asp.net core mvc - MVC6 route choosing wrong action -

i'm trying make simple webpage more 1 parameter coming in.

when click on link, takes me /links/index/1/2 instead of /links/canvas/1/2 expected.

controller:

public class linkscontroller : controller { public iactionresult index(int? id)     { ...... return view() } public iactionresult canvas(int param1, int param2)     { ...... return view() } } 

page link that's not working:

<a asp-route="newroute" asp-route-param1="1" asp-route-param2="2">view</a>  

startup.cs:

 app.usemvc(routes =>         {              routes.maproute(         name: "newroute",         template: "{controller=links}/{action=canvas}/{param1}/{param2}");              routes.maproute(                 name: "default",                 template: "{controller=home}/{action=index}/{id?}");           }); 

the default values specified in route used if there not value, when use route in context values populated controller , action values of page viewing rather default values.

you can override controller , action values changing code this:

<a asp-controller="links" asp-action="canvas" asp-route-param1="1" asp-route-param2="2">view</a>