How can i override Url.Action

Question

Now i use to override extensions like :

public abstract class MyWebViewPage<T> : WebViewPage<T>
{
    public new MyHtmlHelper<T> Html { get; set; }
    public override void InitHelpers()
    {
        Ajax = new AjaxHelper<T>(ViewContext, this);
        Url = new UrlHelper(ViewContext.RequestContext);
        Html = new MyHtmlHelper<T>(ViewContext, this);
    }
}

public class MyHtmlHelper<T> : HtmlHelper<T>
{
    public MyHtmlHelper(ViewContext viewContext, IViewDataContainer viewDataContainer) :
        base(viewContext, viewDataContainer)
    {
    }

    public MvcHtmlString ActionLink(string linkText, string actionName)
    {
        return ActionLink(linkText, actionName, null, new RouteValueDictionary(), new RouteValueDictionary());
    } 
}

How to add Url.Action helper here with all overloaded version?

UPD: I should override all standard method because many peoples work on this and i they should use standard helpers but with my functionality

Answer 1

You don't need to override neither the Url.Action helper nor the HtmlHelper actions. You can create Extension Methods instead. Here's an example:

public static class MyHelpers
{
    public static string MyAction(this UrlHelper url, string actionName)
    {
        // return whatever you want (here's an example)...
        return url.Action(actionName, new RouteValueDictionary());
    }
}

Then, you can use the method in your views like this:

@Url.MyAction("MyActionName")

UPDATE:

I wouldn't recommend overriding the Url.Action method. Creating extension methods is much easier and cleaner. But, here's how you can do it:

public class MyUrlHelper : UrlHelper 
{
    public override string Action(string actionName)
    {
        return base.Action(actionName, new RouteValueDictionary());  
    }
}