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Reputation: 4019

What is the first parameter of Router.route in Meteor's iron router?

Reading the Discover Meteor book (and many blogs) the following syntax is used:

Router.route('home', {
    path: '/',
    // ...
});

But the iron router github quick guide uses:

Router.route('/', {
    name: 'home',
    // ...
});

And I have even seen:

Router.route({
    name: 'home',
    path: '/',
    // ...
});

Which is considered correct? How are number 1 and 2 separated from one another?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 42

Answers (1)

saimeunt
saimeunt

Reputation: 22696

There is no "correct" syntax as they are all accepted by iron:router, however, number 2 is arguably most commonly found because it's the one used in the guide after all.

Routing is all about URLs so I consider that defining a route by first indicating its path makes sense.

iron:router can tell the difference between syntax 1 and 2 simply because the options object passed as second argument will likely contain path or name as properties, and it will assume that the first argument was the other one. If there's no name or path properties specified, it will assume the first argument is a path.

Upvotes: 1

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