Angular way of getting val() from a textarea - angularjs

I have created a button, that when it is clicked I want to get the text from a textarea. Here is the html.
<div class="text-area-container">
<textarea id="chatBox" class="chat-box" rows="2"></textarea>
</div>
<div class="button-container btn-group btn-group-chat">
<input id="comment" ng-click="chat($event)" class="btn" value="Comment"/>
</div>
And here is my controller
$scope.chat = function($event) {
var button = $event.currentTarget;
};
I get the button from the $event, but how do I get the textarea. I know that I can jQuery it, but that is not the Angular way. How do i do it without jQuery?

Add ng-model to text area, like:
<textarea id="chatBox" class="chat-box" rows="2" ng-model="textModel"></textarea>
In controller write $scope.textModel = "";
Demo Fiddle

Angular is two way data binding. Setting ng-model will chain textarea value with controller var.
On controller side:
$scope.textArea = "";
On view side:
<textarea [...] ng-model="textArea">[...]</textarea>
On your controller, $scope.textArea will always contain textarea content.

You're looking for ng-model.
<textarea ng-model="text" id="chatBox" class="chat-box" rows="2"></textarea>
access it with $scope.text in js or {{text}} in view.

Well if you need to know only text area's value I guess it should be binded to some $scope model variable via data-ng-model="MyTextValue":
<textarea id="chatBox" data-ng-model="MyTextValue" class="chat-box" rows="2">}</textarea>
so in $scope.chat function you can get access to $scope.MyTextValue.
You can also enable/disable or show/hide control via ng-* attibutes too. In most cases it is enough.

Related

How use multiply ng-models in AngularJS

I have textarea with ng-model 'wordset' and ng-change="onChange()"
<div>
<textarea ng-model="wordset" ng-change="onChange()"
class="form-control app-word-set"
placeholder="Enter Word Set" rows="4">
</textarea>
</div>
I have button which added new textarea in this div. I needed that already added textarea includes the same on change method that my first textarea i have. But it should use ng-model...
I want to use on method in my angularJS controller that gets values from every textarea by foreach like this:
$scope.wordSetTextarea = angular.element(document.getElementsByClassName('app-word-set'));
$scope.onChange = function() {
angular.forEach($scope.wordSetTextarea, function(value, key) {
console.log(value);
});
}
Is this possible?
With the AngularJS framework, multiple elements are added with the ng-repeat directive:
<div ng-repeat="item in itemArr">
<textarea ng-model="item.wordset"
ng-change="onChange(item,$index)"
name="'item' + $index"
class="form-control app-word-set"
placeholder="Enter Word Set" rows="4">
</textarea>
</div>
<button ng-click="addNewTextarea()">Add input</button>
$scope.itemArr = [{}];
$scope.addNewTextarea = function() {
$scope.itemArr.push({});
};
New AngularJS developers often do not realize that ng-repeat, ng-switch, ng-view, ng-include and ng-if all create new child scopes, so [data hiding problems] often shows up when these directives are involved ... [they] can be easily avoided by following the "best practice" of always have a '.' in your ng-models.
For more information, see
AngularJS ng-repeat Directive API Reference -
What are the nuances of scope prototypal / prototypical inheritance in AngularJS?

How to get the uib-popover to open or close when the focus of the input field changes

I have a input field that has the uib-popover control on it. I have followed the documentation on how to get the directive to open but I have noticed some discrepancies in the documentation as well as examples on plnker and SO questions here.
Within my hmtl I have the inputs set as follows:
<div class="form-group col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6">
<label>Password</label><input type="{{user.inputType}}" ng-blur="user.validatePassword(user.newUser.password, user.newUser.confirmPassword)" placeholder="Enter Password" id="password" required class="form-control" ng-model="user.newUser.password" uib-popover-template="'myPopoverTemplate.html'" uib-popover-trigger="'focus'"/>
</div>
<div class="form-group col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6">
<label>Confirm Password</label>
<input type="{{user.inputType}}" ng-keyup="user.validatePassword(user.newUser.password, user.newUser.confirmPassword)" placeholder="Confirm Password" id="confirmPassword" required class="form-control" ng-model="user.newUser.confirmPassword"/>
<span style="color: red">{{user.message}}</span>
</div>
Most examples as well as the SO questions on here are using an older library as attributes are not prefaced with uib-*.
This code/directive currently works and renders but it only work or appears when clicking in the field and then clicking in the same field to close the popover. I have tried both the focus trigger and the oustsideClick trigger. Both have the same result of not rendering or closing the popover unless clicking in the field.
versions of the frameworks used are:
angularjs 1.5.8
ui-bootstrap 1.3.3
Changing the trigger to match earlier examples were popover-trigger is used vs. uib-popover-trigger is used disables the popover
I have created a working plunker that demonstrates what is happening.
Any suggestions on what I am missing or what I need to change.
Thanks in advance
According to tooltip.js description, in order to set a custom trigger,
it needs to be specified via trigger option passed to the $tooltipProvider.options method. In your case for focus trigger it will be:
app.config(['$uibTooltipProvider', function ($uibTooltipProvider) {
$uibTooltipProvider.options({ trigger: 'focus' });
}]);
Updated plunker that shows how to trigger tooltip on focus handler.
There's a problem of your code, please modify like below:
app.js:
(function() {
var app = angular.module('app', ['ui.bootstrap']);
app.controller('main',[ '$scope', main]);
function main($scope)
{
vm = this;
vm.message = 'hello';
vm.dynamicPopover = {
content: 'Hello, World!',
templateUrl: 'myPopoverTemplate.html',
title: 'Title'
};
}
}());
index.html
<input class="form-control" uib-popover-template="vm.dynamicPopover.templateUrl" popover-trigger="focus"/>
Actually, you can not just pass the template's id to the uib-popover-template attribute, you need to create an object to map it waited to pass.

Get pristine value in Angular controller

I need to be able to see in the Angular controller if the datepicker is pristine or not. Tried all sorts of things including sending the pristine value in a method but cannot get this value. Below is the view code:
<form name="myForm">
<!-- Datepicker From -->
<div class="small-6 medium-5 large-2 columns" ng-if="vm.subViewActive">
<div class="input-group">
<input name="valuationDatePickerFrom" ng-model="name" type="text" class="datepicker" id="valuationDatePickerFrom" placeholder="DD/MM/YYYY" pikaday="vm.datePickerFrom" on-select="vm.selectStartDate(pikaday)" year-range="{{ vm.yearRange }}" >
<div class="input-group-addon">
<label for="valuationDatePickerFrom" class="postfix">
<i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> From
</label>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</form>
and then I also tried :
var isPristine = $scope.myForm.valuationDatePickerFrom.$pristine;
console.log(isPristine);
in my controller but cannot get the pristine value. Read lots of posts here but mainly to do with CSS classes and front-end control or setting the pristine state from the backend not getting or checking the pristine state.
Thanks anybody that can help.
You are using:
var isPristine = $scope.myForm.valuationDatePickerFrom.$pristine;
but your form's name is not myForm.
Change <input name="name"... <input name="valuationDatePickerFrom"...
Then you can use:
var isPristine = $scope.userForm.valuationDatePickerFrom.$pristine;
Also, the controller is getting called before the view is created, so no myForm exists at the time the controller runs. Try adding a $timeout like so:
$timeout(function() {
var isPristine = $scope.userForm.valuationDatePickerFrom.$pristine;
console.log(isPristine);
}, 100);
plunkr
The above solution only works on page load, but you need to know this value when the page is being used. Instead pass the value to the controller when an action happens:
<form name="myForm">
<input type="text" name="valuationDatePickerFrom" ng-model="valuationDatePicker" ng-blur="alerty(myForm.$pristine)">
</form>
.controller('MainController', function($scope) {
$scope.alerty = function(isPristine){
alert('isPristine: ' + isPristine);
};
https://plnkr.co/edit/f0EWvYmoXCn8UOH3QCfE?p=preview

angular.element is not working in tabset directive of angular js

I'm using tabset directive of angular js and using twitter bootstrap slider in tab,
My slidestop event is not calling but it's working well outside tab.
I know that tabset directive have its own scope , but dont know solution of following problem:-
<tabset class="tab-container">
<tab heading="tab1">
<div class="form-group">
<label>any Level</label>
<div class="input-group w-md">
<input id="slider" ui-jq="slider" ui-options="{min: 0,max: 10,step: 1,value: {{any_level}}}"
class="slider slider-horizontal form-control" type="text"
ng-model="any_level"> {{any_level}}
</div>
</div>
</tab>
</tabset>
controller code
......
angular.element("#slider").on('slideStop', function(data){
alert('asdasd');
})
problem is - alert is not coming when slider inside tab,alert is comming when slider outside tab
i am using this slider
Thanks
i have solved using ui-event directive to fire slidestop event
Html Code
<input id="slider"
ui-event="{slideStop: 'alertChange($event)'}" ui-jq="slider"
ui-options="{min: 0,max: 10,step: 1,value: {{any_level}}}"
class="slider slider-horizontal form-control" type="text" ng-model="any_level">
{{any_level}}
Controller Code
$scope.alertChange = function(data){
console.log(data.value); // i can get slider value on slidestop
}
Just don't use angular.element in an angular app.
EDIT : This isn't really working with ui-slider. Till ui-slider is work in progress i just woudn't use it.
Add this to your input :
ng-change="alertChange()"
And this to your controller :
$scope.alertChange = function(){
alert('hi');
}
What wasn't working ? In most of the case an angular.element will try to bind your even to the element too early. Your DOM "#slider" element isn't probably loaded when your try to bind.
EDIT An alternative :
First, after paying more attention i wouldn't recommend this slider at all.
This is actually a work in progress and isn't really reliable.
I made you an exemple of a html slider with binding in this plunker
You slider looks like this :
<input id="slider"
ng-model-options="{ debounce: 100 }"
min="0"
max="100"
ng-init="any_level = 0"
ng-change="alertChange()"
type="range"
ng-model="any_level">
This will update the model each time the value will not change for 100miliseconds. You need this to avoid firing too much ng-change function.
In your javascript you just need to declare your function
$scope.alertChange = function(){
console.log("I changed !");
//or anything else you want to do
}
I know this is not a solution but an alternative. It's not sexy as the other slider, but at least it works.
Hope it helped you.
The slider you are using has an example demonstrating how to do this. Take a look at box "12" on this page: http://angular-ui.github.io/ui-slider/demo/demo.html
In your controller you can add the following:
$scope.slider = {
'options': {
stop: function (event, ui) { $log.info('Slider stop'); };
}
And your HTML you must reference slider.options so your callback is fired:
<div ui-slider="slider.options"
min="0" max="50" ng-model="any_level"></div>

Configure Angular to re-evaluate on blur instead of keypress

By default, it seems that Angular reevaluates its binding from a particular DOM element (e.g Text Input) to the underlying scope property on keypress or paste - i.e, whenever the value in the text input changes.
Is it possible to make it only refresh the binding on blur? I.e. do something like:
<div ng-app>
<div ng-controller="ctrl">
<input type="text" ng-model="base" ng-update-type="blur"/>
<input type="text" />
<span ng-bind="doubled()" />
</div>
</div>
Take the following JS fiddle:
http://jsfiddle.net/f76dW/
I would like the doubled span to only update when I move the focus out of the first input
You can use ng-blur and a dummy variable (base_ in this case) to achieve that effect: http://jsfiddle.net/f76dW/1/
Template
<input type="text" ng-model="base_" ng-blur="updateBase()" />
Controller
function ctrl($scope) {
$scope.base = $scope.base_ = 1000;
$scope.updateBase = function () {
$scope.base = $scope.base_;
};
$scope.doubled = function() {
return $scope.base * 2;
}
}
Use ng-model options. Using a blur hack is tricky, because a blur may not be a change.
<input type="text" ng-model="a.b" ng-change="callScriptThenServer()" ng-model-options={updateOn: 'blur'}"/>

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