I am working on an AngularJS application where I need to handle errors by redirecting the user to a 404 state like this:
$rootScope.$on('$stateNotFound', function(event, unfoundState, fromState, fromParams){
//console.log(unfoundState.to);
//console.log(unfoundState.toParams);
//console.log(unfoundState.options);
$state.go('404');
});
This functionality is specifically for situations when a user encounters a bad link (such as one without a corresponding state, as those with states but no content are handled differently) within the app.
The code successfully loads the 404 state:
.state('404',
{
views: {
'body': {
templateUrl: 'partials/404.html',
}
}
});
However, my goal is to update the URL to match the state that was attempted to be accessed. Essentially, I want to load the 404 state while displaying the incorrect URL (similar to how a server would handle a 404 error).
I have tried using the following approach:
history.replaceState(null, null, unfoundState.to);
$state.go('404');
Unfortunately, this method leads to significant errors in the application and changes the URL without updating the state!
Does anyone know how I can achieve this?