Try using TempData. It is like a single-shot session object. You put values you want into TempData, immediately redirect and get them out. There is a good writeup here: http://blogs.teamb.com/craigstuntz/2009/01/23/37947/
You can supply the area in the routeValues parameter. Try this: return RedirectToAction(“LogIn”, “Account”, new { area = “Admin” }); Or return RedirectToAction(“LogIn”, “Account”, new { area = “” }); depending on which area you’re aiming for.
I had to solve this problem today myself, and came across this question. Some of the answers are useful (using TempData), but don’t really answer the question at hand. The best advice I found was on this blog post: http://www.jefclaes.be/2012/06/persisting-model-state-when-using-prg.html Basically, use TempData to save and restore the ModelState object. However, it’s a lot cleaner … Read more
You can pass the id as part of the routeValues parameter of the RedirectToAction() method. return RedirectToAction(“Action”, new { id = 99 }); This will cause a redirect to Site/Controller/Action/99. No need for temp or any kind of view data.