Cannot get to $rootScope
AngularjsAngularjs Problem Overview
The following file "works" (the sense that it does not throw any errors):
<!doctype html>
<html ng-app="modx">
<script src="http://code.angularjs.org/angular-1.0.0rc7.js"></script>
<script>
angular.module("modx", [], function($routeProvider) {
});
</script>
</html>
but this
<!doctype html>
<html ng-app="modx">
<script src="http://code.angularjs.org/angular-1.0.0rc7.js"></script>
<script>
angular.module("modx", [], function($routeProvider, $rootScope) {
});
</script>
</html>
gives the error:
> Error: Unknown provider: $rootScope from modx
> Source File: http://code.angularjs.org/angular-1.0.0rc7.js
> Line: 2491
WTF?
Angularjs Solutions
Solution 1 - Angularjs
You can not ask for instance during configuration phase - you can ask only for providers.
var app = angular.module('modx', []);
// configure stuff
app.config(function($routeProvider, $locationProvider) {
// you can inject any provider here
});
// run blocks
app.run(function($rootScope) {
// you can inject any instance here
});
See http://docs.angularjs.org/guide/module for more info.
Solution 2 - Angularjs
I've found the following "pattern" to be very useful:
MainCtrl.$inject = ['$scope', '$rootScope', '$location', 'socket', ...];
function MainCtrl (scope, rootscope, location, thesocket, ...) {
where, MainCtrl is a controller. I am uncomfortable relying on the parameter names of the Controller function doing a one-for-one mimic of the instances for fear that I might change names and muck things up. I much prefer explicitly using $inject for this purpose.
Solution 3 - Angularjs
I don't suggest you to use syntax like you did. AngularJs lets you to have different functionalities as you want (run, config, service, factory, etc..), which are more professional.In this function you don't even have to inject that by yourself like
MainCtrl.$inject = ['$scope', '$rootScope', '$location', 'socket', ...];
you can use it, as you know.