how to remove the value of an input field using angularjs - angularjs

Question

<div class="info-block" ng-app="">
<div ng-controller="Note">
<div class="checkbox">
<label>
<p><b>Primary Publication: </b>
{{ form_widget(form.input_ppubs, { 'attr': {'class': 'valOption'}}) }}
</p>
</label>
</div>
<div ng-repeat="item in items">
<input type="text" placeholder="new input" ng-model="item.primaryPub">
</div>
<button type="button" ng-click="add()">New Item</button>
</div>
I am trying to retrieve the value of the html input field and remove it from input upon a button click
I am able to get the code, but I don't know how to remove the code.
var Note = function($scope){
$scope.items = [];
$scope.add = function () {
//angular way of implementing document.getElementByID();
pub1 = angular.element('#form_input_ppubs').val();
$scope.items.push({
primaryPub: pub1
});
};
}

Answer 1

You don't have to retrieve your items like this. It's ugly and not the angular way. angular.element('#form_input_ppubs').val();
Instead, simply reference it in your input using ngModel.
Declare it in your scope.
$scope.inputItem = null;
HTML
<input ng-model="inputItem " />
Use it in your function:
$scope.addItem = function(item) {
$scope.items.push(item);
//reset the model
$scope.inputItem = null;
}
Call it using ng-click
<button type="button" ng-click="addItem(inputItem)">Add Item</button>

Answer 2

If you do:
console.log($scope.items);
You should see an entry for primaryPub, the model for your input. Then you can target it by nulling the model, so:
$scope.items.primaryPub = null;
However you're using this inside an ng-repeat:
<div ng-repeat="(i, item) in items">
<input type="text" placeholder="new input" ng-model="items[i].primaryPub">
</div>
So your console.log (if you have more than one item in 'items') should show an array-like structure for primaryPub.