Class UrlRouter

function

ui.router.router.$urlRouter#href

ui.router.router.$urlRouter

A URL generation method that returns the compiled URL for a given {@link ui.router.util.type:UrlMatcher UrlMatcher}, populated with the provided parameters.

$bob = $urlRouter.href(new UrlMatcher("/about/:person"), {
  person: "bob"
});
// $bob == "/about/bob";

function

ui.router.router.$urlRouter#sync

ui.router.router.$urlRouter

Triggers an update; the same update that happens when the address bar url changes, aka $locationChangeSuccess. This method is useful when you need to use preventDefault() on the $locationChangeSuccess event, perform some custom logic (route protection, auth, config, redirection, etc) and then finally proceed with the transition by calling $urlRouter.sync().

angular.module('app', ['ui.router'])
  .run(function($rootScope, $urlRouter) {
    $rootScope.$on('$locationChangeSuccess', function(evt) {
      // Halt state change from even starting
      evt.preventDefault();
      // Perform custom logic
      var meetsRequirement = ...
      // Continue with the update and state transition if logic allows
      if (meetsRequirement) $urlRouter.sync();
    });
});