Angular 1 - get current URL parameters

Question

I want to extract data from current URL and use it in controller. For example I have this url:

app.dev/backend/surveys/2

Bits that I want to extract:

app.dev/backend/ :type / :id

Is there anything in Angular that could help me with this task ?

Answer 1

To get parameters from URL with ngRoute . It means that you will need to include angular-route.js in your application as a dependency. More information how to do this on official ngRoute documentation.

The solution for the question:

// You need to add 'ngRoute' as a dependency in your app angular.module('ngApp', ['ngRoute'])     .config(function ($routeProvider, $locationProvider) {         // configure the routing rules here         $routeProvider.when('/backend/:type/:id', {             controller: 'PagesCtrl'         });          // enable HTML5mode to disable hashbang urls         $locationProvider.html5Mode(true);     })     .controller('PagesCtrl', function ($routeParams) {         console.log($routeParams.id, $routeParams.type);     }); 

If you don't enable the $locationProvider.html5Mode(true);. Urls will use hashbang(/#/).

More information about routing can be found on official angular $route API documentation.

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Side note: This question is answering how to achieve this using ng-Route however I would recommend using the ui-Router for routing. It is more flexible, offers more functionality, the documentations is great and it is considered the best routing library for angular.