Call function from routeprovider (not using resolve)

Question

I'm new to angular and busy with $routeProvider. I want to call a specific function in a controller and give $routeParams (i've found a workaround, but it's not desired. It involves creating a new controller).

https://docs.angularjs.org/api/ngRoute/provider/$routeProvider refers to resolve (but i don't want the function inside the $routeProvider).

This is the problem:

(function () {
angular
    .module('app', ['ngRoute', 'employee'])
    .config(function ($routeProvider) {
        $routeProvider.when('/settings/employees',
            {
                templateUrl: 'app/Employee/employee-table.html',
                controller: 'employeeController'
            })
        $routeProvider.when('/settings/employees/add/form',
            {
                templateUrl: 'app/Employee/employee-add-form.html',
                controller: 'employeeController'
            })
        $routeProvider.when('/settings/employees/edit/:employeeId/form',
            {
                templateUrl: 'app/Employee/employee-edit-form.html',
                controller: 'employeeController',
                //Call to 'editEmployee' method WITH $routeParams<<----------------------
            })
    });
})();

This is the controller:

(function () {
'use strict';

angular
    .module('employee')
    .controller('employeeController', function ($scope, $location, $routeParams, employeeFactory) {
        // Get all employees
        $scope.getAllEmployees = function () {
            return employeeFactory.getAllEmployees();
        }

        $scope.getEmployeeById = function (employeeId) {
            //TODO: IMPLEMENT:      NOT YET IMPLEMENTED!
        }

        // Add employee
        $scope.addEmployee = function (addEmployeeForm) {
            if (addEmployeeForm.$valid) {
                employeeFactory.addEmployee($scope.employee);
            }
        }

        // THIS IS THE FUNCTION TO CALL<<---------------------------------------------
        $scope.editEmployee = function () {
            console.log('reached');
            if ($routeParams) {
                console.log($routeParams);
            }
        }

        // Delete given employee
        $scope.deleteEmployee = function (employee) {
            employeeFactory.deleteEmployee(employee);
        }

        $scope.cancelForm = function () {
            $scope.go('/settings/employees');
        }

        // Reset the form
        $scope.resetForm = function () {
            $scope.employee = {}
        }

        // Route to path
        $scope.go = function (path) {
            console.log(path);
            $location.path(path);
        }
    });
});

Is there a way to call it like this?

Answer 1

Why can't you check the existence of employeeId in $routeParams inside employeeController and call $scope.editEmployee method?

if($routeParams.employeeId){
  $scope.editEmployee();
}