reference controller property with controller as syntax

Question

How do i set my devices property to the data returned from /store.aspx/GetDevices. Using this.devices isn't working.

var app = angular.module("storeApp", []);
app.controller("storeController", ['$http', function ($http) {

    this.devices = hardcodeddevices;
    $http.post("/store.aspx/GetDevices", {})
        .success(function (data) {
            //this.devices = JSON.parse(data.d);
        });

}]);

var hardcodeddevices = [...

like this `function (data) { //this.devices = JSON.parse(data.d); }.bind(this)` — Grundy, Jun 18 '15 at 17:27
possible duplicate of [Pass correct "this" context to setTimeout callback?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2130241/pass-correct-this-context-to-settimeout-callback) — Grundy, Jun 18 '15 at 17:30
it one of those questions about _this_ in javascript, that was many times answered before :-) — Grundy, Jun 18 '15 at 18:27
also possibly with angular you can do something like `this.devices = $http.post("/store.aspx/GetDevices", {}) .success(function (data) { return JSON.parse(data.d); }); ` — Grundy, Jun 18 '15 at 18:41

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 18 '15 at 17:39

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In your success callback function, this means the success callback function.You could assign this to a variable like self.

var app = angular.module("storeApp", []);
app.controller("storeController", ['$http', function ($http) {
    var self = this;
    self.devices = hardcodeddevices;
    $http.post("/store.aspx/GetDevices", {})
        .success(function (data) {
            self.devices = JSON.parse(data.d);
        });

}]);

var hardcodeddevices = [...

answered Jun 18 '15 at 17:39

Steven Weng

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you wrong: In success callback function, `this` means `$http` object – Grundy Jun 18 '15 at 17:41
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Probably correct way is to a use angular service which handles returns data from the server and get that in your controller using DI and u can assign that to 'this' or $scope, – Shushanth Pallegar Jun 18 '15 at 18:35

reference controller property with controller as syntax

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