mvc route problem - using integer parameters

.net, asp.net-mvc, routes, url-routing

Solution

Make sure you put this route before the default route. You could also use regular expressions to restrict possible parameter values:

routes.MapRoute(
    "NewsArticles",
    "News/{page}",
    new { controller = "News", action = "Index" },
    new { page = @"^\d{1,3}$" }
);

Remark: In your example you are using `archive = false` while there is no `archive` parameter defined in the route.

Problem

I have a route like this in my `global.asax.cs`: ``` routes.MapRoute( "NewsArticles", "News/{page}", new { controller = "News", action = "Index", archive = false } ); ``` How can I restrict access to this route so that it's only encountered if the user uses an integer?

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