AngularJS UI-Router : Get the absolute URL of the state with the parameters

Question

I wanted to be able to change the address\' URL without changing the state, as to prevent rerendering. From my search, ui-router currently does not provide this

Answer 1

For getting the absolute URL without parameters, I'm finding I need to pass inherit: false, eg:

$state.href('home', {}, {absolute: true, inherit: false})

Without inherit: false I was getting any/all params that may be present.