Update Material Lite checkbox with Angular 2 - checkbox

I am trying to use Material Design Lite in Angular 2 and have trouble updating checkboxes after the state has changed. See the following Plunker example.
When the user clicks on "All" to select all boxes, only the normal checkboxes update. I have tried using componentHandler.upgradeDom() and componentHandler.upgradeAllRegistered() but it made no difference.
How can I get the data-binding to work?

Ok, so I had a similar problem like you, and after good 2 or 3 hours of Googling around, I came up with a solution (or maybe it's just a dirty hack, don't know):
<label class="mdl-checkbox mdl-js-checkbox mdl-js-ripple-effect" [class.is-checked]="isChecked()">
<input type="checkbox" [(ngModel)]="checkbox.Checked" class="mdl-checkbox__input">
<span class="mdl-checkbox__label">A label</span>
</label>
I've updated the plunk you've shared so you can see it there. I hope this solves your problem, as it have solved mine.

After reading the MDL code, it seemed to me that the appearance of the MDL checkbox only changes when it sees the onchange event. But just setting "checked" in code doesn't deliver the changed event. So, after I set it, I give it a poke.
function setChecked(element, bool) {
element.checked = bool;
var evt = document.createEvent("HTMLEvents");
evt.initEvent("change", false, true);
element.dispatchEvent(evt);
}
Now, I'm not saying this is the RIGHT or BEST way to do this, but it works for me.

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Using contenteditable with ng-model inside ng-repeat?

Here is my issue:
I am using ng-repeat to make a list of spans.
Each span has the contenteditable attribute and ng-model directive.
Everything works as expected (including two-way data binding), until I try to add a new item to the list.
<div ng-repeat="item in list">
<span ng-model="item.text" contenteditable></span>
</div>
<button ng-click="addItemToList"></button>
The methods look like this:
$scope.addItemToList = function () {
$scope.list.push({text: 'dummy text'});
}
or
$scope.addItemToList = function () {
$scope.list.splice(1, 0, {text: 'dummy text'});
}
When adding the new item to the list (push or splice), the DOM updates, but the last item is initialised empty, with no text whatsoever. The last item in the model list also empties out, even if I specifically push an element with text in it.
After a few tests, I've noticed that this only happens if the list's length is bigger after modifying it:
if I try to replace/modify/remove (not add) an element in the list, it works well.
I believe this has to do with the way contenteditable elements initialise in the DOM (I think they initialise empty, and somehow, the model empties out as well).
Has anyone encountered this problem before? If yes, how did you solve it / what workaround have you found?
Based on the angular docs related to ngModelController, it seems that there is not built-in support for two-way data binding with contenteditable elements, seeing as in the plunkr example they wrote their own contenteditable directive. You might be able to use a modified version of that as a workaround.
It looks to be a similar problem as this question and the contenteditable directive there looks similar to the contenteditable directive in the angular docs example.
I also found this directive on github that might accomplish what you are trying to do.
Edit: I did a new version of the plunk I posted in the comment above:
https://plnkr.co/edit/v3elswolP9AgWHDIPwCk
In this version I added a contenteditable directive that appears to be working correctly. It is basically a spin off of how the input[type=text] directive is written in angular, but I took out the places where it handles different types of input (since in this case it will just be text) and the places where it handles events that contenteditable elements don't even fire. I also changed it so that the $viewValue gets updated based on element.html() instead of element.val(). You might be able to use something like this as a workaround
The issue is old but that was the same problem for me today. (angular 1.5). My workaround was to add on blur update option: <td contenteditable data-ng-model="position.value" ng-model-options="{updateOn: 'blur'}"></td> somehow then model stopped getting be empty on initialize. I like using update on blur in many places (solves some performaces issues) so this is good for me, however it's some kind of trick.

Odd issue with ng-show always evaluating to true

I had a bit of code in my view that would only show up when a particular value was true. Lt looked like this:
button type="button" ng-click="attachBarCode('enter')" ng-show="barcodeAllowed.status">Foo</button>
This was working until recently. My controller had some logic where, based on Ajax data, it would set $scope.barcodeAllowed.status to true. All of a sudden though, the button was always showing up. To help debug the issue, I added some additional tests to my view:
first test, <span ng-show="!barcodeAllowed.status">DONT SHOW</span><br/>
second test, <span ng-show="barcodeAllowed.status">DONT SHOW</span><br/>
test -{{barcodeAllowed.status}}-end -{{!barcodeAllowed.status}}- -{{barcodeAllowed | json}}-<br/>
test if <span ng-if="barcodeAllowed.status"> if was true</span><p>
Here is where things got crazy. Both "DONT SHOWS" rendered in my view, even though it seems as if that would be impossible. When I output the values in the third line, I saw false and true, as I expected.
Finally - the ng-if? It worked perfectly! The value did not show up.
I've heard folks mention that ngShow can have scope issues inside a ngif, but my code isn't inside an ngif.
So, you won't believe what it was. I was using a Content Security policy in my app and on a whim, I disabled it. As soon as I did, it began working. I played around a bit and discovered that I needed to add 'unsafe-eval' to the to the script-src area of my CSP in order for Angular to be able to apply the styles.
The Ng-show/Ng-hide directives needs a css-class to show/hide, since it just adds a class to your element when the scope-variable is truthy/falsy.
Ref: https://docs.angularjs.org/api/ng/directive/ngShow

How can I do validation and use ..$setPristine(); in an AngularJS form?

I have the following code:
<form class="form"
data-ng-submit="modalSubmit(modal.data)"
id="modal-body"
name="modalForm"
novalidate>
This works and when I click on a button of type submit then the modalSubmit function is called.
However I would like to do this in my controller:
$scope.modalForm.$setPristine();
But it gives an error saying:
has no method '$setPristine'
How I can I set the form to pristine? I did try adding data-ng-form="modalForm" but then I get
a message saying something to the effect of duplicate directive names.
I tried changing the form element to a DIV but then the clicking on the submit button does not call
the function
Here's an example (modified from another user) that shows what I am trying to do which is set values to pristine:
plnkr.co/edit/LNanJdAggMLIgxii0cfv?p=preview
You're not doing anything wrong there, only problem is you're referencing an old version of angular in which $setPristine() was not a feature. $setPristine() was added in 1.1.+, so reference a newer version of angular and you're good to go. See it working in this plunk, using 1.2.+.
If you can't upgrade, then a dirty workaround would be to loop through all inputs in the form and set their $dirty and $pristine values manually:
$scope.mp = function() {
$scope.mainForm.$pristine=true;//clean main form
$scope.mainForm.$dirty=false;
angular.forEach($scope.mainForm,function(input){//clean all input controls
if (input !== undefined && input.$dirty !== undefined) {
input.$dirty=false;
input.$pristine=true;
}
});
}
First, your version of angular was old, 1.2.12 is the latest stable on the CDN. But even it wouldn't allow $setPristine because of the HTML5 validation that was going on.
The biggest problem was you used required on the fields instead of ng-required. The browser was doing the form validation for you instead of angular. You could also add the novalidate attribute to the form tag.
http://plnkr.co/edit/l1mUCceSFMFFZWgGgL6u?p=preview
it has already been implemented in this link you can use it this was as it has been demonstrated in the plnkr link.
As you can see from the above description, $setPristine only changes the state of the form (and thereby resets the css applied to each control in the form).
If you want to clear the values of each control, then you need to do for each in code.

AngularJS inconsistent databinding

I'm learning AngularJS and I have a question regarding the databinding for select elements. The databinding for textboxes works without any kind of event handling code. Once the ng-model attribute is set textbox updates when the model property changes and vice versa. There is no need for ng-change attribute.
However, for select elements we need to write functions that will be called via ng-change atribute.
Why does angularjs handle databinding without an ng-change attribute for textboxes but requires functions that will be called via ng-change attribute for select elements?
UPDATE:
Added the fiddle in the comments section. The example is from AngularJS in Action book. Click on one of the stories, change the textbox value and the model is updated. Change the selection in dropdown model is not updated.
UPDATE:
Added a new fiddle in the comments.
Thanks.
I've created a fiddle that works here - The issue is really just the dummy data here. In the original fiddle, the object created in the statuses array for {name:'Back Log'} and {name:'To Do'} are not the same (not ===) as the {name:'Back Log'} and {name:'To Do'} objects created in the dummy story objects.
To make the example work, I pass the indexed statuses into the getStories function. However I think this is really just a case of demo-induced confusion. (I've been looking at the MEAP for Angular in Action as well, and I think it could be simplified a bit like this one, that uses simple string statuses that will pass the === test
var getStories = function(statusesIndex) {
var tempArray = [
{title:'Story 00',
description:'Description pending.',
status: statusesIndex['To Do']
},
{title:'Story 01',
description:'Description pending.',
status: statusesIndex['Back Log']
}
];
return tempArray;
}
I think your confusion might be a result of the select documentation still being incorrect. (See my Disqus comment.) ng-model can and should be used with select. ng-change is optional and it just gives you a hook should you want to do something each time the selected option changes.
Normally you should use ng-options with select.
If i understood your question correctly then I think your guessing is wrong because for select boxes, you do not have to invoke ng-change event in order to fetch the selected option.
<select ng-model='select'>
<option>....</option>
<option value='one'>One</option>
<option value='Two'>Two</option>
</select>
// Your selected option will print below... without invoking ng-change
<div>You selected: {{select}}</div>
Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/jenxu/1/

AngularJS default select option being removed from all select boxes on click in IE9

IE9 isn't playing nice with my select boxes. When you click on one to change the value in Chrome it works as intended. In IE9 it's removing the default selection from every select box on the page. What the heck is happening here?
I had to do a jsfiddle this time becuase plunker doesn't seem to link IE9 either.
http://jsfiddle.net/sonicparke/nEDfY/
Here's one section of the code I'm using for the select boxes. There's a working example in the fiddle.
<select ng-model="initialOption1" ng-options="drafter.name for drafter in drafterItems"><option value="">Initial Option</option></select>
<select ng-model="initialOption2" ng-options="drafter.name for drafter in drafterItems"><option value="">Initial Option</option></select>
<select ng-model="initialOption3" ng-options="drafter.name for drafter in drafterItems"><option value="">Initial Option</option></select>
I'm not exactly sure what the cause is, but you can make it work by not using the initial option in the markup. Instead set a default in your ngOptions object and set the model values to that.
http://jsfiddle.net/Z2gkg/
$scope.initialOption1 = $scope.drafterItems[0];
$scope.initialOption2 = $scope.drafterItems[0];
$scope.initialOption3 = $scope.drafterItems[0];
I would love to know the underlying cause, but it is likely related to the ng-grid library you are including.

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