# {{control}} vs itemController

**URL:** <https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/control-vs-itemcontroller/493>\
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**Created:** [March 18, 2013, 12:29pm UTC](https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/control-vs-itemcontroller/493 "2013-03-18T12:29:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/control-vs-itemcontroller/493/10 "2013-03-21T18:27:29Z")

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> [@seilund](#):
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> But what will be the difference between {{control}} and {{render}} then

The difference will be that `{{control}}` will have a completely isolated **container**. It will not inherit any context not explicitly passed into it. Its goal is standalone, isolated widgets that have the same controller/template/view structure as the rest of an Ember application.

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