writing functions in angularjs services

Question

i want to write a function inside a angularjs service and i want to reuse it in all my

controllers.

var mod= angular.module('myapp', ['eventFilters', 'highlight', 'event', 'dayfilter', 'Services']).
config(['$routeProvider', function($routeProvider) {
$routeProvider.
      when('/', {templateUrl: 'template.html',   controller: Ctrl}).
      when('/temp', {templateUrl: 'temp.html',   controller: tempCtrl}).
      otherwise({redirectTo: '/invalid'});
}]);
mod.service ('sharedService', function() {
function daysInMonth(month,year) {
    return new Date(year, month+1,0).getDate();
}
});

i want to use the daysInMonth function in any of my controller. is it possible? if so could anyone explain me briefly with some examples in fiddle.

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Here is fiddle with a basic example of how you can use (inject) services in controllers.

http://jsfiddle.net/uhmNR/1/

var myApp = angular.module('myApp',[]);


//Here is the service Users with its functions and attributes
//You can inject it in any controller, service is a singleton and its data persist between controllers
myApp.factory('Users', function () {

    var userName = "John Doe";

    return {
        getUserName: function () {
             return userName;                   
        },
        setUserName: function (newName) {
            userName = newName;
        }
    }
});

//An Util service with DaysInMonth method   
myApp.factory('Util', function () {

    return {
        daysInMonth: function (month,year) {

            return new Date(year, month+1,0).getDate();
        }
    };

});   

//Here I am injecting the User service andusing its methods   
myApp.controller('MyCtrl', ['$scope', 'Users', 'Util', function ($scope, Users, Util) {

    Users.setUserName('Robin Hood');

    $scope.name = Users.getUserName();

    //Using Util.daysInMonth()
    $scope.date = Util.daysInMonth(12,2012);
}]);

Hope It helps.