MVC route with numbers - asp.net

Question

I am trying to route an old URL that is domain.com/1024 to my home page in mvc.
I keep getting resource not found errors.
Here is my routeConfig
routes.MapRoute(
name: "1024",
url: "{controller}/{action}",
defaults: new { controller = "Home", action = "Direct", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
);
My Controller
public ActionResult Direct()
{
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}

Answer 1

If you have your route definition before the default, for example:
routes.MapRoute(
name: "1024",
url: "{id}",
defaults: new { controller = "Home", action = "Direct" }
);
routes.MapRoute(
name: "Default",
url: "{controller}/{action}/{id}",
defaults: new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
);
This will route (host):(port)/ to Index and (host):(port)/1024 to Direct where you can RedirectToAction("Index").
For example a HomeController to demonstrate the point (This ONLY redirects 1024 to index):
public class HomeController : Controller
{
//
// GET: /Home/
public ActionResult Index()
{
return View();
}
public ActionResult Direct(int? id)
{
if (id.HasValue && id.Value == 1024)
{
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}
else
{
return View();
}
}
}
This would redirect any id to index:
public class HomeController : Controller
{
//
// GET: /Home/
public ActionResult Index()
{
return View();
}
public ActionResult Direct(int? id)
{
return RedirectToAction("Index");
}
}