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Illegal use of ngTransclude directive in the template when using compile in directive controller

I'm using compile in my directive controller to get the first directive element and compile it and then use it for other purpose I don't want to use the linking method of my directive, is there anyway to get rid this error ?
I've reproduced the issue in this JSFIDDLE:
var app = angular.module('app', []);
app.directive('panel', function ($compile) {
return {
restrict: "E",
replace: true,
transclude: true,
template: "<div><h1>handrouss</h1><div ng-transclude ></div></div>",
controller: function($scope, $element) {
var el = $compile($element.find('div')[0])($scope); // <--- this causing the issue
$scope.handrouss = el.html();
},
link: function (scope, elem, attrs) {
}
}
});
app.directive('panel1', function ($compile) {
return {
restrict: "E",
replace:true,
transclude: true,
template:"<div ng-transclude></div>",
link: function (scope, elem, attrs) {
elem.children().wrap("<div>");
}
}
});
HTML :
<div data-ng-app="app">
<panel1>
<panel>
<input type="text" ng-model="firstName" />{{firstName}}
</panel>
<input type="text" ng-model="lastname" />
</panel

Remove the ng-transclude attribute from the element before compiling in the controller.
app.directive('panel', function ($compile) {
return {
restrict: "E",
replace: true,
transclude: true,
template: "<div><h1>handrouss</h1><div ng-transclude ></div></div>",
controller: function($scope, $element) {
var div = $element.find('div');
//REMOVE ng-transclude attribute
div.removeAttr('ng-transclude');
var el = $compile(div[0])($scope);
$scope.handrouss = el.html();
},
link: function (scope, elem, attrs) {
}
}
});
As the transclusion has already been done in the compile phase of the directive the ng-transclude directive is no longer needed when compiling in the controller.
The DEMO on JSFiddle

How do I pass a Child Directive's Data to a Parent Directive in AngularJS

How can I pass a child attribute directive's scope or attr value to a parent directive?
Given widget directive, with in-viewport attribute directive, I want to update the attribute inView each time the document is scrolled, and pass the updated value to the parent directive widget:
<widget in-viewport></widget>
In Viewport directive: passed in as an attribute of parent directive "widget"
angular.module('app').directive('inViewport', function() {
return {
restrict: 'A',
scope: false, // ensure scope is same as parents
link: function(scope, element, attr) {
angular.element(document).on('scroll', function() {
// I've tried binding it to attr and parent scope of "widget" directive
attr.inView = isElementInViewport(element);
scope.inView = isElementInViewport(element);
});
}
};
});
Widget Directive:
angular.module('app').directive('widget', function() {
return {
restrict: 'AE',
scope: {
inView: '='
},
transclude: false,
templateUrl: 'directives/widgets/widgets.tpl.html',
link: function(scope) {
console.log('In Viewport: ', scope.inView); // Null

Here is the way you can access parent directive variables,
angular.module('myApp', []).directive('widget', function() {
return {
restrict: 'E',
template: '<viewport in-view="variable"></viewport> <h1>{{variable}}</h1>',
link: function(scope, iAttrs) {
scope.variable = 10;
}
}
}).directive('viewport', function() {
return {
restrict: 'E',
scope: {
inView: "=",
},
template: '<button ng-click="click()">Directive</button>',
link: function(scope, iElement, iAttrs) {
scope.click = function() {
scope.inView++;
}
}
}
});
HTML
<div ng-app="myApp" ng-controller="Ctrl1">
<widget></widget>
</div>
Here is the working jsfiddle
http://jsfiddle.net/p75DS/784/
If you have any question, ask in the comment box

Here is a working fiddle using your directive structure:
http://jsfiddle.net/ADukg/9591/
Markup is like this:
<div ng-controller="MyCtrl" style="height: 1200px;">
{{name}}
<hr>
<widget in-viewport></widget>
</div>
Just scroll the window to trigger the event. Note that the parent directive has a watch just to prove that the var gets updated...
var myApp = angular.module('myApp',[]);
myApp.directive('inViewport', function($timeout) {
return {
restrict: 'A',
scope: false, // ensure scope is same as parents
link: function(scope, element, attr) {
angular.element(window).bind('scroll', function() {
console.log('Called');
$timeout(function() {
scope.inView++;
}, 0);
});
}
};
});
myApp.directive('widget', function() {
return {
restrict: 'AE',
transclude: false,
template: '<p>This is a widget</p>',
link: function(scope) {
scope.inView = 0;
console.log('In Viewport: ', scope.inView); // Null
scope.$watch('inView', function(newVal, oldVal) {
console.log('Updated by the child directive: ', scope.inView);
});
}
}
});
function MyCtrl($scope) {
$scope.name = 'Angular Directive Stuff';
}

You can expose an API on your parent directive and use isolateScope() to access it.
Here's a working fiddle.
var app = angular.module("app",[]);
app.directive("widget", function($rootScope){
return {
template: "<div>Scroll this page and widget will update. Scroll Y: {{scrollPosY}}</div>",
scope: {}, // <-- Creating isolate scope on <widget>. This is REQUIRED.
controller: ['$scope', function DirContainerController($scope) {
$scope.scrollPosY = 0;
// Creating an update function.
$scope.update = function(position) {
$scope.scrollPosY = position;
$scope.$digest();
};
}],
}
});
app.directive("inViewport", function($window, $timeout, $rootScope){
return {
restrict: 'A',
link:function(scope, element, attrs, parentCtrl){
// Get the scope. This can be any directive.
var parentScope = element.isolateScope();
angular.element(document).on('scroll', function() {
// As long as the parent directive implements an 'update()' function this will work.
parentScope.update($window.scrollY);
console.log('parentScope: ', parentScope);
});
}
}
});

How to access isolated scope property from static directive template in Angular?

Controller:
app.controller('MainCtrl', ['$scope', function($scope) {
$scope.temp = {
'name': 'Test'
};
}]);
Template:
<custom-field ng-model="temp.name">
<md-input-container class="addon-menu">
<label>Name</label>
<input ng-model="ngModel" type="text" ng-focus="setLastFocusedElement($event)" />
</md-input-container>
</custom-field>
Directive:
app.directive('customField', function($timeout) {
return {
restrict: 'E',
scope: {
ngModel: '='
},
link: function($scope, $element, $attrs) {
console.log($scope.ngModel); // prints "test"
}
};
});
The problem is that once template is rendered, I can't see the value attached to input - it's empty, but I'm expecting to works, because inside link function it's printed correctly.

You are trying to access the directive scope in your template as the controller's scope. Move the markup inside the directive's template instead.
Directive:
app.directive('customField', function($timeout) {
return {
restrict: 'E',
scope: {
ngModel: '='
},
link: function($scope, $element, $attrs) {
console.log($scope.ngModel); // prints "test"
},
template: '<md-input-container class="addon-menu"><label>Name</label><input ng-model="ngModel" type="text" ng-focus="setLastFocusedElement($event)" /></md-input-container>'
};
Template:
<custom-field ng-model="temp.name"></custom-field>
You can also use separate html files as directive templates, which is good practise.

Are you trying to see the value in controller?
Please try $parent.$scope to see if value exist.

Directives in object created during app lifetime doesn't work

I've created some basic directive. It works well if I use it with some objects in html file
<some-directive some-data="123"></some-directive>
But if I dynamically load this object to my webpage:
//getting html source as a string, then appending it to DOM:
elem.html("<some-directive some-data='123'></some-directive>");
The directive doesn't work (object is being added properly to DOM)
app.directive('someDirective', function (notes, parts) {
return {
restrict: 'AE',
scope: {
someData: '='
},
link: function (scope, elem, attrs) {
console.log("directive fired");
}
};
});
What can I do to make it work properly?

For dynamic directives, you have to use $compile service that compiles scope into template. Look at sample below, <some-directive-wrapper /> will add <some-directive /> element into itself and compile scope value
var app = angular.module('app', []);
app.directive('someDirective', function () {
return {
restrict: 'AE',
scope: {
someData: '='
},
template: '<h2>someDirective compiled, someData is {{someData}}</h2>',
link: function (scope, elem, attrs) {
console.log("directive fired");
}
};
});
app.directive('someDirectiveWrapper', function ($compile) {
return {
restrict: 'AE',
link: function (scope, elem, attrs) {
//get value from ajax maybe
//and set to scope
scope.data = 123;
//replace directive with another directive
elem.html('<h1>someDirectiveWrapper compiled </h1>\n<some-directive some-data="data"></some-directive>');
//compile scope value into template
$compile(elem.contents())(scope);
}
};
});
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.2.23/angular.min.js"></script>
<div ng-app="app">
<some-directive-wrapper></some-directive-wrapper>
</div>

ng-bind-html and ng-controller

I'm injecting insecure html into some <div>, like this:
<div class="category-wrapper" ng-bind-html="content"></div>
this html has angularjs "code" ($scope.content is loaded with something like this):
<script type='text/javascript' src='giveus.js'></script>
<div class="giveus-wrapper" ng-controller="GiveUsController">{{variable1}}</div>
Note that this snippet has ng-controller. GiveUsController is lazy loaded at the same time that the embedded html (not in head). There is no error declaring this controller because It has been already tested.
My controller is as easy as:
angular.module("tf").controller('GiveUsController', function ($scope, $http)
{
console.debug("GiveUsController loaded");
$scope.variable1 = "hi!";
}
there is no console debug nor variable1 assignment
It looks like there is no controller binding to that <div>.
I don't know how I can inject html with angular controller and make it work...
Any idea?

You could do what you are wanting with a bit of manual html compilation. Here is an approach that is essentially a directive wrapper for the $compile service. Observe the following example and usage...
<div class="category-wrapper" ng-html="content"></div>
.controller('ctrl', function($scope) {
$scope.content = '<div class="giveus-wrapper" ng-controller="GiveUsController">{{variable1}}</div>'
})
.controller('GiveUsController', function($scope) {
console.log('hello from GiveUsController')
$scope.variable1 = 'I am variable 1'
})
.directive('ngHtml', ['$compile', function ($compile) {
return function (scope, elem, attrs) {
if (attrs.ngHtml) {
elem.html(scope.$eval(attrs.ngHtml));
$compile(elem.contents())(scope);
}
scope.$watch(attrs.ngHtml, function (newValue, oldValue) {
if (newValue && newValue !== oldValue) {
elem.html(newValue);
$compile(elem.contents())(scope);
}
});
};
}]);
JSFiddle Link - demo

Angular for itself don't bind the ng-directives that are added into the DOM.
The $sce.compile or $compile helps angular to read which elements are added into the actual DOM, also for use the $compile you must use a directive.
Should be like that:
var m = angular.module(...);
m.directive('directiveName', function factory(injectables) {
return = {
priority: 0,
template: '<div></div>', // or // function(tElement, tAttrs) { ... },
transclude: false,
restrict: 'A',
templateNamespace: 'html',
scope: false,
controller: function($scope, $element, $attrs, $transclude, otherInjectables) { ... },
controllerAs: 'stringIdentifier',
bindToController: false,
require: 'siblingDirectiveName', 'optionalDirectiveName', '?^optionalParent'],
compile: function compile(tElement, tAttrs, transclude) {
return {
pre: function preLink(scope, iElement, iAttrs, controller) { ... },
post: function postLink(scope, iElement, iAttrs, controller) { ... }
}
},
};
});
and where you want
$compileProvider.directive('compile', function($compile) {
return function(scope, element, attrs) {
scope.$watch(
function(scope) {
return scope.$eval(attrs.compile);
},
function(value) {
element.html(value);
$compile(element.contents())(scope);
}
);
};

You have to compile the HTML content, i got this using a directive:
.directive('comunBindHtml', ['$compile', function ($compile) {
return function(scope, element, attrs) {
scope.$watch(
function(scope) {
// watch the 'compile' expression for changes
return scope.$eval(attrs.compile);
},
function(value) {
// when the 'compile' expression changes
// assign it into the current DOM
element.html(value);
// compile the new DOM and link it to the current
// scope.
// NOTE: we only compile .childNodes so that
// we don't get into infinite loop compiling ourselves
$compile(element.contents())(scope);
}
);
};
}])
Hope it helps :)