angularjs - controllers using as normal function or array notation -

what difference between these 2:

angular.module('myapp' ,[]) .controller('mycontroller', function($scope){...}); 

and

angular.module('myapp' ,[]) .controller('mycontroller, ['$scope', function($scope){...})]; 

this quite complicated new angularjs me. syntax different java , c.

many thanks.

there's nothing difference between them. both code works same way. if use first code , when minify code confuse.

look example:

.controller('mycontroller', function(a){...});//$scope changed 

and code won't work angularjs code uses $scope variable doesn't take first, second, third, , on parameters.

so, second code safer first if when minify code, still takes same variable i.e. $scope.

look example:

.controller('mycontroller', ['$scope', function(a){...})];//a refers $scope 

so, above code works fine when minify code $scope injected in place of a. so, if pass multiple parameters ordering matters in example. @ following:

.controller('mycontroller', ['$scope','$timeout', function(s,t){...})]; s injected $scope , t injected $timeout. if change order of them ['$timeout','$scope', function(s,t){...})] s $timeout , t $scope. so, ordering matters in example in first example code ordering won't matter name matters $scope, $timeout.

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there's way inject variables if use first example code below:

mycontroller.$inject = ['$scope']; 

for multiple parameters,

mycontroller.$inject = ['$scope','$timeout']; 

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so, there 3 kinds of annotation:

1. implicit annotation - first example code
2. $inject property annotation - $inject method
3. inline array annotation - second example code