Filters are applied in template expressions contained in views. The data binding or expression is followed by a bar (the | character) and then the name of the filter. Filters in Angular JS are used in views to format the data displayed to the user. Once a filter is defined, it can be used throughout a module, which means we can use them to ensure consistency in data presentation across multiple controllers and views.
To apply a filter in AngularJS the expression is followed by a bar (the | character) and then the name of the filter, as given in following example.
Today is {{day || "(unknown)" | dayName}}
Tomorrow is {{day || "(unknown)" | dayName}}
The filter method is used to define a filter, and the arguments are the name of the new filter and a factory
function that will create the filter when invoked. Filters are themselves functions, which receive a data value and
format it so it can be displayed.
My filter is called dayName, and we have used it to consolidate the code that transforms the numeric day of the week that we get from the Date objects into a name. My factory function defines the array of weekday names and returns a function that uses that array to transform numeric values:
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return function (input) {
return angular.isNumber(input) ? dayNames[input] : input;
};
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We had use the angular.isNumber method when dealing with a numeric value and return the day name . (To keep the example simple, We are not checking for values that are out of bounds.)
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Today is {{day || "(unknown)" | dayName}}
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Filters are applied after JavaScript expressions are evaluated, which allows me to use the || operator to check
for null values and then the | operator to apply the filter. The result of this is that the value of the day property will be
passed to the filter function if it is not null, and if it is, then (unknown) will be passed instead, which is why I used the
isNumber method.
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