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Passing AngularJS ng-form object into ng-if?

When I click "preview" here the save button in my preview mode is not disabled http://plnkr.co/edit/I3n29LHP2Yotiw8vkW0i

I think this is because the form object (testAddForm) is not available in the scope of the ng-if. I know that I should use an object in my controller because it's passed down all the way, but the form object is created by angular and not available in the ng-if. How can I work around that?

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html ng-app="app">

  <head>
    <script data-require="angular.js@1.2.27" data-semver="1.2.27" src="https://code.angularjs.org/1.2.27/angular.js"></script>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
    <script src="script.js"></script>
  </head>

  <body ng-controller="TestController">
    <form name="testAddForm" novalidate>
      <div ng-if="!previewMode">
        <input name="title" ng-model="data.title" required />
        <p ng-show="testAddForm.title.$invalid && !testAddForm.title.$pristine" class="help-block">Title is required.</p>
        <div>
          <input type="button" value="Preview" ng-click="preview(true)" />
          <input type="button" value="Save" ng-disabled="testAddForm.$invalid"/>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div ng-if="previewMode">
        <h2>{{data.title}}</h2>
        <div>
          <input type="button" value="Cancel" ng-click="preview(false)" />
          <input type="button" value="Save" ng-disabled="testAddForm.$invalid"/>
        </div>
      </div>
    </form>
  </body>

</html>

JS:

angular.module('app', []);

angular.module('app').controller('TestController', ['$scope', function($scope) {
  $scope.data = {};
  $scope.previewMode = false;
  $scope.preview = function(show) {
    $scope.previewMode = show;
  };
}]);
Solution

  • As a workaround you can try using ng-hide and ng-show instead of ng-if

    Example plunkr

    <form name="testAddForm" novalidate>
  <div ng-hide="previewMode">
    <input name="title" ng-model="data.title" required />
    <p ng-show="testAddForm.title.$invalid && !testAddForm.title.$pristine" class="help-block">Title is required.</p>
    <div>
      <input type="button" value="Preview" ng-click="preview(true)" />
      <input type="button" value="Save" ng-disabled="testAddForm.$invalid"/>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div ng-show="previewMode">
    <h2>{{data.title}}</h2>
    <div>
      <input type="button" value="Cancel" ng-click="preview(false)" />
      <input type="button" value="Save" ng-disabled="testAddForm.$invalid"/>
    </div>
  </div>
</form>