AngularJS: How can I pass variables between controllers?

Question

I have two Angular controllers:

function Ctrl1($scope) {
    $scope.prop1 = \"First\";
}

function Ctrl2($scope) {
    $scope.prop2 = \"Second\";
    $scope.         


        

Answer 1

I like to illustrate simple things by simple examples :)

Here is a very simple Service example:

angular.module('toDo',[])

.service('dataService', function() {

  // private variable
  var _dataObj = {};

  // public API
  this.dataObj = _dataObj;
})

.controller('One', function($scope, dataService) {
  $scope.data = dataService.dataObj;
})

.controller('Two', function($scope, dataService) {
  $scope.data = dataService.dataObj;
});

And here the jsbin

And here is a very simple Factory example:

angular.module('toDo',[])

.factory('dataService', function() {

  // private variable
  var _dataObj = {};

  // public API
  return {
    dataObj: _dataObj
  };
})

.controller('One', function($scope, dataService) {
  $scope.data = dataService.dataObj;
})

.controller('Two', function($scope, dataService) {
  $scope.data = dataService.dataObj;
});

And here the jsbin

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If that is too simple, here is a more sophisticated example

Also see the answer here for related best practices comments