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diff --git a/docs/content/tutorial/step_11.ngdoc b/docs/content/tutorial/step_11.ngdoc index b881184b..e34545b3 100644 --- a/docs/content/tutorial/step_11.ngdoc +++ b/docs/content/tutorial/step_11.ngdoc @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ In this step, you will improve the way our app fetches data. The last improvement we will make to our app is to define a custom service that represents a {@link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_State_Transfer RESTful} client. Using this client we -can make xhr requests for data in an easier way, without having to deal with the lower-level {@link +can make XHR requests for data in an easier way, without having to deal with the lower-level {@link api/ng.$http $http} API, HTTP methods and URLs. The most important changes are listed below. You can see the full diff on {@link @@ -57,13 +57,22 @@ The {@link api/ngResource.$resource `$resource`} service makes it easy to create lines of code. This client can then be used in our application, instead of the lower-level {@link api/ng.$http $http} service. +__`app/js/app.js`.__ +<pre> +... +angular.module('phonecat', ['phonecatFilters', 'phonecatServices']). +... +</pre> + +We need to add 'phonecatServices' to 'phonecat' application's requires array. + ## Controller We simplified our sub-controllers (`PhoneListCtrl` and `PhoneDetailCtrl`) by factoring out the lower-level {@link api/ng.$http $http} service, replacing it with a new service called `Phone`. Angular's {@link api/ngResource.$resource `$resource`} service is easier to -use than `$http for interacting with data sources exposed as RESTful resources. It is also easier +use than `$http` for interacting with data sources exposed as RESTful resources. It is also easier now to understand what the code in our controllers is doing. __`app/js/controllers.js`.__ @@ -107,8 +116,8 @@ This is a simple statement that we want to query for all phones. An important thing to notice in the code above is that we don't pass any callback functions when invoking methods of our Phone service. Although it looks as if the result were returned synchronously, that is not the case at all. What is returned synchronously is a "future" — an -object, which will be filled with data when the xhr response returns. Because of the data-binding -in angular, we can use this future and bind it to our template. Then, when the data arrives, the +object, which will be filled with data when the XHR response returns. Because of the data-binding +in Angular, we can use this future and bind it to our template. Then, when the data arrives, the view will automatically update. Sometimes, relying on the future object and data-binding alone is not sufficient to do everything |