asp.net mvc 5 - MVC5 get area name when using attribute routing -

i have old mvc3 site able area of route using following code:

object oarea;  routedata.datatokens.trygetvalue("area", out aarea); 

i creating new mvc5 application , have started use attribute based routing follows:

[routearea("area")] [routeprefix("test")] public testcontroller {     public actionresult index()     {          return view("index");     } } 

unfortunately, appears when use attribute based routing routedata.datatokens collection empty. area information appears buried under routedata in "ms_directroutematches", data follows:

routedata.values["ms_directroutematches"])[0].datatokens.trygetvalue("area", out oarea); 

however, wondering if there easier, safer or better way area data in mvc5. area name sub-tool name within larger application, used logic in base controller initialization.

the "safe" way first check existence of ms_directroutematches , probe area if exists, falling original routedata object if not.

string area; routedata routedata = httpcontext.request.requestcontext.routedata;  if (routedata != null) {     if (routedata.values.containskey("ms_directroutematches"))     {         routedata = ((ienumerable<routedata>)routedata.values["ms_directroutematches"]).first();     }     routedata.datatokens.trygetvalue("area", out area); }