I'm trying to get the value of a mobile number textbox to validate its input value using angular.js. I'm a newbie in using angular.js and not so sure how to implement those events and put some javascript to validate or manipulate the form inputs on my html code.
This is my HTML:
<div> <label for="mobile_number">Mobile Number</label> <input type="text" id="mobile_number" placeholder="+639178983214" required ngcontroller="RegisterDataController" ng-keydown="keydown"> </div>
And my controller:
function RegisterDataController($scope, $element) { console.log('register data controller'); console.log($element); $scope.keydown = function(keyEvent) { console.log('keydown -'+keyEvent); }; }
I'm not sure how to use the keydown event in angular.js, I also searched how to properly use it. And can i validate my inputs on the directives? Or should I use a controller like what I've done to use the events like keydown or keypress?
Using JavaScript In plain JavaScript, you can use the EventTarget. addEventListener() method to listen for keyup event. When it occurs, check the keyCode 's value to see if an Enter key is pressed.
The keydown event is fired when a key is pressed. Unlike the keypress event, the keydown event is fired for all keys, regardless of whether they produce a character value. The keydown and keyup events provide a code indicating which key is pressed, while keypress indicates which character was entered.
Definition and Usage. The ng-keydown directive tells AngularJS what to do when the keyboard is used on the specific HTML element. The ng-keydown directive from AngularJS will not override the element's original onkeydown event, both will be executed.
you can easily use keypress event in angular 6, angular 7, angular 8, angular 9, angular 10, angular 11, angular 12, angular 13 and angular 14 application. When user will press key on input box field then trigger onKeypressEvent() of angular component. we will use (change) attribute for call function.
ngKeypress
, ngKeydown
and ngKeyup
are now part of AngularJS.
<!-- you can, for example, specify an expression to evaluate --> <input ng-keypress="count = count + 1" ng-init="count=0"> <!-- or call a controller/directive method and pass $event as parameter. With access to $event you can now do stuff like finding which key was pressed --> <input ng-keypress="changed($event)">
Read more here:
https://docs.angularjs.org/api/ng/directive/ngKeypress https://docs.angularjs.org/api/ng/directive/ngKeydown https://docs.angularjs.org/api/ng/directive/ngKeyup
Earlier solutions:
Solution 1: Use ng-change
with ng-model
<input type="text" placeholder="+639178983214" ng-model="mobileNumber" ng-controller="RegisterDataController" ng-change="keydown()">
JS:
function RegisterDataController($scope) { $scope.keydown = function() { /* validate $scope.mobileNumber here*/ }; }
Solution 2. Use $watch
<input type="text" placeholder="+639178983214" ng-model="mobileNumber" ng-controller="RegisterDataController">
JS:
$scope.$watch("mobileNumber", function(newValue, oldValue) { /* change noticed */ });
You were on the right track with your "ng-keydown" attribute on the input, but you missed a simple step. Just because you put the ng-keydown attribute there, doesn't mean angular knows what to do with it. That's where "directives" come into play. You used the attribute correctly, but you now need to write a directive that will tell angular what to do when it sees that attribute on an html element.
The following is an example of how you would do that. We'll rename the directive from ng-keydown
to on-keydown
(to avoid breaking the "best practice" found here):
var mod = angular.module('mydirectives'); mod.directive('onKeydown', function() { return { restrict: 'A', link: function(scope, elem, attrs) { // this next line will convert the string // function name into an actual function var functionToCall = scope.$eval(attrs.ngKeydown); elem.on('keydown', function(e){ // on the keydown event, call my function // and pass it the keycode of the key // that was pressed // ex: if ENTER was pressed, e.which == 13 functionToCall(e.which); }); } }; });
The directive simple tells angular that when it sees an HTML attribute called "ng-keydown", it should listen to the element that has that attribute and call whatever function is passed to it. In the html you would have the following:
<input type="text" on-keydown="onKeydown">
And then in your controller (just like you already had), you would add a function to your controller's scope that is called "onKeydown", like so:
$scope.onKeydown = function(keycode){ // do something with the keycode }
Hopefully that helps either you or someone else who wants to know
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