparison to that.

It is difficult to suggest too much more, without knowing more about your application.

Gary

[vbbit]

Have you ever played with myspace? It's like that. I have not logged into my myspace account, but I can go to my friend's myspace like http://myspace.com/testinguser and it pulls up his myspace account. So that's leaving me no logged in user to compare to that.

[gep13]

Hey,

No, I haven't played with MySpace, but I think that I see what you are getting at.

This is really the concept of Routes, which was first seen with the release of the ASP.Net MVC Framework. It is also going to come into being in .Net 4.0, with the release of Visual Studio 2010.

You might want to take a look at the following:

http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/051309-1.aspx

Gary

[vbbit]

So I guess.. I am stuck with this logic. Is there any other way to rewrite my url that can give me the same result per discussion here?

[gep13]

Hey,

Short of implementing your own routing techniques, then I am not really sure what else to suggest to you.

I guess you could check to make sure that there is nothing no file requested in the Url, i.e. default.aspx or banner.jpg, and if there isn't assume a redirect it needed, but that seems a bit clunky.

Gary

[vbbit]

That could work, but is it possible to determine from a url to see if it's a file or not I have sub directories too.. some files are in there?

[gep13]

Hey,

If you are requesting a file, it will always have an extension, regardless of what directory, or sub-directory, it is in.

Gary

[vbbit]

Is there a url property for that then if it has extension?

[gep13]

Hey,

Again, did you read the documentation that I linked you to?

This would seem to do the trick:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...ri.isfile.aspx

Gary