test(): update to public navCtrl convention

demos/config/index.ts

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export class ApiDemoPage {
   config: any;
   initialConfig: any;
 
-  constructor(public platform: Platform, public nav: NavController) {
+  constructor(public platform: Platform, public navCtrl: NavController) {
 
     if (window.localStorage.getItem('configDemo') !== null) {
       this.config = JSON.parse(window.localStorage.getItem('configDemo'));
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export class ApiDemoPage {
   }
 
   push() {
-    this.nav.push(PushPage);
+    this.navCtrl.push(PushPage);
   }
 }
 
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ export class ApiDemoPage {
   templateUrl: 'page.html'
 })
 export class PushPage {
-  constructor(public nav: NavController) {}
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {}
 
   pop() {
-    this.nav.pop();
+    this.navCtrl.pop();
   }
 }
 

demos/item-reorder/index.ts

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class ApiDemoPage {
   editButton: string = 'Edit';
   editing: boolean = false;
 
-  constructor(private nav: NavController) {
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {
     this.songs = [
     {
       title: 'Everything Beta',

demos/loading/index.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { ionicBootstrap, LoadingController, NavController } from 'ionic-angular'
   templateUrl: 'main.html'
 })
 class Page1 {
-  constructor(private loadingCtrl: LoadingController, private nav: NavController) {}
+  constructor(public loadingCtrl: LoadingController, public navCtrl: NavController) {}
 
   presentLoadingIos() {
     let loading = this.loadingCtrl.create({
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class Page1 {
     loading.present();
 
     setTimeout(() => {
-      this.nav.push(Page2);
+      this.navCtrl.push(Page2);
     }, 1000);
 
     setTimeout(() => {

demos/modal/index.ts

@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ export class ModalContentPage {
   myParam: string;
 
   constructor(
-    public nav: NavController,
     public viewCtrl: ViewController,
     params: NavParams
   ) {

demos/nav-params/index.ts

@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ import { ionicBootstrap, NavController, NavParams } from 'ionic-angular';
 export class ApiDemoPage {
   myParam: string = '';
 
-  constructor(public nav: NavController) {}
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {}
 
   pushParams() {
-    this.nav.push(PushPage, { 'myParam': this.myParam });
+    this.navCtrl.push(PushPage, { 'myParam': this.myParam });
   }
 }
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class ApiDemoPage {
 export class PushPage {
   myParam: string;
 
-  constructor(public nav: NavController, params: NavParams) {
+  constructor(params: NavParams) {
     this.myParam = params.get('myParam');
   }
 }

demos/navigation/index.ts

@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ var PAGE_NUM = 2;
   templateUrl: 'main.html'
 })
 export class ApiDemoPage {
-  constructor(public nav: NavController) {}
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {}
 
   push() {
-    this.nav.push(PushPage);
+    this.navCtrl.push(PushPage);
   }
 }
 
@@ -22,18 +22,18 @@ export class ApiDemoPage {
 export class PushPage {
   pageNum = PAGE_NUM;
 
-  constructor(private nav: NavController) {}
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {}
 
   push() {
     PAGE_NUM++;
-    this.nav.push(PushPage);
+    this.navCtrl.push(PushPage);
   }
 
   pop() {
     if (PAGE_NUM > 2) {
       PAGE_NUM--;
     }
-    this.nav.pop();
+    this.navCtrl.pop();
   }
 }
 

src/components/action-sheet/action-sheet.ts

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export class ActionSheet extends ViewController {
  *
  * export class MyClass{
  *
- *  constructor(private actionSheetCtrl: ActionSheetController) {}
+ *  constructor(public actionSheetCtrl: ActionSheetController) {}
  *
  *  presentActionSheet() {
  *    let actionSheet = this.actionSheetCtrl.create({

src/components/alert/test/dismiss/index.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { FormBuilder, ControlGroup, Validators } from '@angular/common';
 })
 export class E2EPage {
 
-  constructor(private alertCtrl: AlertController, private nav: NavController) {}
+  constructor(public alertCtrl: AlertController, public navCtrl: NavController) {}
 
   submit() {
     var alert = this.alertCtrl.create({
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export class E2EPage {
 
     alert.onDidDismiss(() => {
       console.log('dismiss');
-      this.nav.push(AnotherPage);
+      this.navCtrl.push(AnotherPage);
     });
 
     alert.present();
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export class E2EPage {
 class AnotherPage {
   form: ControlGroup;
 
-  constructor(private nav: NavController, private alertCtrl: AlertController, private loadingCtrl: LoadingController, private builder: FormBuilder) {
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController, public alertCtrl: AlertController, public loadingCtrl: LoadingController, public builder: FormBuilder) {
     this.form = builder.group({
       name: builder.control('', Validators.compose([
         Validators.required,
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class AnotherPage {
           role: 'cancel',
           handler: () => {
             alert.dismiss().then(() => {
-              this.nav.pop();
+              this.navCtrl.pop();
             });
             return false;
           }
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class AnotherPage {
             alert.dismiss().then(() => {
               // after the alert has been dismissed
               // then you can do another nav transition
-              this.nav.pop();
+              this.navCtrl.pop();
             });
           }, 100);
 

src/components/app/test/cordova/index.ts

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export class OtherData {
   `
 })
 class MyModal {
-  constructor(private viewCtrl: ViewController) {}
+  constructor(public viewCtrl: ViewController) {}
 
   dismissModal() {
     this.viewCtrl.dismiss();
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ class Page1 {
   page2 = Page2;
   sort: string = 'all';
 
-  constructor(private nav: NavController, private someData: SomeData, private otherData: OtherData) {
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController, public someData: SomeData, public otherData: OtherData) {
     console.log('Got some data from', someData.getData());
     console.log('Got some data from', otherData.getData());
   }
 
   goToTabs() {
-    this.nav.push(TabsPage);
+    this.navCtrl.push(TabsPage);
   }
 }
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class Page2 {
   page1 = Page1;
   page3 = Page3;
 
-  constructor(private modalCtrl: ModalController) {}
+  constructor(public modalCtrl: ModalController) {}
 
   openModal() {
     this.modalCtrl.create(MyModal).present();
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ class Page2 {
   templateUrl: 'page3.html'
 })
 class Page3 {
-  constructor(private nav: NavController) {}
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {}
 
   goBack() {
-    this.nav.pop();
+    this.navCtrl.pop();
   }
 }
 
@@ -118,9 +118,7 @@ class Page3 {
   </ion-content>
   `
 })
-class TabPage1 {
-  constructor(private nav: NavController) {}
-}
+class TabPage1 {}
 
 
 @Component({
@@ -131,10 +129,10 @@ class TabsPage {
   tab2Root = Page2;
   tab3Root = Page3;
 
-  constructor(private nav: NavController) {}
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {}
 
   goBack() {
-    this.nav.pop();
+    this.navCtrl.pop();
   }
 }
 

src/components/app/test/gesture-collision/index.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { ionicBootstrap, MenuController, NavController, AlertController, Nav, Re
   templateUrl: 'page1.html'
 })
 class Page1 {
-  constructor(private nav: NavController, private alertCtrl: AlertController) {}
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController, public alertCtrl: AlertController) {}
 
   presentAlert() {
     let alert = this.alertCtrl.create({
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Page1 {
   }
 
   goToPage1() {
-    this.nav.push(Page1);
+    this.navCtrl.push(Page1);
   }
 
   doRefresh(refresher: Refresher) {

src/components/infinite-scroll/test/basic/index.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class E2EPage1 {
   items: number[] = [];
   enabled: boolean = true;
 
-  constructor(private nav: NavController) {
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {
     for (var i = 0; i < 30; i++) {
       this.items.push( this.items.length );
     }
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class E2EPage1 {
   }
 
   goToPage2() {
-    this.nav.push(E2EPage2);
+    this.navCtrl.push(E2EPage2);
   }
 
   toggleInfiniteScroll() {
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ class E2EPage1 {
 
 
 @Component({
-  template: '<ion-content><button (click)="nav.pop()">Pop</button></ion-content>'
+  template: '<ion-content><button (click)="navCtrl.pop()">Pop</button></ion-content>'
 })
 class E2EPage2 {
-  constructor(private nav: NavController) {}
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {}
 }
 
 

src/components/item/test/groups/index.ts

@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ import { ionicBootstrap, NavController, NavParams } from '../../../../../src';
     </ion-header>
     <ion-content padding>
       <p>{{session.description}}</p>
-      <p><button (click)="nav.pop()">Go Back</button></p>
+      <p><button (click)="navCtrl.pop()">Go Back</button></p>
     </ion-content>
   `
 })
 class SessionDetail {
   session: any;
 
-  constructor(params: NavParams, public nav: NavController) {
+  constructor(params: NavParams, public navCtrl: NavController) {
     this.session = params.data;
   }
 }
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ class SessionDetail {
 class SessionList {
   data = data;
 
-  constructor(public nav: NavController) {}
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {}
 
   addFavorite(timeSlot: any, session: any, slidingItem: any) {
     console.error('addFavorite', timeSlot, session, slidingItem);
   }
 
   openSession(session: any) {
-    this.nav.push(SessionDetail, session);
+    this.navCtrl.push(SessionDetail, session);
   }
 
   reload() {

src/components/loading/test/basic/index.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { ionicBootstrap, LoadingController, NavController } from '../../../../..
   templateUrl: 'main.html'
 })
 class E2EPage {
-  constructor(private loadingCtrl: LoadingController, private nav: NavController) {}
+  constructor(public loadingCtrl: LoadingController, public navCtrl: NavController) {}
 
   presentLoadingIos() {
     let loading = this.loadingCtrl.create({
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class E2EPage {
     loading.present();
 
     setTimeout(() => {
-      this.nav.push(Page2);
+      this.navCtrl.push(Page2);
     }, 1000);
 
     setTimeout(() => {
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class E2EPage {
   }
 
   goToPage2() {
-    this.nav.push(Page2);
+    this.navCtrl.push(Page2);
   }
 
   presentLoadingMultiple() {
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class E2EPage {
       loading3.present();
 
       setTimeout(() => {
-        this.nav.push(Page2);
+        this.navCtrl.push(Page2);
       }, 1000);
     }, 1000);
   }
@@ -207,16 +207,16 @@ class E2EPage {
   `
 })
 class Page2 {
-  constructor(private nav: NavController) {}
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {}
 
   ionViewLoaded() {
     setTimeout(() => {
-      this.nav.push(Page3);
+      this.navCtrl.push(Page3);
     }, 1000);
   }
 
   goToPage3() {
-    this.nav.push(Page3);
+    this.navCtrl.push(Page3);
   }
 }
 

src/components/loading/test/tabs/index.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { ionicBootstrap, LoadingController, NavController } from '../../../../..
   templateUrl: 'main.html'
 })
 class E2EPage {
-  constructor(private loadingCtrl: LoadingController, private nav: NavController) {}
+  constructor(public loadingCtrl: LoadingController, public navCtrl: NavController) {}
 
   presentLoading() {
     let loading = this.loadingCtrl.create({
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class E2EPage {
     loading.present();
 
     setTimeout(() => {
-      this.nav.push(Page2);
+      this.navCtrl.push(Page2);
 
       setTimeout(() => {
         loading.dismiss();

src/components/menu/menu-controller.ts

@@ -40,20 +40,20 @@ import { Platform } from '../../platform/platform';
  * @Component({...})
  * export class MyPage {
  *
- *  constructor(private menu: MenuController) {
+ *  constructor(public menuCtrl: MenuController) {
  *
  *  }
  *
  *  openMenu() {
- *    this.menu.open();
+ *    this.menuCtrl.open();
  *  }
  *
  *  closeMenu() {
- *    this.menu.close();
+ *    this.menuCtrl.close();
  *  }
  *
  *  toggleMenu() {
- *    this.menu.toggle();
+ *    this.menuCtrl.toggle();
  *  }
  *
  * }

src/components/menu/menu.ts

@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ import { GestureController } from '../../gestures/gesture-controller';
  *
  * @Component({...})
  * export class MyPage {
- *  constructor(private menu: MenuController) {}
+ *  constructor(public menuCtrl: MenuController) {}
  *
  *  openMenu() {
- *    this.menu.open();
+ *    this.menuCtrl.open();
  *  }
  * }
  * ```

src/components/menu/test/basic/index.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { ionicBootstrap, MenuController, NavController, AlertController, Nav } f
   templateUrl: 'page1.html'
 })
 class Page1 {
-  constructor(private nav: NavController, private alertCtrl: AlertController) {}
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController, public alertCtrl: AlertController) {}
 
   presentAlert() {
     let alert = this.alertCtrl.create({
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Page1 {
   }
 
   goToPage2() {
-    this.nav.push(Page2);
+    this.navCtrl.push(Page2);
   }
 }
 
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ class Page3 {}
 
 @Component({templateUrl: 'page2.html'})
 class Page2 {
-  constructor(private nav: NavController) {}
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {}
 
   page3() {
-    this.nav.push(Page3);
+    this.navCtrl.push(Page3);
   }
 }
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class E2EPage {
   pages: Array<{title: string, component: any}>;
   @ViewChild(Nav) nav: Nav;
 
-  constructor(private menu: MenuController) {
+  constructor(public menuCtrl: MenuController) {
     this.rootPage = Page1;
 
     this.pages = [
@@ -63,16 +63,16 @@ class E2EPage {
     this.nav.setRoot(page.component).then(() => {
       // wait for the root page to be completely loaded
       // then close the menu
-      this.menu.close();
+      this.menuCtrl.close();
     });
   }
 
   openRightMenu() {
-    this.menu.open('right');
+    this.menuCtrl.open('right');
   }
 
   openLeftMenu() {
-    this.menu.open('left');
+    this.menuCtrl.open('left');
   }
 
   onDrag(ev: any) {

src/components/menu/test/enable-disable/index.ts

@@ -26,29 +26,29 @@ class E2EApp {
   page2 = Page2;
   rootPage = Page1;
 
-  constructor(private app: App, private menu: MenuController) {
+  constructor(public app: App, public menuCtrl: MenuController) {
     this.menu1Active();
   }
 
-  openPage(p) {
+  openPage(p: any) {
     // Get the <ion-nav> by id
     this.nav.setRoot(p);
   }
 
   menu1Active() {
-    this.menu.enable(true, 'menu1');
-    this.menu.enable(false, 'menu2');
-    this.menu.enable(false, 'menu3');
+    this.menuCtrl.enable(true, 'menu1');
+    this.menuCtrl.enable(false, 'menu2');
+    this.menuCtrl.enable(false, 'menu3');
   }
   menu2Active() {
-    this.menu.enable(false, 'menu1');
-    this.menu.enable(true, 'menu2');
-    this.menu.enable(false, 'menu3');
+    this.menuCtrl.enable(false, 'menu1');
+    this.menuCtrl.enable(true, 'menu2');
+    this.menuCtrl.enable(false, 'menu3');
   }
   menu3Active() {
-    this.menu.enable(false, 'menu1');
-    this.menu.enable(false, 'menu2');
-    this.menu.enable(true, 'menu3');
+    this.menuCtrl.enable(false, 'menu1');
+    this.menuCtrl.enable(false, 'menu2');
+    this.menuCtrl.enable(true, 'menu3');
   }
 }
 

src/components/menu/test/overlay/index.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class E2EApp {
 
   rootView = Page1;
 
-  constructor(private alertCtrl: AlertController) { }
+  constructor(public alertCtrl: AlertController) { }
 
   openPage(menu: any, page: any) {
     // close the menu when clicking a link from the menu

src/components/menu/test/push/index.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class E2EApp {
 
   rootView = Page1;
 
-  constructor(private alertCtrl: AlertController) { }
+  constructor(public alertCtrl: AlertController) { }
 
   openPage(menu: any, page: any) {
     // close the menu when clicking a link from the menu

src/components/menu/test/reveal/index.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class E2EApp {
 
   rootView = Page1;
 
-  openPage(menu, page) {
+  openPage(menu: any, page: any) {
     // close the menu when clicking a link from the menu
     menu.close();
 

src/components/modal/modal.ts

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export class Modal extends ViewController {
  * @Component(...)
  * class HomePage {
  *
- *  constructor(private modalCtrl: ModalController) {
+ *  constructor(public modalCtrl: ModalController) {
  *
  *  }
  *
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export class Modal extends ViewController {
  * @Component(...)
  * class HomePage {
  *
- *  constructor(private modalCtrl: ModalController) {
+ *  constructor(public modalCtrl: ModalController) {
  *
  *  }
  *
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export class Modal extends ViewController {
  * @Component(...)
  * class Profile {
  *
- *  constructor(private viewCtrl: ViewController) {
+ *  constructor(public viewCtrl: ViewController) {
  *
  *  }
  *

src/components/modal/test/basic/index.ts

@@ -101,6 +101,26 @@ class E2EPage {
   presentNavigableModal() {
     this.modalCtrl.create(NavigableModal).present();
   }
+
+  ionViewLoaded() {
+    console.log('E2EPage ionViewLoaded fired');
+  }
+
+  ionViewWillEnter() {
+    console.log('E2EPage ionViewWillEnter fired');
+  }
+
+  ionViewDidEnter() {
+    console.log('E2EPage ionViewDidEnter fired');
+  }
+
+  ionViewWillLeave() {
+    console.log('E2EPage ionViewWillLeave fired');
+  }
+
+  ionViewDidLeave() {
+    console.log('E2EPage ionViewDidLeave fired');
+  }
 }
 
 @Component({

src/components/nav/nav-controller.ts

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ import { ViewController } from './view-controller';
  *  import { NavController } from 'ionic-angular';
  *
  *  class MyComponent {
- *    constructor(private nav: NavController) {
+ *    constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {
  *
  *    }
  *  }
@@ -148,14 +148,14 @@ import { ViewController } from './view-controller';
  *    `
  * })
  * export class StartPage {
- *   constructor(private nav: NavController) {
+ *   constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {
  *   }
  *
  *   pushPage(){
  *     // push another page on to the navigation stack
  *     // causing the nav controller to transition to the new page
  *     // optional data can also be passed to the pushed page.
- *     this.nav.push(OtherPage, {
+ *     this.navCtrl.push(OtherPage, {
  *       id: "123",
  *       name: "Carl"
  *     });

src/components/nav/nav-params.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * @usage
  * ```ts
  * export class MyClass{
- *  constructor(private params: NavParams){
+ *  constructor(public params: NavParams){
  *    // userParams is an object we have in our nav-parameters
  *    this.params.get('userParams');
  *  }
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class NavParams {
    *
    * ```ts
    * export class MyClass{
-   *  constructor(private params: NavParams){
+   *  constructor(public params: NavParams){
    *    // userParams is an object we have in our nav-parameters
    *    this.params.get('userParams');
    *  }

src/components/nav/test/child-navs/index.ts

@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ ionicBootstrap(E2EApp);
 })
 class LandingPage {
 
-  constructor(private nav: NavController) {
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {
   }
 
   goToPage() {
-    this.nav.push(FirstPage);
+    this.navCtrl.push(FirstPage);
   }
 }
 

src/components/nav/test/insert-views/index.ts

@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ import { ionicBootstrap, NavController } from '../../../../../src';
     </ion-content>`,
 })
 class FirstPage {
-  constructor(public nav: NavController) {}
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {}
 
   pushPage() {
-    this.nav.push(SecondPage);
+    this.navCtrl.push(SecondPage);
   }
 }
 
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ class FirstPage {
   `
 })
 class SecondPage {
-  constructor(public nav: NavController) {}
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {}
 
   insertPage() {
-    this.nav.insert(1, InsertPage);
+    this.navCtrl.insert(1, InsertPage);
   }
 }
 

src/components/nav/test/memory/index.ts

@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ class Page1 {
 class Page2 {
   tmr: number;
 
-  constructor(private nav: NavController) {}
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {}
 
   play() {
     this.tmr = setTimeout(() => {
       count++;
       console.log('pop', count);
 
-      this.nav.pop({
+      this.navCtrl.pop({
         animate: animate
       });
     }, delay);

src/components/nav/test/nested/index.ts

@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ import { Config, Nav, App } from '../../../../../src';
   `
 })
 export class Login {
-  constructor(private nav: NavController, private app: App) {}
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController, public app: App) {}
 
   goToAccount() {
-    this.nav.push(Account);
+    this.navCtrl.push(Account);
   }
 
   goBack() {
@@ -63,23 +63,23 @@ export class Account {
 
   root = Dashboard;
 
-  constructor(private menu: MenuController, private app: App) {}
+  constructor(public menuCtrl: MenuController, public app: App) {}
 
   goToProfile() {
     this.accountNav.setRoot(Profile).then(() => {
-      this.menu.close();
+      this.menuCtrl.close();
     });
   }
 
   goToDashboard() {
     this.accountNav.setRoot(Dashboard).then(() => {
-      this.menu.close();
+      this.menuCtrl.close();
     });
   }
 
   logOut() {
     this.accountNav.setRoot(Login, null, { animate: true }).then(() => {
-      this.menu.close();
+      this.menuCtrl.close();
     });
   }
 
@@ -107,14 +107,14 @@ export class Account {
   `
 })
 export class Dashboard {
-  constructor(private nav: NavController, private app: App) {}
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController, public app: App) {}
 
   goToProfile() {
-    this.nav.push(Profile);
+    this.navCtrl.push(Profile);
   }
 
   logOut() {
-    this.nav.parent.setRoot(Login, null, {
+    this.navCtrl.parent.setRoot(Login, null, {
       animate: true,
       direction: 'back'
     });
@@ -144,14 +144,14 @@ export class Dashboard {
   `
 })
 export class Profile {
-  constructor(private nav: NavController, private app: App) {}
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController, public app: App) {}
 
   goToDashboard() {
-    this.nav.push(Dashboard);
+    this.navCtrl.push(Dashboard);
   }
 
   logOut() {
-    this.nav.parent.setRoot(Login, null, {
+    this.navCtrl.parent.setRoot(Login, null, {
       animate: true,
       direction: 'back'
     });

src/components/searchbar/test/nav/index.ts

@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import { ionicBootstrap, NavController, NavParams } from '../../../../../src';
   templateUrl: 'main.html'
 })
 class MainPage {
-  constructor(private _nav: NavController) { }
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) { }
 
   goToSecond() {
-    this._nav.push(SearchPage);
+    this.navCtrl.push(SearchPage);
   }
 }
 
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ class MainPage {
 class SearchPage {
   items: string[];
 
-  constructor(private _nav: NavController) {
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {
     this.initializeItems();
   }
 
   showDetail(item: any) {
-    this._nav.push(DetailPage, {city: item});
+    this.navCtrl.push(DetailPage, {city: item});
   }
 
   initializeItems() {

src/components/segment/test/nav/index.ts

@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ import { ionicBootstrap, NavController } from '../../../../../src';
 class SegmentPage {
   signInType: string;
 
-  constructor(public nav: NavController) {
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {
     this.signInType = 'new';
   }
 
   goToPage2() {
-    this.nav.push(SegmentPage2);
+    this.navCtrl.push(SegmentPage2);
   }
 }
 

src/components/slides/test/intro/index.ts

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class IntroPage {
   mySlideOptions: any;
   showSlide: boolean = true;
 
-  constructor(private nav: NavController) {
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {
     this.mySlideOptions = {
       paginationClickable: true,
       lazyLoading: true,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class IntroPage {
   }
 
   skip() {
-    this.nav.push(MainPage);
+    this.navCtrl.push(MainPage);
   }
 }
 

src/components/tabs/test/advanced/index.ts

@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import { App, ionicBootstrap, NavController, NavParams, ModalController, ViewCon
   templateUrl: './signIn.html'
 })
 class SignIn {
-  constructor(private nav: NavController) {}
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {}
 
   push() {
-    this.nav.push(TabsPage, {
+    this.navCtrl.push(TabsPage, {
       userId: 8675309
     });
   }
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class SignIn {
   templateUrl: './modalChat.html'
 })
 class ChatPage {
-  constructor(private viewCtrl: ViewController) {}
+  constructor(public viewCtrl: ViewController) {}
 
   ionViewLoaded() {
     console.log('ChatPage, ionViewLoaded');
@@ -92,17 +92,17 @@ class TabsPage {
 class Tab1Page1 {
   userId: string;
 
-  constructor(private nav: NavController, private app: App, private tabs: Tabs, private params: NavParams) {
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController, public app: App, public tabs: Tabs, public params: NavParams) {
     this.userId = params.get('userId');
   }
 
   push() {
-    this.nav.push(Tab1Page2);
+    this.navCtrl.push(Tab1Page2);
   }
 
   goBack() {
     console.log('go back begin');
-    this.nav.pop().then((val: any) => {
+    this.navCtrl.pop().then((val: any) => {
       console.log('go back completed', val);
     });
   }
@@ -141,10 +141,10 @@ class Tab1Page1 {
   templateUrl: './tab1page2.html'
 })
 class Tab1Page2 {
-  constructor(private nav: NavController) {}
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {}
 
   push() {
-    this.nav.push(Tab1Page3);
+    this.navCtrl.push(Tab1Page3);
   }
 
   ionViewWillEnter() {
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class Tab1Page2 {
   templateUrl: './tab1page3.html'
 })
 class Tab1Page3 {
-  constructor(private nav: NavController) {}
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {}
 
   ionViewWillEnter() {
     console.log('Tab1Page3, ionViewWillEnter');
@@ -204,10 +204,10 @@ class Tab1Page3 {
   templateUrl: './tab2page1.html'
 })
 class Tab2Page1 {
-  constructor(private nav: NavController) {}
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {}
 
   push() {
-    this.nav.push(Tab2Page2);
+    this.navCtrl.push(Tab2Page2);
   }
 
   ionViewWillEnter() {
@@ -236,10 +236,10 @@ class Tab2Page1 {
   templateUrl: './tab2page2.html'
 })
 class Tab2Page2 {
-  constructor(private nav: NavController) {}
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {}
 
   push() {
-    this.nav.push(Tab2Page3);
+    this.navCtrl.push(Tab2Page3);
   }
 
   ionViewWillEnter() {
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ class Tab2Page2 {
   templateUrl: './tab2page3.html'
 })
 class Tab2Page3 {
-  constructor(private nav: NavController) {}
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {}
 
   ionViewWillEnter() {
     console.log('Tab2Page3, ionViewWillEnter');

src/components/tabs/test/ghost/index.ts

@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ import { ionicBootstrap, NavController, Tab } from '../../../../../src';
     </ion-content>
     `
 })
-class Tab1 {
-  constructor(public nav: NavController) {}
-}
+class Tab1 {}
 
 //
 // Tab 2
@@ -36,9 +34,7 @@ class Tab1 {
     </ion-content>
     `
 })
-class Tab2 {
-  constructor(public nav: NavController) {}
-}
+class Tab2 {}
 
 //
 // Tab 3
@@ -58,9 +54,7 @@ class Tab2 {
     </ion-content>
     `
 })
-class Tab3 {
-  constructor(public nav: NavController) {}
-}
+class Tab3 {}
 
 //
 // Tab 3
@@ -80,9 +74,7 @@ class Tab3 {
     </ion-content>
     `
 })
-class QuesaritoPage {
-  constructor(public nav: NavController) {}
-}
+class QuesaritoPage {}
 
 @Component({
   template: `

src/components/toast/test/basic/index.ts

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class AnotherPage {}
 })
 class E2EPage {
 
-  constructor(private toastCtrl: ToastController, private nav: NavController) { }
+  constructor(public toastCtrl: ToastController, public navCtrl: NavController) { }
 
   showToast() {
     const toast = this.toastCtrl.create({
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class E2EPage {
     toast.present();
 
     setTimeout(() => {
-      this.nav.push(AnotherPage);
+      this.navCtrl.push(AnotherPage);
     }, 1000);
 
     setTimeout(() => {

tooling/generators/tabs/tabs.tmpl.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { NavController } from 'ionic-angular';
 })
 export class <%= jsClassName %> {
 
-  constructor(private nav: NavController) {
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController) {
     // set the root pages for each tab
     <% _.forEach(tabs, function(tab, i) { %>this.tab<%= ++i %>Root = <%= tab.jsClassName %>;
     <% }); %>