Angular 2 RC1: Get parameters from the initial URL used

Question

Some users enter my web app via invitations. so they would have a link that looks something like this: https://example.com/invitaion/12345 where 12345 is thei

Answer 1

You'll want to use RouteParams to access that variable, and use it within your Component.

// let's assume you labeled it as `path : '/invitation/:id'` in your @Route setup.

@Route([
    { path : '/invitation/:id', component : MyComponent }
]) 

Now within the Component itself:

import { RouteParams } from '@angular/router';

// Now simply get the ID when injecting RouteParams within your constructor

class MyComponent {
    id: string;
    constructor(_params: RouteParams) {
        this.id = _params.get('id');
    }
}