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# window-service - use `$window` instead of `window`

Instead of the default window object, you should prefer the AngularJS wrapper service $window.

**Styleguide Reference**

* [y180 by johnpapa - Angular $ Wrapper Services - $document and $window](https://github.com/johnpapa/angular-styleguide#style-y180)

## Examples

The following patterns are considered problems;

    /*eslint angular/window-service: 2*/

    // invalid
    window.alert('Hello world!'); // error: You should use the $window service instead of the default window object

The following patterns are **not** considered problems;

    /*eslint angular/window-service: 2*/

    // valid
    $window.alert('Hello world!');

## Version

This rule was introduced in eslint-plugin-angular 0.1.0

## Links

* [Rule source](../rules/window-service.js)
* [Example source](../examples/window-service.js)