Setting scope variable in controller is undefined

Question

If i set a scope variable like this it works just fine:

$scope.event = new Date();

but if i set this, i get an undefined error:

$scope.event.start.time = new Date();

Why and how can I set $scope.event.start.time?

raina77ow · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-18 16:59:36Z

3

With something like this:

$scope.event = {
  start: {
    time: new Date()
  }
};

Otherwise, as JS doesn't have auto-vivification, you'll attempt to access (set) a property of undefined.

answered Dec 18, 2013 at 16:59

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Ahh that makes sense. I got spoiled with just making up variables in the view.