I'm new to angular. I want to write a directive which has all the attributes that I added to it when using in html. For example:
This is my directive
'use strict';
app.directive('province', function($compile) {
return {
restrict: 'E',
link: function (scope, element, attrs, controller) {
var markup = "<select></select>";
var elem = angular.element(element);
elem.replaceWith($compile(markup)(scope));
}
};
})
HTML:
<province class="form-control" data-target"elemntId"></province>
I want my <select> contain the class and other attributes that I added to directive in html.
output that I want: <select class="form-control" data-target="elementId"></select>
I used angular.element(element).attr(attr);, but it does not worked;
Any help is appreciated in advance.
Edit
I want all the attributes that exist in attrs of link function to be added to markup.
I would iterate over directive's attr array and apply it to your template:
app.directive('province', function($compile) {
return {
restrict: 'E',
replace:true,
template: "<select></select>",
link: function (scope, element, attrs) {
var attr;
for (attr in attrs.$attr) {
if(attrs.hasOwnProperty(attr)){
element.attr(attr, attrs[attr]);
}
}
}
};
})
Directive Tag:
<province foo="bar" foo1="bar1"></province>
Compiled into:
<select foo="bar" foo1="bar1"></select>
Plunkr
Depending on your needs, you don't need to compile yourself. You can use template and replace instead.
app.directive('province', function() {
return {
restrict: 'E',
template: '<select></select>',
replace: true,
link: function (scope, element, attrs) {
}
};
});
See plnkr
You can make use of the attrs parameter of the linking function - this will get you the values of the attributes:
attrs.class and attrs.dataTarget are the ones you need.
You can take a look at the documentation here that elaborates further uses of the linking function
Related
I am trying to write a custom directive that will simply display a list of states. However I would like to build a directive which is as general as possible for lists that has objects that contain item_name and item_value. So for instance, i can use the same directive to populate cities, zipcodes, etc.
Here is what i have so far:
My template looks like this (not sure i need to iterate inside it)
{{defaultname}}
My directive looks like this:
app.directive('locselect', function () {
function link(scope, element, attrs) {
};
var select = {
replace:true,
link: link,
restrict: 'E',
templateUrl: 'app/search-filters/prp-select.html',
scope: {
defaultname: "defaulValue",
items:"="
}
}
return select;
});
And my implementation of the directive in the html looks like this:
<locselect items="states" default-value="State"></locselect>
Assume a scope of a controller that populates states or any other list inside the scope.
Here is a generic directive which prints a list of values:
app.directive('list', function () {
return {
scope : {
listItems : "="
},
template: '<ul><li ng-repeat="item in listItems">{{item.name}}, {{item.value}}</li></ul>',
link: function (scope, element, attrs) {
}
};
});
http://plnkr.co/edit/HHzDoYrqln0pawuL7MuU?p=preview
Edit
exmaple based on your plnkr:
http://plnkr.co/edit/SnpO2admMHmJV25lyi4p?p=preview
You may need to add ng-model also to your directive to bind the selected value to controller scope.
This might be what your are looking at:
app.directive('locselect', function () {
function link(scope, element, attrs) {
scope.ngModel = scope.defaultItem;
console.log(scope.items);
}
var select = {
restrict: 'E',
templateUrl: 'prp-select.html',
replace: true,
scope: {
items: "="
}
}
return select;
});
and your directive's template (app/search-filters/prp-select.html) should be
<select ng-options="item as item.full_name for item in items">
<option value="">Select State...</option>
</select>
and this is how you would want to use -
<locselect ng-model="modSelectedState" items="states"></locselect>
Check the plunkr here
Say I have a directive like such:
<my-directive>This is my entry!</my-directive>
How can I bind the content of the element into my directive's scope?
myApp.directive('myDirective', function () {
return {
scope : {
entry : "" //what goes here to bind "This is my entry" to scope.entry?
},
restrict: "E",
template: "<textarea>{{entry}}</textarea>"
link: function (scope, elm, attr) {
}
};
});
I think there's much simpler solution to the ones already given. As far as I understand, you want to bind contents of an element to scope during initialization of directive.
Given this html:
<textarea bind-content ng-model="entry">This is my entry!</textarea>
Define bind-content as follows:
directive('bindContent', function() {
return {
require: 'ngModel',
link: function ($scope, $element, $attrs, ngModelCtrl) {
ngModelCtrl.$setViewValue($element.text());
}
}
})
Here's a demo.
I may have found a solution. It relies on the transclude function of directives. It works, but I need to better understand transclusion before being sure this is the right way.
myApp.directive('myDirective', function() {
return {
scope: {
},
restrict: 'E',
replace: false,
template: '<form>' +
'<textarea ng-model="entry"></textarea>' +
'<button ng-click="submit()">Submit</button>' +
'</form>',
transclude : true,
compile : function(element,attr,transclude){
return function (scope, iElement, iAttrs) {
transclude(scope, function(originalElement){
scope.entry = originalElement.text(); // this is where you have reference to the original element.
});
scope.submit = function(){
console.log('update entry');
}
}
}
};
});
You will want to add a template config to your directive.
myApp.directive('myDirective', function () {
return {
scope : {
entry : "=" //what goes here to bind "This is my entry" to scope.entry?
},
template: "<div>{{ entry }}</div>", //**YOU DIDN'T HAVE A TEMPLATE**
restrict: "E",
link: function (scope, elm, attr) {
//You don't need to do anything here yet
}
};
});
myApp.controller('fooController', function($scope){
$scope.foo = "BLAH BLAH BLAH!";
});
And then use your directive like this:
<div ng-controller="fooController">
<!-- sets directive "entry" to "foo" from parent scope-->
<my-directive entry="foo"></my-directive>
</div>
And angular will turn that into:
<div>THIS IS MY ENTRY</div>
Assuming that you have angular setup correctly and are including this JS file onto your page.
EDIT
It sounds like you want to do something like the following:
<my-directive="foo"></my-directive>
This isn't possible with ELEMENT directives. It is, however, with attribute directives. Check the following.
myApp.directive('myDirective', function () {
return {
template: "<div>{{ entry }}</div>", //**YOU DIDN'T HAVE A TEMPLATE**
restrict: "A",
scope : {
entry : "=myDirective" //what goes here to bind "This is my entry" to scope.entry?
},
link: function (scope, elm, attr) {
//You don't need to do anything here yet
}
};
});
Then use it like this:
<div my-directive="foo"></div>
This will alias the value passed to my-directive onto a scope variable called entry. Unfortunately, there is no way to do this with an element-restricted directive. What is preventing it from happening isn't Angular, it is the html5 guidelines that make what you are wanting to do impossible. You will have to use an attribute directive instead of an element directive.
In the following AngularJS code, when you type stuff into the input field, I was expecting the div below the input to update with what is typed in, but it doesn't. Any reason why?:
html
<div ng-app="myApp">
<input type="text" ng-model="city" placeholder="Enter a city" />
<div ng-sparkline ng-model="city" ></div>
</div>
javascript
var app = angular.module('myApp', []);
app.directive('ngSparkline', function () {
return {
restrict: 'A',
require: '^ngModel',
template: '<div class="sparkline"><h4>Weather for {{ngModel}}</h4></div>'
}
});
http://jsfiddle.net/AndroidDev/vT6tQ/12/
Add ngModel to the scope as mentioned below -
app.directive('ngSparkline', function () {
return {
restrict: 'A',
require: '^ngModel',
scope: {
ngModel: '='
},
template: '<div class="sparkline"><h4>Weather for {{ngModel}}</h4></div>'
}
});
Updated Fiddle
It should be
template: '<div class="sparkline"><h4>Weather for {{city}}</h4></div>'
since you are binding the model to city
JSFiddle
The basic issue with this code is you aren't sharing "ngModel" with the directive (which creates a new scope). That said, this could be easier to read by using the attributes and link function. Making these changes I ended up with:
HTML
<div ng-sparkline="city" ></div>
Javascript
app.directive('ngSparkline', function ($compile) {
return {
restrict: 'A',
link: function (scope, element, attrs) {
var newElement = '<div class="sparkline"><h4>Weather for {{' + attrs.ngSparkline + '}}</h4></div>';
element.append(angular.element($compile(newElement)(scope)));
}
}
});
Using this pattern you can include any dynamic html or angular code you want in your directive and it will be compiled with the $compile service. That means you don't need to use the scope property - variables are inherited "automatically"!
Hope that helps!
See the fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/8RVYD/1/
template: '<div class="sparkline"><h4>Weather for {{city}}</h4></div>'
the issue is that require option means that ngSparkline directive expects ngModel directive controller as its link function 4th parameter. your directive can be modified like this:
app.directive('ngSparkline', function () {
return {
restrict: 'A',
require: '^ngModel',
template: '<div class="sparkline"><h4>Weather for {{someModel}}</h4></div>',
link: function(scope, element, attrs, controller) {
controller.$render = function() {
scope.someModel = controller.$viewValue;
}
}
}
});
but this creates someModel variable in scope. that I think isn't necessary for this use case.
fiddle
How do I get the input element from within the directive before the template overwrites the contents?
html
<div xxx>
<input a="1" />
</div>
js
app.directive('xxx', function(){
return {
restrict: 'A',
template: '<p></p>',
replace: true, //if false, just leaves the parent div, still no input
compile: function(element, attrs) {
console.log(element);
return function (scope, iElement, iAttrs) {
}
}
};
});
i am on angular 1.0.x, I cannot pass in optional scope parameters with the '=?' syntax and i want to be able to override a portion of the default template of the directive in a very flexible way. instead of adding a scope variable or attribute everytime that I just plan on passing through the directive, I want to be able to supply the whole element to be used.
edit
the input must retain the scope of the directive, and not the parent.
edit
I am trying to include a partial template inside a directive that will overwrite a piece of the actual template. The piece I am including therefore needs to have access to the directive's scope and not the parent's.
Update
It seems if I do not provide a template or a template URL and instead replace the contents manually using the $templateCache I can have access to the inner elements. I want to let angular handle the template and the replacement though and just want to be able to access the contents in the directive naturally before they get replaced.
Solution
Plunkr
html
<body ng-controller="MainCtrl">
<div editable="obj.email">
<input validate-email="error message" ng-model="obj.email" name="contactEmail" type="text" />
</div>
</body>
js
app.controller('MainCtrl', function($scope) {
$scope.obj = {
email: 'xxx'
};
});
app.directive('editable', function($log){
return {
restrict: 'A',
transclude: true,
template: '<div ng-show="localScopeVar">{{value}}<div ng-transclude></div></div>',
scope: {
value: '=editable'
},
link: function(scope) {
scope.localScopeVar = true;
}
};
});
app.directive('validateEmail', function($log){
return {
restrict: 'A',
require: 'ngModel',
scope: true,
link: function(scope, el, attrs, ctrl) {
console.log(attrs['validateEmail']);
}
};
});
I believe you're looking for the transclude function (link is to 1.0.8 docs). You can see what's going on with:
app.directive('xxx', function($log){
return {
restrict: 'A',
transclude: true,
compile: function(element, attrs, transclude) {
$log.info("every instance element:", element);
return function (scope, iElement, iAttrs) {
$log.info("this instance element:", element);
transclude(scope, function(clone){
$log.info("clone:", clone);
});
}
}
};
});
If I have a directive myDir and I call it within ng-repeat like so
<my-dir myindex="{{$index}}"></my-dir>
How can I access myindex? I get actual string {{$index}} when I use attrs.myindex within postLink function. When I inspect html, it actually says myindex="2".
Try
<my-dir myindex="$index"></my-dir>
Then
app.directive('myDir', function () {
return {
restrict: 'E',
scope: {
myindex: '='
},
template:'<div>{{myindex}}</div>',
link: function(scope, element, attrs){
scope.myindex = attrs.myindex;
console.log('test', scope.myindex)
}
};
})
Demo: Plunker