Can you pass parameters to an AngularJS controller on creation?
I have a controller responsible for communicating with an API to update properties of a user, name, email, etc. Each user has an 'id' which is passed from the server when the profile page is viewed.
I would like to pass this value to the AngularJS controller so it knows what the API entry point is for the current user. I've tried passing the value in ng-controller . For example:
function UserCtrl(id, $scope, $filter) {
$scope.connection = $resource('api.com/user/' + id)
and in the HTML
<body ng-controller="UserCtrl({% id %})">
where {% id %} print the id sent from the server. but I get errors.
What is the correct way to pass a value into a controller on its creation?
Notes:
This answer is old. This is just a proof of concept on how the desired outcome can be achieved. However, it may not be the best solution as per some comments below. I don't have any documentation to support or reject the following approach. Please refer to some of the comments below for further discussion on this topic.
Original Answer:
I answered this to Yes you absolutely can do so using ng-init and a simple init function.
Here is the example of it on plunker
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html ng-app="angularjs-starter">
<head lang="en">
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.0.3/angular.min.js"></script>
<script src="app.js"></script>
</head>
<body ng-controller="MainCtrl" ng-init="init('James Bond','007')">
<h1>I am {{name}} {{id}}</h1>
</body>
</html>
JavaScript
var app = angular.module('angularjs-starter', []);
app.controller('MainCtrl', function($scope) {
$scope.init = function(name, id)
{
//This function is sort of private constructor for controller
$scope.id = id;
$scope.name = name;
//Based on passed argument you can make a call to resource
//and initialize more objects
//$resource.getMeBond(007)
};
});
I'm very late to this and I have no idea if this is a good idea, but you can include the $attrs injectable in the controller function allowing the controller to be initialized using "arguments" provided on an element, eg
app.controller('modelController', function($scope, $attrs) {
if (!$attrs.model) throw new Error("No model for modelController");
// Initialize $scope using the value of the model attribute, e.g.,
$scope.url = "http://example.com/fetch?model="+$attrs.model;
})
<div ng-controller="modelController" model="foobar">
<a href="{{url}}">Click here</a>
</div>
Again, no idea if this is a good idea, but it seems to work and is another alternative.
This also works.
Javascript:
var app = angular.module('angularApp', []);
app.controller('MainCtrl', function($scope, name, id) {
$scope.id = id;
$scope.name = name;
// and more init
});
Html:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html ng-app="angularApp">
<head lang="en">
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.0.3/angular.min.js"></script>
<script src="app.js"></script>
<script>
app.value("name", "James").value("id", "007");
</script>
</head>
<body ng-controller="MainCtrl">
<h1>I am {{name}} {{id}}</h1>
</body>
</html>