c# - Get current URL in a Blazor component

Question

I need to know the URL of the current page in order to check if I have to apply a certain style to an element. The code below is an example.

    @using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Services
    @inject IUriHelper UriHelper
    @implements IDisposable

    <h1>@url</h1>
    <nav>
        <div class="nav-wrapper">
            <a href="#" class="brand-logo">Blazor</a>
            <ul id="nav-mobile" class="right hide-on-med-and-down">
                <li>
                    <NavLink href="/" Match=NavLinkMatch.All>
                        Home
                    </NavLink>
                </li>
                <li>
                    <NavLink href="/counter">
                        Counter
                    </NavLink>
                </li>
                <li>
                    <NavLink href="/fetchdata">
                        Fetch data
                    </NavLink>
                </li>
            </ul>
        </div>
    </nav>

    @functions {

        private string url = string.Empty;

        protected override void OnInit()
        {
            url = UriHelper.GetAbsoluteUri();
            UriHelper.OnLocationChanged += OnLocationChanged;
        }

        private void OnLocationChanged(object sender, LocationChangedEventArgs e)
        {
            url = newUriAbsolute;
        }

        public void Dispose()
        {
            UriHelper.OnLocationChanged -= OnLocationChanged;
        }
    }

I used the same approach used in the NavLink component in the Blazor repository, but it did not work. Any ideas?.

Answer 1

Use the Uri property from the NavigationManager class.

How it works

Get it from injection before using it on .razor pages:

@inject NavigationManager MyNavigationManager

Or like this in a .cs file if you prefer the "code-behind" experience:

using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components;
...
[Inject]
public NavigationManager MyNavigationManager {get; set;}

Sample

@page "/navigate"
@inject NavigationManager MyNavigationManager

<h1>Current URL</h1>

<p>@(MyNavigationManager.Uri)</p>

More about navigation (NavigateTo, BaseUri, ToAbsoluteUri, ToBaseRelativePath, ... ) at: URI and navigation state helpers

NavigationManager cheatsheet

MyNavigationManager.Uri
#> https://localhost:5001/counter/3?q=hi

MyNavigationManager.BaseUri
#> https://localhost:5001/

MyNavigationManager.NavigateTo("http://new location")
#> Navigates to new location

MyNavigationManager.LocationChanged
#> An event that fires when the navigation location has changed.

MyNavigationManager.ToAbsoluteUri("pepe")
#> https://localhost:5001/pepe

MyNavigationManager.ToBaseRelativePath(MyNavigationManager.Uri)
#> counter/3?q=hi

Helper: AddQueryParm( "q2", "bye" ) // (*1)
#> https://localhost:5001/counter/3?q=hi&q2=bye

Helper: GetQueryParm( "q" )
#> hi

(*1) Net6 introduces GetUriWithQueryParameter. More info: Manipulate the query string from Blazor

Helpers code:

@code {

    [Parameter]
    public string Id { get; set; }

    // Blazor: add parm to URL
    string AddQueryParm(string parmName, string parmValue)
    {
        var uriBuilder = new UriBuilder(MyNavigationManager.Uri);
        var q = System.Web.HttpUtility.ParseQueryString(uriBuilder.Query);
        q[parmName] = parmValue;
        uriBuilder.Query = q.ToString();
        var newUrl = uriBuilder.ToString();
        return newUrl;
    }

    // Blazor: get query parm from the URL
    string GetQueryParm(string parmName)
    {
        var uriBuilder = new UriBuilder(MyNavigationManager.Uri);
        var q = System.Web.HttpUtility.ParseQueryString(uriBuilder.Query);
        return q[parmName] ?? "";
    }

}