example of 'params' config property

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html ng-app="MyApp" ng-strict-di>

  <head>
    <title>my app</title>
    <style>ul { padding-left: 0; } li { list-style: none; }</style>
    <script data-require="angular.js@*" data-semver="1.3.7" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/angular.js/1.3.7/angular.js"></script>
    <script data-require="ui-router@*" data-semver="0.2.13" src="//rawgit.com/angular-ui/ui-router/0.2.13/release/angular-ui-router.js"></script>
    <script>
      document.write('<base href="'+ document.location.pathname +'" />')
    </script>
    <script src="script.js"></script>
  </head> 

  <body>
    <ul>
      <li><a ui-sref="home({veryLongParamHome:'Home--f8d218ae-d998-4aa4-94ee-f27144a21238'})">home</a>
      <li><a ui-sref="parent({ 
        veryLongParamParent:'Parent--2852f22c-dc85-41af-9064-d365bc4fc822'
      })">parent</a>
      <li><a ui-sref="parent.child({
        veryLongParamParent:'Parent--0b2a585f-fcef-4462-b656-544e4575fca5',  
        veryLongParamChild:'Child--f8d218ae-d998-4aa4-94ee-f27144a61238'
      })">parent.child</a>
    </ul>
    
    <div ui-view=""></div>
    
<script type="text/ng-template" id="tpl.html"> 
 <div ui-view>
  <h3>current state name: <var>{{$state.current.name}}</var></h3>
  
  
  <h5>params</h5>
  <pre>{{$stateParams | json}}</pre>
  <h5>state</h5>
  <pre>{{$state.current | json}}</pre>
  
 </div>
</script>

  </body> 

</html>

var app = angular
  .module('MyApp', [
    'ui.router' 
  ])
.config(['$stateProvider', '$urlRouterProvider',
    function ($stateProvider, $urlRouterProvider) {

        $urlRouterProvider.otherwise('/home');

        // States
        $stateProvider
          .state('home', {
              url: "/home",
              templateUrl: 'tpl.html',
              params : { veryLongParamHome: null, },
          })
          .state('parent', {
              url: "/parent",
              templateUrl: 'tpl.html',
              params : { veryLongParamParent: null, },
          })
          .state('parent.child', { 
              url: "/child",
              templateUrl: 'tpl.html',
              params : { veryLongParamChild: null, },
              controller: 'ChildCtrl',
          })
          ;
    }
])
.controller('ChildCtrl', ['$scope', function ($scope) { 
}])
.run(['$rootScope', '$state', '$stateParams',
  function ($rootScope, $state, $stateParams) {
    $rootScope.$state = $state;
    $rootScope.$stateParams = $stateParams;
}])