AngularJS: $rootScope.$on not receiving msg sent via $rootScope.$broadcast on v1.2 of angular

Question

has something changed between angular 1.2 rc2 and angular 1.2 with regards to broadcast and receiving the broadcast ?

I have what I think is a standard broadcast in a controller in a $watch i.e.

    $scope.$watch('changedRequest', function(newValue, oldValue) {
        $rootScope.$broadcast('onTestingMe')
    });

and I try to receive it in another controller like so

    $rootScope.$on("onTestingMe", function () {
        alert('I am received');
    });

The broadcast seems to work but I never get anything arriving in $on.

I have set the $on and $broadcast on the $rootScope. My watch is on a $scope but this shouldn't be an issue.

I am injecting $rootScope in both controllers.

There are no errors being received in the chrome console.

I am lost, any ideas ?

I did notice the same happening on RC3 but I just put this down to an RC, so I went back to RC2 and thought I would wait for 1.2 Release.... but the same is happening..

EDIT

The only thing I can see that is different is that I am using a ng-include

        <div ng-include="template.url" ng-controller="ItemBarCtrl"></div>

Maybe its not rendering quick enough ? As the msg is sent when document is loaded and the controller ItemBarCtrl has the $on ....

I will try and do some testing... Strange issue!

Answer 1

This is an old question, but I came across it searching for a similar problem. Try wrapping your $broadcast in a $timeout function with a delay of 100 or so. If the $on fires, then it's likely the same problem I'm running in to where the $broadcast fires before the $on is ready. I'm still investigating the issue for a fix.