Browser not able to parse AngularJS code

Question

I have written a simple program in AngularJS after including the minified angular JS in the script tag but the browser is not able to parse the angular JS code. I have other programs with more or less same code and they are working fine.

Am I missing/overlooking anything ?

MVC Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html ng-app>
    <head>
        <title>MVC Example</title>
        <script src="js/angular.min.js"></script>
        <script>
            function MyFirstCtrl($scope) {
                var employees = ['Catherine Grant', 'Monica Grant', 'Christopher Grant', 'Jennifer Grant'];
                $scope.ourEmployees = employees;
            }
        </script>
    </head>
        <body ng-controller='MyFirstCtrl'>
        <h2>Number of Employees: {{ourEmployees.length}}</h2>
    </body>
</html>

Browser Output:

Number of Employees: {{ourEmployees.length}}

global functions no longer supported - See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25111831/controller-not-a-function-got-undefined-while-defining-controllers-globally — charlietfl, Sep 29 '15 at 16:20

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 29 '15 at 16:19

4

You need to create a module to use with ng-app.

angular.module("foo", []);
angular.controller("MyFirstCtrl", MyFirstCtrl);

<html ng-app=foo>

answered Sep 29 '15 at 16:19

Explosion Pills

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@user2325154 the first two lines are in your JavaScript code or ` – Explosion Pills Sep 29 '15 at 18:42
Perfect! Worked for me :) – Nital Sep 29 '15 at 19:07

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 29 '15 at 16:19

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You need to start the app and add the controller in the right form:

<script>
var app = angular.module("app", []);
app.controller('MyFirstCtrl', ['$scope', function ($scope) {
    var employees = ['Catherine Grant', 'Monica Grant', 'Christopher Grant', 'Jennifer Grant'];
    $scope.ourEmployees = employees;
}]);
<script>

answered Sep 29 '15 at 16:19

michelem

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I am using Angular JS version 1.2 – Nital Sep 29 '15 at 18:06

Nital · Answer 3 · 2015-09-29T20:02:11.483

After some R&D I finally figured out solution for both v1.2 and v1.3+

v1.2

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html ng-app=foo>
    <head>
        <title>MVC Example</title>
        <script src="js/angular.min-1.2.js"></script>
        <script>
            angular.module("foo", []);
            angular.controller("MyFirstCtrl", MyFirstCtrl);

            var employees = ['Catherine Grant', 'Monica Grant', 'Christopher Grant', 'Jennifer Grant'];

            function MyFirstCtrl($scope) {
                var employees = ['Catherine Grant', 'Monica Grant', 'Christopher Grant', 'Jennifer Grant'];
                $scope.ourEmployees = employees;
            }
        </script>
    </head>
        <body ng-controller='MyFirstCtrl'>
        <h2>Number of Employees: {{ourEmployees.length}}</h2>
    </body>
</html>

v1.3+ Onwards

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html ng-app=foo>
    <head>
        <title>MVC Example</title>
        <script src="js/angular.min-1.4.js"></script>
        <script>
            var employees = ['Catherine Grant', 'Monica Grant', 'Christopher Grant', 'Jennifer Grant'];
            var foo = angular.module("foo", []);
            foo.controller("MyFirstCtrl", function ($scope) {
                $scope.ourEmployees = employees;
            });
        </script>
    </head>
        <body ng-controller='MyFirstCtrl'>
        <h2>Number of Employees: {{ourEmployees.length}}</h2>
    </body>
</html>

Browser not able to parse AngularJS code

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