How to generate url encoded anchor links with AngularJS?

Question

<a href="#/search?query={{address}}" ng-repeat="address in addresses">
  {{address}}
</a>

generates links that are not url encoded if I understand correctly. What is the proper way to encode #/search?query={{address}}?

Example address is 1260 6th Ave, New York, NY.

Answer 1

You can use the native encodeURIComponent in javascript. Also, you can make it into a string filter to utilize it.

Here is the example of making escape filter.

js:

var app = angular.module('app', []);
app.filter('escape', function() {
  return window.encodeURIComponent;
});

html:

<a ng-href="#/search?query={{address | escape}}">

(updated: adapting to Karlies' answer which uses ng-href instead of plain href)

Answer 2

@Tosh's solution will return #/search?query=undefined if address is undefined in

<a ng-href="#/search?query={{address | escape}}">

If you prefer to get an empty string instead for your query you have to extend the solution to

var app = angular.module('app', []);
app.filter('escape', function() {
    return function(input) {
        if(input) {
            return window.encodeURIComponent(input); 
        }
        return "";
    }
});

This will return #/search?query= if address is undefined.