Sample Code

app.routes.js

.state('app.search', {
    cache: false,
    url: 'search?postal_code',
    views: {
        navContent: {
            templateUrl: NG_PATH.MODULES + 'search/view.html',
            controller: 'SearchController as vm'
        }
    }
})

controller.js

/**
 * Search Branch
 *
 * @param {Boolean} useLocation - Search using current location?
 */
function SearchBranch(useLocation) {
    
    if (useLocation)
        $state.go('app.search');
    else
        $state.go('app.search', { postal_code: vm.postalCode });

}

view.htm

<form class="form-location" ng-submit="vm.SearchBranch()">
  <div class="form-group">
    <div class="row">
      <div class="col col-67">
        <input type="text" class="white-text input-text search-postcode" ng-model="vm.postalCode" placeholder="Enter postcode" required>
      </div>
      <div class="col">
        <button class="button button-block button-light" type="submit">Go</button>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</form>
<button class="button button-block button-icon-top button-energized button-large submit-location" ng-click="vm.SearchBranch(true)"><span class="icon icon-marker-white"></span>Use current Location</button>