Redirecting to another page in asp.net MVC using javascript/Jquery

Question

I want to redirect from one page to another page in asp.net MVC 3.0 using javascript/Jquery/Ajax. On button click event I have written javascript code like below.

function foo(id)
{
    $.post('/Branch/Details/' + id);
}

My Controller code is like this:

public ViewResult Details(Guid id)
{
     Branch branch = db.Branches.Single(b => b.Id == id);
     return View(branch);
}

When I click on button it is calling Details action inside BranchController but it doesn't return to Details view.

I didn't get any error or exception. It's showing status 200 OK in firebug. What is wrong in my code and How can I redirect to Details view page. Please help me.

dotsamuelswan · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-20 16:52:44Z

You are not subscribing to any success callback in your $.post AJAX call. Meaning that the request is executed, but you do nothing with the results. If you want to do something useful with the results, try:

$.post('/Branch/Details/' + id, function(result) {
    // Do something with the result like for example inject it into
    // some placeholder and update the DOM.
    // This obviously assumes that your controller action returns
    // a partial view otherwise you will break your markup
});

On the other hand if you want to redirect, you absolutely do not need AJAX. You use AJAX only when you want to stay on the same page and update only a portion of it.

So if you only wanted to redirect the browser:

function foo(id) {
    window.location.href = '/Branch/Details/' + id;
}

As a side note: You should never be hardcoding urls like this. You should always be using url helpers when dealing with urls in an ASP.NET MVC application. So:

function foo(id) {
    var url = '@Url.Action("Details", "Branch", new { id = "__id__" })';
    window.location.href = url.replace('__id__', id);
}

Thank you @Darin. I am using url helper as you suggested but its error on page because url is something like this localhost/… How to get proper Url from this helper.
@Sharad, is this in a separate javascript file? If it is you cannot use url helpers in it. You could define url as a global variable inside your view: <script type="text/javascript">var url = '@Url.Action("Details", "Branch", new { id = "__id__" })';</script>. And then you can use it in your separate javascript file.
yes this is in a seperate JS file. I placed it in master page and now its working. Thanks a lot @Darin.

Mridul · Answer 2 · 2012-10-17 06:54:53Z

This could be done by using a hidden variable in the view and then using that variable to post from the javascript.

Here is my code in the view

@Html.Hidden("RedirectTo", Url.Action("ActionName", "ControllerName"));

Now you can use this in the js file as

 var url = $("#RedirectTo").val();
 location.href = url ;

worked like charm fro me. Hope it helps you too.

run · Answer 3 · 2011-11-16 08:31:43Z

up vote 2 down vote

you can use

window.location.href = '/Branch/Details/' + id;

but your ajax code is incomplete without success or error functions

answered Nov 16 '11 at 8:31

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Muhammad Mubashir · Answer 4 · 2013-02-04 07:31:38Z

<script type="text/javascript">
    function lnkLogout_Confirm()
    {
        var bResponse = confirm('Are you sure you want to exit?');

        if (bResponse === true) {
            ////console.log("lnkLogout_Confirm clciked.");
            var url = '@Url.Action("Login", "Login")';
            window.location.href = url;
        }
        return bResponse;
    }

</script>

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