ASP.NET MVC4 The controller for path '/enquiry/' was not found or does not implement IController. error returned for dropdownlist -

my application returning when navigate enquiry area, have working areas, brochure , enquiry , third follow (pay), when navigate brochure area error not displayed.

i have tried adding areas parameter in view error being thrown, both leaving string blank , enquiry shown below :

@html.action("dropdownlist", "enquiry base", new { type = "titles", areas = ""})  @html.action("dropdownlist", "enquiry base", new { type = "titles", areas = "enquiry"}) 

neither of these have resolved error.

currently in order display dropdownlist have viewmodel, partial view , unity bootstrapper in root:

itemsviewmodel

public class dropdownlistitem {     public string text { get; set; }     public string value { get; set; } }  public class itemsviewmodel {     private readonly list<dropdownlistitem> _items;      public string selecteditem { get; set; }      public ienumerable<selectlistitem> items     {                 {             var allitems = _items.select(i => new selectlistitem                 {                     value = i.value,                     text = i.text                 });             return defaultitem.concat(allitems);         }     }      public ienumerable<selectlistitem> defaultitem     {                 {             return enumerable.repeat(new selectlistitem                 {                     value = "",                     text = mui.please_select                 }, count: 1);         }     }      public itemsviewmodel()     {      }      public itemsviewmodel(list<dropdownlistitem> items, string selected)     {         _items = items;         selecteditem = selected;     } 

dropdownpartial

@using mbs.exec.mvc.viewmodels @model itemsviewmodel  @html.dropdownlistfor(m => m.selecteditem, model.items) 

bootstrapper

public static class bootstrapper {     public static void initialise()     {         var container = buildunitycontainer();          dependencyresolver.setresolver(new unitydependencyresolver(container));          globalconfiguration.configuration.dependencyresolver = new unity.webapi.unitydependencyresolver(container);     }      private static iunitycontainer buildunitycontainer()     {         var container = new unitycontainer();          container.registertype<ibrochuremodel, militarybrochureviewmodel>();         container.registertype<ibrochuremodel, generalbrochureviewmodel>();         container.registertype<ibrochuremodel, standardbrochureviewmodel>();         container.registertype<ibrochuremodel, studentbrochureviewmodel>();          container.registertype<ienquirymodel, militaryenquiryviewmodel>();         container.registertype<ienquirymodel, generalenquiryviewmodel>();         container.registertype<ienquirymodel, standardenquiryviewmodel>();         container.registertype<ienquirymodel, studentenquiryviewmodel>();          container.registertype<iformdata, formdata>();         container.registertype<irestexecutiveservice, restexecutiveservice>();          return container;     } 

in order use dropdown in area created dropdownlist actionresult in enquirybasecontroller:

[childactiononly]     public actionresult dropdownlist(string type, string selected)     {         if (type == "titles")         {             var items = new itemsviewmodel(                 (from g in _service.gettitles() select new dropdownlistitem { text = g.value, value = g.value }).tolist(),                 selected);              return partialview("dropdownpartial", items);         }         else if (type == "leadsources")         {             var items = new itemsviewmodel(                 (from g in _service.getleadsources() select new dropdownlistitem { text = g.value, value = g.value }).tolist(),                 selected);              return partialview("dropdownpartial", items);         }          return null;     } 

i use @html.action code above render dropdown on view.

does have ideas why error being thrown?

when call

@html.action("dropdownlist", "enquiry base", new { type = "titles", areas = ""})  

you have space in controller name string.

try this:

@html.action("dropdownlist", "enquirybase", new { type = "titles", areas = ""}) 

i presume reason error goes '/enquiry/' because reading first part of string.