# Transition to route in a button

**URL:** <https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/transition-to-route-in-a-button/8865>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 29, 2015, 12:32pm UTC](https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/transition-to-route-in-a-button/8865 "2015-09-29T12:32:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kgish](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.emberjs.com/kgish/32/13333_2.png) [@kgish](https://discuss.emberjs.com/u/kgish)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 12:32pm UTC](https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/transition-to-route-in-a-button/8865/1 "2015-09-29T12:32:11Z")

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Is it possible to transition directly to another route from within a `<button>...</button>` or is using `{{action '...'}}` the only way?

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**Author:** ![Henry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.emberjs.com/henry/32/16850_2.png) [@Henry](https://discuss.emberjs.com/u/Henry)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 2:08pm UTC](https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/transition-to-route-in-a-button/8865/2 "2015-09-29T14:08:44Z")

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Yes, like this for example `{{#link-to 'whatever-route-you-want' tagName='button'}}Change to another route{{/link-to}}`

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**Author:** ![kgish](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.emberjs.com/kgish/32/13333_2.png) [@kgish](https://discuss.emberjs.com/u/kgish)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 4:38pm UTC](https://discuss.emberjs.com/t/transition-to-route-in-a-button/8865/3 "2015-09-29T16:38:24Z")

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Yes of course, I should have thought of that. Thanks for reminding me.