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I have a watch setup against the model of a ui-select2 dropdown (from ui-bootstrap). The watch fires on load but not on data changes and I can't figure out why.
It isn't the usual problem of not $apply'ing the model change or not using the third parameter for equality comparison (at least from my code).
What do I need to do to get it to fire?
Here is a plunk demonstrating the issue.
913
Try passing true as a 3rd argument to .$watch()
$rootScope.Scope documentation
$watch(watchExpression, listener, objectEquality)
objectEquality(optional) – {boolean=} – Compare object for equality rather than for reference.
156
I fixed some stuff.
http://plnkr.co/edit/5Zaln7QT2gETVcGiMdoW?p=preview
The JS
var myMod = angular.module("myApp",[]).controller("MainController", function($scope){
$scope.myModel = {selectedId:null};
}).controller("DetailController",function($scope){
$scope.items = [1,2,3,4];
$scope.watchHitCount = 0;
$scope.$watch('myModel.selectedId', function(newVal, oldVal){
console.log(newVal + " " + oldVal);
$scope.watchHitCount++;
},true);
});
The index.html
<body ng-app="myApp">
<div ng-controller="MainController">
<ng-include src="'detail.html'" ng-controller="DetailController"></ng-include>
</div>
</body>
The detail.html
<pre>watch hit: {{watchHitCount}}</pre>
<pre>selected value: {{myModel.selectedId}}</pre>
<select ng-model="myModel.selectedId" ui-select2="">
<option></option>
<option ng-repeat="item in items" value="{{item}}">{{item}}</option>
</select>
It was complaining about not finding the controller so I set it up the way I normally would with a named ng-app and a module declared that has controllers defined on it.
I also added an object to hold the value in your model. It is bad practice to use the $scope object as your model, instead your scope should refer to an object that is your model.
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There are a simple fix for that, to use watch with complex object instead of simple variable
For example (DON"T USE)
$scope.selectedType=1;//default
$scope.$watch(
function () {
return $scope.selectedType;
},
function (newValue, oldValue) {
if (!angular.equals(oldValue, newValue)) {
$scope.DoWork();
}
},
true);
But Use below
$scope.selecteditem={selectedType:1};
$scope.$watch(
function () {
return $scope.selecteditem.selectedType;
},
function (newValue, oldValue) {
if (!angular.equals(oldValue, newValue)) {
$scope.DoWork();
}
},
true);
note that "slectedTypes" in the second example located inside object, not just scope variable. this will work even in old Angular versions.
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