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JavaScript Ember.js Controllers Routes and Templates

Andre Kovac
Andre Kovac
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Posted by Andre Kovac
Andre Kovac
5,588 Points

Does Ember always require an anonymous function for a action property?

In the following Controller definition the alert function is wrapped into a anonymous function definition.

Blogger.AboutController = Ember.Controller.extend({
  actions: {
    showRealName: function() {
      alert("Dracula's real name is....");
    }
  }
});

Why does the following (i.e. not wrapping the alert) not work and give me the Ember Error, that I haven't implemented the action for showRealName?

Blogger.AboutController = Ember.Controller.extend({
  actions: {
    showRealName: alert("Dracula's real name is....")
  }
});

showRealName has to be implemented with a function. And alert is a function. So why does it not work?

1 Answer

Unsubscribed User
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Had the same Problem, after several attempts, it worked, had to reload local server :-(