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+@ngdoc overview
+@name Tutorial: 4 - Two-way Data Binding
+@description
+
+<ul doc:tutorial-nav="4"></ul>
+
+
+In this step, you will add a feature to let your users control the order of the items in the phone
+list. The dynamic ordering is implemented by creating a new model property, wiring it together with
+the repeater, and letting the data binding magic do the rest of the work.
+
+
+<doc:tutorial-instructions step="4"></doc:tutorial-instructions>
+
+
+You should see that in addition to the search box, the app displays a drop down menu that allows
+users to control the order in which the phones are listed.
+
+The most important differences between Steps 3 and 4 are listed below. You can see the full diff on
+{@link https://github.com/angular/angular-phonecat/compare/step-3...step-4 GitHub}:
+
+
+## Template
+
+__`app/index.html`:__
+<pre>
+...
+ <ul class="controls">
+ <li>
+ Search: <input type="text" ng:model="query"/>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Sort by:
+ <select ng:model="orderProp">
+ <option value="name">Alphabetical</option>
+ <option value="age">Newest</option>
+ </select>
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <ul class="phones">
+ <li ng:repeat="phone in phones.$filter(query).$orderBy(orderProp)">
+ {{phone.name}}
+ <p>{{phone.snippet}}</p>
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+...
+</pre>
+
+We made the following changes to the `index.html` template:
+
+* First, we added a `<select>` html element named `orderProp`, so that our users can pick from the
+two provided sorting options.
+
+ <img src="img/tutorial/tutorial_04-06_final.png">
+
+* We then chained the `$filter` method with {@link api/angular.module.ng.$filter.orderBy `$orderBy`} method to
+further process the input into the repeater. `$orderBy` is a utility method similar to {@link
+api/angular.module.ng.$filter.filter `$filter`}, but instead of filtering an array, it reorders it.
+
+Angular creates a two way data-binding between the select element and the `orderProp` model.
+`orderProp` is then used as the input for the `$orderBy` method.
+
+As we discussed in the section about data-binding and the repeater in step 3, whenever the model
+changes (for example because a user changes the order with the select drop down menu), Angular's
+data-binding will cause the view to automatically update. No bloated DOM manipulation code is
+necessary!
+
+
+
+## Controller
+
+__`app/js/controller.js`:__
+<pre>
+/* App Controllers */
+
+function PhoneListCtrl() {
+ this.phones = [{"name": "Nexus S",
+ "snippet": "Fast just got faster with Nexus S.",
+ "age": 0},
+ {"name": "Motorola XOOM™ with Wi-Fi",
+ "snippet": "The Next, Next Generation tablet.",
+ "age": 1},
+ {"name": "MOTOROLA XOOM™",
+ "snippet": "The Next, Next Generation tablet.",
+ "age": 2}];
+
+ this.orderProp = 'age';
+}
+</pre>
+
+* We modified the `phones` model - the array of phones - and added an `age` property to each phone
+record. This property is used to order phones by age.
+
+* We added a line to the controller that sets the default value of `orderProp` to `age`. If we had
+not set the default value here, angular would have used the value of the first `<option>` element
+(`'name'`) when it initialized the data model.
+
+ This is a good time to talk about two-way data-binding. Notice that when the app is loaded in the
+browser, "Newest" is selected in the drop down menu. This is because we set `orderProp` to `'age'`
+in the controller. So the binding works in the direction from our model to the UI. Now if you
+select "Alphabetically" in the drop down menu, the model will be updated as well and the phones
+will be reordered. That is the data-binding doing its job in the opposite direction — from the UI
+to the model.
+
+
+
+## Test
+
+The changes we made should be verified with both a unit test and an end-to-end test. Let's look at
+the unit test first.
+
+__`test/unit/controllerSpec.js`:__
+<pre>
+describe('PhoneCat controllers', function() {
+
+ describe('PhoneListCtrl', function() {
+ var scope, $browser, ctrl;
+
+ beforeEach(function() {
+ ctrl = new PhoneListCtrl();
+ });
+
+
+ it('should create "phones" model with 3 phones', function() {
+ expect(ctrl.phones.length).toBe(3);
+ });
+
+
+ it('should set the default value of orderProp model', function() {
+ expect(ctrl.orderProp).toBe('age');
+ });
+ });
+});
+</pre>
+
+
+The unit test now verifies that the default ordering property is set.
+
+We used Jasmine's API to extract the controller construction into a `beforeEach` block, which is
+shared by all tests in the parent `describe` block.
+
+To run the unit tests, once again execute the `./scripts/test.sh` script and you should see the
+following output.
+
+ Chrome: Runner reset.
+ ..
+ Total 2 tests (Passed: 2; Fails: 0; Errors: 0) (3.00 ms)
+ Chrome 11.0.696.57 Mac OS: Run 2 tests (Passed: 2; Fails: 0; Errors 0) (3.00 ms)
+
+
+Let's turn our attention to the end-to-end test.
+
+__`test/e2e/scenarios.js`:__
+<pre>
+...
+ it('should be possible to control phone order via the drop down select box',
+ function() {
+
+ // narrow the dataset to make the test assertions shorter
+ input('query').enter('tablet');
+
+ expect(repeater('.phones li', 'Phone List').column('a')).
+ toEqual(["Motorola XOOM\u2122 with Wi-Fi",
+ "MOTOROLA XOOM\u2122"]);
+
+ select('orderProp').option('alphabetical');
+
+ expect(repeater('.phones li', 'Phone List').column('a')).
+ toEqual(["MOTOROLA XOOM\u2122",
+ "Motorola XOOM\u2122 with Wi-Fi"]);
+ });
+...
+</pre>
+
+The end-to-end test verifies that the ordering mechanism of the select box is working correctly.
+
+You can now refresh the browser tab with the end-to-end test runner to see the tests run, or you
+can see them running on {@link
+http://angular.github.com/angular-phonecat/step-4/test/e2e/runner.html
+Angular's server}.
+
+# Experiments
+
+* In the `PhoneListCtrl` controller, remove the statement that sets the `orderProp` value and
+you'll see that the ordering as well as the current selection in the dropdown menu will default to
+"Alphabetical".
+
+* Add an `{{orderProp}}` binding into the `index.html` template to display its current value as
+text.
+
+# Summary
+
+Now that you have added list sorting and tested the app, go to {@link step_05 step 5} to learn
+about Angular services and how Angular uses dependency injection.
+
+
+<ul doc:tutorial-nav="4"></ul>