Can angularjs routes have default parameter values?

Question

Can I set a default value of a parameter of a route in AngularJS? Is there a way to have /products/123 and /products/ handled by the same route ?

I'm looking to refactor my existing code, which looks like:

myModule.config(['$routeProvider', function($routeProvider) {
    $routeProvider.
     when('/products/', {templateUrl: 'products.html', controller: ProductsCtrl}).            
     when('/products/:productId', {templateUrl: 'products.html', controller: ProductsCtrl})
}]);


function ProductsCtrl($scope, $routeParams) {
    $scope.productId = typeof($routeParams.productId) == "undefined" ? 123 : $routeParams.productId;
}

It works, but it's not very elegant. Is there a better way ?

Answer 1

I recognize that this question is old, but still: Why don't you just redirect the "empty" URL to one containing the default productId?

myModule.config(['$routeProvider', function($routeProvider) {
    $routeProvider.
     when('/products/', {redirectTo: '/products/123'}).
     when('/products/:productId', {templateUrl: 'products.html', controller: ProductsCtrl})
}]);