sitecore mvc default action debug

Question

I am trying to debug Sitecore MVC4 application. Overall it works fine, but for some reason i am unable to stop in the default Action. I am able to break in the .cshtml file. I am also able to break in the [HttpPost] Action Is it something specific to Sitecore. I developped stand alone MVC apps before, but never had this issue

 public ViewResult Login()
    {  
       [DEBUGGER DOES NOT STOP HERE ] return View();
    }

 [HttpPost]
 public ActionResult Login(CurrentSession currentSession, LoginViewModel model)
    {
        if (ModelState.IsValid)
        {
              ....... 
              [DEBUGGER STOPS HERE]model.LoggedIn = currentSession.LoggedIn;
              .......

        }
    }

I am trying to do some logic in the default action, but it looks like Sitecore does not see it. Could be some set up in the sitecore ? In my Rendering Item i set value for "Path" pointing to my Login.cshtml. Also set "Form Controller Name" = "Account" and set "Form Controller Action" = Login. Am i missing something? It is like Sitecore does not know there is an action perform "OnLoad" event

Why cant i break in this Action "public ViewResult Login()". — user3412765

Thom Puiman Thom Puiman · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-12T23:05:02

Probably related to the caching-mechanism from Sitecore. Post requests aren't cached by Sitecore or ASP.NET, so that explains why the debugger is using that breakpoint. The Login-action that you're calling with a GET (probably through a rendering in Sitecore?) is most likely default cached by Sitecore and therefore not executed because it already has a cached version of the output. You can maybe disable caching on that item or maybe disable caching on your local environment.

sitecore mvc default action debug

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