angularjs ng-style: background-image isn't working

Question

I'm trying to apply a background image to a div by using the angular ng-style ( I tried a custom directive before with the same behaviour ), but it doesn't seem to be working.

<nav
    class="navigation-grid-container"
    data-ng-class="{ bigger: isNavActive == true }"
    data-ng-controller="NavigationCtrl"
    data-ng-mouseenter="isNavActive = true; $parent.isNavActive = true"
    data-ng-mouseleave="isNavActive = false; $parent.isNavActive = false"
    data-ng-show="$parent.navInvisible == false"
    data-ng-animate="'fade'"
    ng-cloak>

    <ul class="navigation-container unstyled clearfix">
        <li
            class="navigation-item-container"
            data-ng-repeat="(key, item) in navigation"
            data-ng-class="{ small: $parent.isNavActive, big: isActive == true }"
            data-ng-mouseenter="isActive = true; isInactive= false"
            data-ng-mouseleave="isActive = false; isInactive= true">

            <div data-ng-switch on="item.id">

                <div class="navigation-item-default" data-ng-switch-when="scandinavia">
                    <a class="navigation-item-overlay" data-ng-href="{{item.id}}">
                        <div class="navigation-item-teaser">
                            <span class="navigation-item-teaser-text" data-ng-class="{ small: isScandinavia }">{{item.teaser}}</span>
                        </div>
                    </a>
                    <span class="navigation-item-background" data-ng-style="{ 'background-image': 'public/img/products/{{item.id}}/detail/wide/{{item.images.detail.wide[0]}}' }"></span>
                </div>

                <div class="navigation-item-last" data-ng-switch-when="static">
                    <div class="navigation-item-overlay">
                        <div class="navigation-item-teaser">
                            <span class="navigation-item-teaser-text">
                                <img data-ng-src="{{item.teaser}}">
                            </span>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                    <span class="navigation-item-background">
                        <img class="logo" data-ng-src="{{item.images.logo}}">
                    </span>
                </div>

                <div class="navigation-item-default" data-ng-switch-default>
                    <a class="navigation-item-overlay" data-ng-href="{{item.id}}">
                        <div class="navigation-item-teaser">
                            <span class="navigation-item-teaser-text">{{item.teaser}}</span>
                        </div>
                    </a>
                    <span class="navigation-item-background" data-ng-style="{ 'background-image': 'public/img/products/{{item.id}}/detail/wide/{{item.images.detail.wide[0]}}' }"></span>
                </div>

            </div>
        </li>
    </ul>
</nav>

Though, if I do try a background color, it seems to be working fine. I tried a remote source and a local source too http://lorempixel.com/g/400/200/sports/, neither worked.

Solution 1

Correct syntax for background-image is:

background-image: url("path_to_image");

Correct syntax for ng-style is:

ng-style="{'background-image':'url(https://www.google.com/images/srpr/logo4w.png)'}">

Solution 2

It is possible to parse dynamic values in a couple of way.

Interpolation with double-curly braces:

ng-style="{'background-image':'url({{myBackgroundUrl}})'}"

String concatenation:

ng-style="{'background-image': 'url(' + myBackgroundUrl + ')'}"

ES6 template literals:

ng-style="{'background-image': `url(${myBackgroundUrl})`}"

Solution 3

IF you have data you're waiting for the server to return (item.id) and have a construct like this:

ng-style="{'background-image':'url(https://www.myImageplusitsid/{{item.id}})'}"

Make sure you add something like ng-if="item.id"

Otherwise you'll either have two requests or one faulty.

Solution 4

For those who are struggling to get this working with IE11

HTML

<div ng-style="getBackgroundStyle(imagepath)"></div>

JS

$scope.getBackgroundStyle = function(imagepath){
    return {
        'background-image':'url(' + imagepath + ')'
    }
}

Solution 5

This worked for me, curly braces are not required.

ng-style="{'background-image':'url(../../../app/img/notification/'+notification.icon+'.png)'}"

notification.icon here is scope variable.

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Comments

[Roland]

btw, how do I render something like: {{products.products[currenRoute].desc}}; in html ?

[Stewie]

I suppose currentRoute is a product ID from the route? If that's the case then $routeParams service, if you inject it into your controller, will hold the reference to your id ($scope.productId = $routeParams.id), given that your route is defined as '/products/:id'. But you might want to open a new question for that.

[Roland]

Something like that, but I already have access to currenRoute. It's a string, so I have a list of products: snippi.com/s/rznpfvo ; and my currentRoute it's a string which matches one of the id's in the list of products. And since I cannot do {{products.products.currenRoute.desc}} I have to find another way ...

[Stewie]

Using, for example underscore.js, in your controller: $scope.product = _($scope.products).findWhere({id: $scope.currentRoute}), and than in your view: <span>{{product.title}}</span>. But let's not use comments as a chat. Post a new question.

[standup75]

This actually is the best answer (or at least to my problem...)

[mykola.rykov]

Also you can write an expression using curly braces: data-ng-style="{'background-image':'url(img/products/{{produ‌​ct.img}})'}"

[w3bMak3r]

You just saved my life right now thank you.. I have spent hours trying to figure out why my ng-style was not showing in IE 11. I still don't understand why but this worked!

[Admin]

Beware, if you're using incorrect syntax (like escaped single-quotes inside url()) the browser may reject the value and not set it.

[Joe Naber]

your option was not working for me. but the 2nd option DID work. Thanks

[davidkonrad]

Was the only thing that worked in chromium as well (ubuntu) all other examples or "the official way" seems to be ignored. The style is changed but have no effect.

[Manas]

Whats the source of the citation?

[Adesh Kumar]

first is not working. second work. the best answer thanks