AngularJS: Change hash and route without completely reloading controller

Question

I have a controller, with a route like this:

#/articles/1234

I want to change the route without completely reloading the controller, so I can keep the positi

Answer 1

Use:

$routeProvider.when('/somewhere', {
    controller: 'SomeCtrl',
    reloadOnSearch: false
})

This will prevent reloading the controller on query parameter change, but also on hash change.