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Igor Yamshchykov
Igor Yamshchykov
24,397 Points
Posted by Igor Yamshchykov
Igor Yamshchykov
24,397 Points

What is the best way to organize my code in AngularJs controllers?

I saw different ways of organizing code inside controllers, now my question is about functions and how should I organize them properly.

(function() {
angular
.module('myModule')
.controller('myCtrl',myCtrl);

function myCtrl() {
    $scope.someFunction = someFunction;

     function someFunction() {
          //some actions here
     }
}
})();

or

(function() {
angular
.module('myModule')
.controller('myCtrl',myCtrl);

function myCtrl() {
    $scope.someFunction = function () {
          //some actions here
     }
}
})();

which of those two is better way to organize the code ?

Or maybe there's some completely different way to do this, that is considered as best practice ? I will appreciate any of your answers. Thank you!

1 Answer

Iain Simmons
Iain Simmons
Treehouse Moderator 32,305 Points

It's a matter of style and preference, but a few people have published Angular.js style guides and the first code example you posted seems to align with the generally accepted practice.

Bindable Members Up Top | Angular Style Guide

Here are three style guides that seem to be quite popular, that agree on many things and differ on some:

Igor Yamshchykov
Igor Yamshchykov
24,397 Points
Igor Yamshchykov
Igor Yamshchykov
24,397 Points

Thank you for quick answer! I'll go through this style guides.