Keep being sent to the root.

Question

I am not sure what keeps happening. I thought I followed the video spot on but like half the times I launch the solution, I am directed to the root page instead of my controller.

ComicBookRepository.cs

using ComicBookGallery.Models;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;

namespace ComicBookGallery.Data
{
    public class ComicBookRepository
    {
        private static ComicBook[] _comicBooks = new ComicBook[]
        {
             new ComicBook()
                {
                    SeriesTitle = "The Amazing Spider-Man",
                    IssueNumber = 700,
                    DescriptionHtml = "<p>Final issue! Witness the final hours of Doctor Octopus' life and his one, last, great act of revenge! Even if Spider-Man survives...<strong>will Peter Parker?</strong></p>",
                    Artists = new Artist[]
                    {
                        new Artist() { Name = "Dan Slott", Role = "Script" },
                        new Artist() { Name = "Humberto Ramos", Role = "Pencils" },
                        new Artist() { Name = "Victor Olazaba", Role = "Inks" },
                        new Artist() { Name = "Edgar Delgado", Role = "Colors" },
                        new Artist() { Name = "Chris Eliopoulos", Role = "Letters" },
                    },
                    Favorite = false
                },
                new ComicBook()
                {
                    SeriesTitle = "The Amazing Spider-Man",
                    IssueNumber = 657,
                    DescriptionHtml = "<p><strong>FF: THREE TIE-IN.</strong> Spider-Man visits the FF for a very private wake--just for family.</p>",
                    Artists = new Artist[]
                    {
                        new Artist() { Name = "Dan Slott", Role = "Script" },
                        new Artist() { Name = "Marcos Martin", Role = "Pencils" },
                        new Artist() { Name = "Marcos Martin", Role = "Inks" },
                        new Artist() { Name = "Muntsa Vicente", Role = "Colors" },
                        new Artist() { Name = "Joe Caramagna", Role = "Letters" }
                    },
                    Favorite = false
                },
                new ComicBook()
                {
                    SeriesTitle = "Bone",
                    IssueNumber = 50,
                    DescriptionHtml = "<p><strong>The Dungeon & The Parapet, Part 1.</strong> Thorn is discovered by Lord Tarsil and the corrupted Stickeaters and thrown into a dungeon with Fone Bone. As she sleeps, a message comes to her about the mysterious \"Crown of Horns\".</p>",
                    Artists = new Artist[]
                    {
                        new Artist() { Name = "Jeff Smith", Role = "Script" },
                        new Artist() { Name = "Jeff Smith", Role = "Pencils" },
                        new Artist() { Name = "Jeff Smith", Role = "Inks" },
                        new Artist() { Name = "Jeff Smith", Role = "Letters" }
                    },
                    Favorite = false
                }

        };

        public ComicBook GetComicBook(int id)
        {
            ComicBook comicBookToReturn = null;

            foreach (var comicBook in _comicBooks)
            {
                if (comicBook.Id == id)
                {
                    comicBookToReturn = comicBook;

                    break;
                }
            }
            return comicBookToReturn;
        }
    }
}

ComicBook.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;

namespace ComicBookGallery.Models
{
    public class ComicBook
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public string SeriesTitle { get; set; }
        public int IssueNumber { get; set; }
        public string DescriptionHtml { get; set; }
        public Artist[] Artists { get; set; }
        public bool Favorite { get; set; }

        public string DisplayText
        {
            get
            {
                return SeriesTitle + "#" + IssueNumber;
            }
        }

        // series-title-issuenumber.jpg
        public string CoverImageFileName
        {
            get
            {
                return SeriesTitle.Replace(" ", "-")
                    .ToLower() + "-" + IssueNumber + ".jpg";
            }
        }
    }
}

ComicBooksController.cs

using ComicBookGallery.Models;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Mvc;

namespace ComicBookGallery.Controllers
{
    public class ComicBooksController : Controller
    {
        public ActionResult Detail()
        {
            var comicBook = new ComicBook()
            {
                SeriesTitle = "The Amazing Spider-Man",
                IssueNumber = 700,
                DescriptionHtml = "<p>Final issue! Witness the final hours of Doctor Octopus' life and his one, last, great act of revenge! Even if Spider-Man survives... <strong>will Peter Parker?</strong></p>",
                Artists = new Artist[]
                {
                    new Artist() { Name = "Dan Slott", Role = "Script" },
                    new Artist() { Name = "Humberto Ramos", Role = "Pencils" },
                    new Artist() { Name = "Victor Olazaba", Role = "Inks" },
                    new Artist() { Name = "Edgar Delgado", Role = "Colors" },
                    new Artist() { Name = "Chris Eliopoulos", Role = "Letters" },
                }
            };

            return View(comicBook);
        }
    }
}

Details.cshtml

@model ComicBookGallery.Models.ComicBook

@{
    Layout = "~/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml";
    ViewBag.Title = Model.DisplayText;
}

<h2>@Model.DisplayText</h2>

<div class="row">
    <div class="col-md-6">
        <div class="well">
            <h5><label>Series Title:</label>@Model.SeriesTitle</h5>
            <h5><label>Issue #:</label>@Model.IssueNumber</h5>
            <h5><label>Favorite:</label>@(Model.Favorite ? "Yes" : "No")</h5>
                @if (Model.Artists.Length > 0)
                {
                    <h5>Artists</h5>
                    <div>
                        <ul>
                            @foreach(var artist in Model.Artists)
                            {
                            <li>@artist.Role: @artist.Name</li>
                            }
                        </ul>
                    </div>
                }

        </div>
        <h5>Description:</h5>
        <div>@Html.Raw(Model.DescriptionHtml)</div>
    </div>
    <div class="col-md-6">
        <img src="/Images/@Model.CoverImageFileName"
             alt="@Model.DisplayText" class="img-responsive" />
    </div>
</div>

Answer 1 · 2016-11-17T18:09:22Z

November 17, 2016 6:09pm

You may just have the wrong file name.

Your controller has a method named "Detail" (singular), but the name of your view file is "Details.cshtml" (plural).

In the video, the view file is named "Detail.cshtml".

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