how do return the $state.current.name from ui-router statechange

Question

I would like to return the .state(\'name\') when I change location in angular.

From my run() it can return the $state object:

Answer 1

If you want to console your state in the controller then you should console like that:

console.log($state.current.name);

And if you want to console it in views then:

In controller :

$scope.state = $state.current.name;

In Template: print like that

{{state}}