Building a complete HTTP URL

[Rob Nicholson]

How do you build a complete HTTP URL inside a page/request. For example,
assuming I want to build a HREF to Pages/Page1.htm so that it comes out
like:

http://www.mysite.com/myweb/Pages/Page1.htm

I'm aware of the use of "~Pages/Page1.htm" but can't use that format in this
situation. Another way of asking is how does ASP.NET convert "~" into
"http://www.mysite.com/myweb/"?

Thanks, Rob.

 

[Brock Allen]

You can do:

string url = Request.ApplicationPath + "/SomeDirRelativeToYourRoot/File.aspx";

Note that if your app is at the root of the website, then Request.ApplicationPath
returns "/", so the URL will (incorrectly) start with "//", so you should
check for that.

Do you need the absolute path in what you're rendering? Usually the client,
if given a relative URL, will determine the full path based upon the context.

-Brock
DevelopMentor
http://staff.develop.com/ballen