EmberJS - Specifying the URL Type

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Specifying the URL Type

The router also uses the browser's history API to locate the pages that are used before. You can also disable the location API.

Ember.Router.extend({
  location: 'history'
});

In the above code the Router to use the browser's history API.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <head>
      <title>Emberjs Specifying the URL Type</title>
      <!-- CDN's-->
      <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/handlebars.js/3.0.1/handlebars.min.js"></script>
      <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.3.min.js"></script>
      <script src="https://builds.emberjs.com/tags/v1.10.0-beta.3/ember-template-compiler.js"></script>
      <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/ember.js/1.10.0/ember.min.js"></script>
      <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/ember.js/1.10.0/ember.prod.js"></script>
      <script src="https://builds.emberjs.com/release/ember.debug.js"></script>
   </head>
   <body>
      <script type="text/x-handlebars" data-template-name="application">
         <!-- link-to for navigation between the routes -->
         {{#link-to 'authors'}}AuthorInfo{{/link-to}}
         {{#link-to 'books'}}BookInfo{{/link-to}}
         {{outlet}}
      </script>

      <script type="text/x-handlebars" data-template-name="authors">
         <h2>Authors Page </h2>
         <ul>
            <li>Herbert Schildt</li>
            <li>Robert Lafore</li>
         </ul>
      </script>

      <script type="text/x-handlebars" data-template-name="books">
         <h2>Books Page</h2>
         <ul>
            <li>Java</li>
            <li>C++</li>
         </ul>
      </script>

      <script type="text/javascript">
         App = Ember.Application.create();

         App.Router.map(function() {
            //refers to the authors template and path refers within page
            this.route('authors', { path: '/' });
            //refers to the books template
            this.route('books');
         });

         Ember.Router.extend({
            //getting the history of the pages are searched before
            location: 'history'
         });
      </script>
   </body>
</html>

Output

Let's carry out the following steps to see how above code works:

  • Save above code in routing_history.htm file

  • Open this HTML file in a browser.

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