ng-model and value combination not working for input text box

Question

I'm having two input text box. I need to combine the values entered in two text boxes and display it in the third. I'm able to display it if I use only the value in the third text box.

Box 1:

 <input type="text" ng-model="entity.name">

Box 2:

 <input type="text" ng-model="entity.code">

Box 3:Box1+Box 2

  <input type="text" value="{{entity.name+ ' + ' + entity.code}}">

However if I use a model name in the third box, the logic doesn't seem to be working:

 <input type="text" value="{{entity.name+ ' + ' + entity.code}}" 
        ng-model="entity.fullCode">

Can anyone suggest a fix ??

Solution 1

This is a good question as it illustrates how incorrect "thinking in Angular" can lead to issues.

With Angular you start with model first. Then the View is bound to the model and reflects it - not the other way around. What I mean by that is that ng-value would not set the model, although it would alter the view. You (or rather, the controller) is responsible for setting the model.

So, if you need entity.fullCode to equal the concatenation of entity.name and entity.code, then you should set it in the controller.

For example, if you wanted to set it any time entity.name or entity.code change, then you could do so with $watch:

$scope.$watch("entity.name + entity.code", function(newVal){
   $scope.entity.fullCode = $scope.entity.name + "+" + $scope.entity.code;
})

Note, though, that since you are binding entity.fullCode to another input, changing that input would change entity.fullCode and would not make it equal to the + of the first two.

Solution 2

<div ng-app>
  <div>
    <label>Name:</label>
    <input type="text" ng-model="entity.name">
    <label>Code:</label>
    <input type="text" ng-model="entity.code">
    <label>Full Code:</label>
    <input type="text" ng-model="entity.fullCode" value="{{entity.fullCode=entity.name + ' + ' + entity.code}}">
  </div>
</div>

You must assign something to your ng-model attribute, so that it can bind. your code seems to be work. but just display purpose we do this. cheers

Solution 3

$scope.entity = [];    
$scope.entity.name = "";    
$scope.entity.code = "";    

$scope.$watch("entity.name + entity.code", function(newVal){

    if($scope.entity.name != "" && $scope.entity.code != ""){
        $scope.entity.fullCode = $scope.entity.name + "+" + $scope.entity.code;
    }
    else {
        $scope.entity.fullCode = "";
    }
})

Solution 4

You need to use $watch with true

function MyCtrl($scope) {
    $scope.entity={name:'',code:'',fullCode:''};
    $scope.$watch('entity',function(n,o){
        $scope.entity.fullCode = $scope.entity.name + $scope.entity.code;
    },true);

}

Fiddle:- http://jsfiddle.net/405qc0xg/

Solution 5

you need to make use of $watch. It keeps watch on mentioned obeject as soon as value of object change the function of $watch will be called and it will refresh $scope for your code your need to write this:

$scope.$watch('entity.name',function(){
        $scope.entity.fullCode=$scope.entity.name+' + '+$scope.entity.code;
    });
    $scope.$watch('entity.code',function(){
        $scope.entity.fullCode=$scope.entity.name+' + '+$scope.entity.code;
    });

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Comments

[forgottofly]

Thanks @Foo.It really helped

[MEAN Developer]

Creating a $watch for this is a bit overkill, no? Also, I believe he's trying to end up with something like this as an example: "something + something" -- where the string literally includes the + character.

[forgottofly]

Thanks @squiroid .It mean a lot

[squiroid]

Glad to help you out.

[New Dev]

@MEANDeveloper, fixed the "+"... It's hard to say that this is an overkill as it is not clear what the ultimate goal is. Should it only be changed by the two input boxes? Then ng-change on each would be better. Btw, deep watch (as in another answer) is definitely less efficient

[forgottofly]

It indeed works.But how can I set the value to the model.That's the problem?

[New Dev]

@MANOJ, careful with deep-watch (with true). If you have a large or nested object, this would be extremely inefficient. It's often cheaper to shallow-watch an expression: $watch("entity.name + entity.code", ...)

[RamboNo5]

Ah I see what you mean, then you should go with the accepted answer by @new-dev. It watches entity.name and entity.code for changes and explicitly creates/updates a third model value.

[Roi]

downvote for dup code. You can use $watchGroup and pass an array with both name & code

[Moses Ndeda]

You're right. It's easy to fall into this kind of thinking as I did.