MVC @Url.Content vs @Url.Action

Question

I have looked online but was unable to find the difference between using @Url.Content vs @Url.Action.

Answer 1

@Url.Action is used to create a URL to an Action in a controller. For example, assuming you had a controller that looked like this:

public YourControllerController : Controller
{
    public ActionResult YourAction() { /* stuff */ }
}

You could create a URL that invokes the action with it like this:

Url.Action("YourAction", "YourController")

@Url.Content resolves a virtual path into an absolute path. Example:

Url.Content("~/images/image.jpg")