Ember.js Route toString() Method

Ember.js is an open-source JavaScript framework used for developing large client-side web applications which is based on Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture. Ember.js is one of the most widely used front-end application frameworks. It is made to speed up development and increase productivity. Currently, it is utilized by a large number of websites, including Square, Discourse, Groupon, Linked In, Live Nation, Twitch, and Chipotle.

The toString() method of the Route class is used to get the string representation of the object. This method is used for debugging purposes. 

Syntax:

object.toString()

Parameters: It doesn’t take any parameters.

Return Value: The object as a String.

Steps to Install and Run Ember.js:

Step 1: To run the following examples you will need to have an ember project with you. To create one, you will need to install ember-cli first. Write the below code in the terminal:

npm install ember-cli

Step 2: Now you can create the project by typing in the following piece of code:

ember new <project-name> --lang en

To start the server, type:

ember serve

Example 1: Type the following code to generate the route for this example:

ember generate route file1

• app/routes/test1.js

Javascript

import Route from '@ember/routing/route';

export default Route.extend({
    toString() {
        return `Route: ${this.routeName}`;
    },
    actions: {
        show_route() {
            console.log(this.toString());
        }
    },
    model() {
        return 'First Route';
    },
})

• app/templates/test1.hbs

HTML

<h1>GeeksForGeeks</h1>
<h2>Illustrating toString method of Route</h2>
<input
    type="button"
    id="print"
    value="Print Rouote"
    {{action 'show_route'}}
/>

Output:

output1

Example 2: Type the following code to generate the route for this example:

ember generate route file2

• app/routes/file2.js

Javascript

import Route from '@ember/routing/route';

export default Route.extend({
    k: { id: 101 },
    toString() {
        return `Route: ${this.routeName},
        Controller: ${this.controller.model.id}`;
    },
    actions: {
        print_route() {
            console.log(this.toString());
        }
    },
    model() {
        return this.k;
    },
    setupController(controller, model) {
        this._super(controller, model);
        controller.set('k', this.k);
    }
})

• app/controllers/file2.hbs

HTML

<h1>GeeksForGeeks</h1>
<h2>Illustrating toString method of Route</h2>
<input
    type="button"
    id="print"
    value="Print Route And Model Id"
    {{action 'print_route'}}
/>

Output:

output2

Reference: https://api.emberjs.com/ember/4.4/classes/Route/methods/toString?anchor=toString