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restrict is for defining the directive type, and it can be A (Attribute), C (Class), E (Element), and M (coMment) , let's assume that the name of the directive is Doc :
Type : Usage
A =
<div Doc></div>C =
<div class="Doc"></div>E =
<Doc data="book_data"></Doc>M =
<!--directive:Doc -->
According to the documentation:
When should I use an attribute versus an element? Use an element when you are creating a component that is in control of the template. The common case for this is when you are creating a Domain-Specific Language for parts of your template. Use an attribute when you are decorating an existing element with new functionality.
Edit following comment on pitfalls for a complete answer:
Assuming you're building an app that should run on Internet Explorer <= 8, whom support has been dropped by AngularJS team from AngularJS 1.3, you have to follow the following instructions in order to make it working: https://docs.angularjs.org/guide/ie
The restrict option is typically set to:
Here is the documentation link.
Element is not supported in IE8 out of the box you have to do some work to make IE8 accept custom tags.
One advantage of using an attribute over an element is that you can apply multiple directives to the same DOM node. This is particularly handy for things like form controls where you can highlight, disable, or add labels etc. with additional attributes without having to wrap the element in a bunch of tags.
One of the pitfalls as I know is IE problem with custom elements. As quoted from the docs:
3) you do not use custom element tags such as (use the attribute version instead)
4) if you do use custom element tags, then you must take these steps to make IE 8 and below happy
<!doctype html>
<html xmlns:ng="http://angularjs.org" id="ng-app" ng-app="optionalModuleName">
<head>
<!--[if lte IE 8]>
<script>
document.createElement('ng-include');
document.createElement('ng-pluralize');
document.createElement('ng-view');
// Optionally these for CSS
document.createElement('ng:include');
document.createElement('ng:pluralize');
document.createElement('ng:view');
</script>
<![endif]-->
</head>
<body>
...
</body>
</html>
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