# Need clear idea about Redirecting **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [January 16, 2014, 4:50am UTC](https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/need-clear-idea-about-redirecting/3863 "2014-01-16T04:50:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![susai](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.emberjs.com/susai/32/222_2.png) [@susai](https://discuss.emberjs.com/u/susai)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 4:50am UTC](https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/need-clear-idea-about-redirecting/3863/1 "2014-01-16T04:50:48Z")
Hi, I have tried one example: [http://jsbin.com/IDakAtE/1/edit](http://jsbin.com/IDakAtE/1/edit) I have following questions: ``` 1. First i am redirecting to students from project using beforeModel hook. Then redirecting from students to student using afterModel hook. My problem is when i click "Get Projects" link in the application template (that links to project template) nothing happening and no error message. Note: Removing either afterModel or beforeModel hook is working i.e, multiple redirects not working What i am doing wrong here? 2. Let say i have one redirect from project to students using beforeModel hook in project route. When i clicks "Get Projects" link to show project template that redirects to students correctly first time. If i click "Get Projects" again is not working (nothing happening). 3. Let say i dont have any redirects. My aim is to display project->students ->1st student when clicks "Get Projects" link in application template. So i used the following line: {{#link-to 'students.student' 1}}Get Projects{{/link-to}} in application template. Its working fine. My question is instead of passing id explicitly, is there any other way to achieve this without specifying particular id as 1 since client not aware of ids of dynamic loaded data from server. ``` Kindly assist me in this. ---
**Author:** ![hyder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.emberjs.com/hyder/32/4053_2.png) [@hyder](https://discuss.emberjs.com/u/hyder)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 6:40am UTC](https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/need-clear-idea-about-redirecting/3863/2 "2014-01-16T06:40:31Z")
@susai, I have made some changes to your bin to work [here](http://jsbin.com/IDakAtE/5/edit). Answers to your questions: ``` First i am redirecting to students from project using beforeModel hook. Then redirecting from students to student using afterModel hook. My problem is when i click "Get Projects" link in the application template (that links to project template) nothing happening and no error message. Note: Removing either afterModel or beforeModel hook is working i.e, multiple redirects not working What i am doing wrong here? ``` In the `beforeModel` hook of `project` route, you are redirecting to `students` route, which is a child of `project`. Since transitioning to `project` is not completed, when you transition to `students` route, the router will try transition to `project.students`. But in `project` route, there is a `transitionTo` another route, which causes infinite transition to `project` route. To overcome this, check if the transition’s targetName is `project.index` and then redirect, so that - when you click `Get Projects`, you will be transitioned to `project.index` - redirect from here - transitioning to `project.students` - route won’t again fire this redirection. `Let say i have one redirect from project to students using beforeModel hook in project route. When i clicks “Get Projects” link to show project template that redirects to students correctly first time. If i click “Get Projects” again is not working (nothing happening).` When you are inside a child route, and transition to the parent route, the router will transition to the `index` of the parent route, and the `beforeModel`, `model`, `afterModel` hooks of the parent route won’t be fired., in these scenarios. So only when you are inside the `project.students.student` route, and transition to `project` route, you will be taken to `project.index` route, and the `beforeModel`, `model`, `afterModel` hooks of `project` route won’t be fired, and redirections won’t happen. ``` Let say i dont have any redirects. My aim is to display project->students ->1st student when clicks "Get Projects" link in application template. So i used the following line: {{#link-to 'students.student' 1}}Get Projects{{/link-to}} in application template. Its working fine. My question is instead of passing id explicitly, is there any other way to achieve this without specifying particular id as 1 since client not aware of ids of dynamic loaded data from server. ``` No you shouldn’t do in this way, if you follow the approach in the bin, you won’t need to do like this. Hope your questions are answered. One small suggestion, the version of Ember in your example is tool old, maybe you are using the bin form getting started page, to start with the latest version of ember, handlebars and jquery, you can start from a bin from [emberjs.jsbin.com](http://emberjs.jsbin.com). ---
**Author:** ![SelvaG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.emberjs.com/selvag/32/16399_2.png) [@SelvaG](https://discuss.emberjs.com/u/SelvaG)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 7:06am UTC](https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/need-clear-idea-about-redirecting/3863/3 "2014-01-16T07:06:55Z")
@hyder Cool Answer buddy Still instead of checking `transition.targetName === project.index`, you can make the redirection from the `project.index` routes. Each nested resource will be gifted with an index route ``` App.ProjectIndexRoute = Em.Route.extend({ beforeModel:function(transition){ this.transitionTo('students'); } }); ``` That would be still better. **Reason** : The `beforeModel` of the `project` resource will be invoked for `projects.index`, `projects.students` and `projects.students.student` and the `if` check (transition.targetName === project.index) will be executed thrice. The repetition of `if` checks might be eliminated if redirection is made from `index` route [Working jsbin](http://jsbin.com/IDakAtE/8/edit) > PS This also solves your second question