您应该使用 angulars内置的$ q服务

您是职能将是这个样子。
（确保在顶部注入$ Q到code）

  checkCurrentPassword：功能（passwordInfo）{    变种推迟= $ q.defer（）;
    VAR有效= FALSE;    $ http.post（'/ API / preference /密码/检查'，passwordInfo）
        .success（功能（数据）{
            有效=数据;
            deferred.resolve（）;
        }）
        .error（功能（错误）{
            deferred.reject（）;
        }）;    返回deferred.promise;
 

};

I have the following code that calls an REST webservice. The web service returns a boolean.

    checkCurrentPassword: function (passwordInfo) {
        var valid = false;
        $http.post('/api/preference/password/check', passwordInfo)
            .success(function (data) {
                valid = data;
            });
        return valid;
    }

The trouble is that by the time the checkCurrentPassword returns valid is still false because the ajax call has not completed due to its asynchronous nature.

I am not sure how to make sure the valid variable is properly assigned the value returned from the server.

Can anyone please help?

edit 1:

Using a callback, It seems I am only deporting the problem to the controller layer... See below:

from angular service:

checkCurrentPassword: function (passwordInfo, callback) {
              return  $http.post('/api/preference/password/check', passwordInfo)
                    .success(function (data) {
                        callback(data);
                    });
            }

from angular controller:

 $scope.updatePassword = function () {
            if ($scope.updatePasswordForm.$valid) {

                var valid = false;

                passwordService.checkCurrentPassword({plainPassword: $scope.passwordInfo.currentPassword}, function(data, status){
                    valid = data;
                });

                console.log(valid);//always false

                passwordService.updatePassword($scope.passwordInfo, function (data, status) {
                    console.log('Updated password successfully');
                    $state.go('dashboard');
                });
            }
        };

edit 2: here is how I rewrote the controller:

$scope.updatePassword = function () {
            if ($scope.updatePasswordForm.$valid) {
                passwordService.checkCurrentPassword({plainPassword: $scope.passwordInfo.currentPassword}).success(function (data) {
                    if (data) {
                        passwordService.updatePassword($scope.passwordInfo, function (data, status) {
                            console.log('Updated password successfully');
                            $state.go('dashboard');
                        });
                    }
                });
            }
        };

You should use angulars's built in $q service

You're function would look something like this. (make sure to inject $q into your code at the top)

checkCurrentPassword: function (passwordInfo) {

    var deferred = $q.defer();
    var valid = false;

    $http.post('/api/preference/password/check', passwordInfo)
        .success(function(data){
            valid = data;
            deferred.resolve();
        })
        .error(function(error){
            deferred.reject();
        });

    return deferred.promise;

};