Is it possible to override the back button behavior on certain screens?

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1

Is there an easy way to override the back button behavior on certain screens? I’ve been using leftButtons, but was hoping there was an easier way so I don’t need to put this in every controller that I want to change the behavior for.

The reason I want to change the behavior is because I’m integrating my app in a native iOS app and sometimes we want to go “back” into the app, using a custom protocol. However, when testing it outside of the app, I want the normal ionic back behavior.

        $scope.leftButtons = [
        {
            type: 'button-clear',
            content: '<i class="icon ion-arrow-left-c"></i>',
            tap: function (e) {
                if ($rootScope.isNative) {
                    location.href='jmh-ios://back'
                } else {
                    // this doesn't always work as expected
                    history.back();
                }
            }
        }
    ];
2

Perhaps try using state.go('xxxxx') instead?

3

I don’t know if you have solved the problem, but it’s possible.

Example below:

  1. add ng-click to the back button:
<ion-nav-bar class="bar-stable nav-title-slide-ios7">
  <ion-nav-back-button class="button-clear" ng-click="askSave()"><i class="icon ion-ios7-arrow-back"></i>Back</ion-nav-back-button>
</ion-nav-bar>
  1. Use $ionicNavBarDelegate to control the navigation:
$rootScope.askSave = function() {
  if($rootScope.isNative){
    location.href='jmh-ios://back';
  }else{
    $ionicNavBarDelegate.back();
  }
}
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