concept ngRoute in category angular

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With the modules in place, the next step is to set up the ability to navigate from one feature to another. We’ll start out with ngRoute, since it’s incredibly simple (albeit limited) to implement within an application.

Figure 7.1. ngRoute big picture

Table 7.1. ngRoute components

Component	Responsibility
$routeProvider	Configures routes
$route	Listens to URL changes and coordinates with the ng-view instance
ng-view	Responsible for coordinating the creation of the appropriate controller and view for the current route
$routeParams	Interprets and communicates URL parameters to the controller

7.2.1. Create your first route with ngRoute and ngView

Because ngRoute isn’t part of the AngularJS core, the first thing we need to do is to include the ngRoute source file. You can download the source file directly from the AngularJS website or use the CDN or Bower to fetch the file: