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JavaScript AngularJS Basics (1.x) Controllers and Scope Understanding Scope In Angular

Jason S
Jason S
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Posted by Jason S
Jason S
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MainCtrl not have access to ImaSibling, but what about coolCtrl?

hi in the video he said mainCtrl does not have access to the imasibing one, but does coolCtrl have access to it? if so, why? are all three of them not on the same scope level?

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Derrick Jann
Derrick Jann
2,910 Points
Derrick Jann
Derrick Jann
2,910 Points

The scope level is

Top: rootScope

Next Level Down: mainCtrl

Next Level Down: coolCtrl siblingCtrl

-In order to have access/inherit methods, it must be a parent controller.

-coolCtrl's parent is mainCtrl, and mainCtrl's parent is rootScope. That means coolCtrl will have access to it's ancestor's methods i.e. mainCtrl and rootScope

-imasibling is not the parent of mainCtrl , so mainCtrl will not have access to the imasibling's methods