I'm trying to validate two password input fields. Simply confirm that they are equal. (Suggest another approach if mine is way wrong)
I have implemented a directive with a simple validation that checks if the "confirm" password is the same as the original. But the directive also checks for other things, so I need to have both input fields to have it.
The problem is that when I have my directive on both input fields, I cannot read their model values through the attribute (to check if they match).
Here is a working demo without the directive on the first password:
var app = angular.module('myApp', []);
app.controller('myCtrl', function($scope) {
});
app.directive('myDir', function() {
return {
require: 'ngModel',
link: function(scope, elem, attrs, ctrl) {
ctrl.$validators.mismatch = function(modelValue, viewValue) {
// MAIN CODE:
return viewValue === scope.$eval(attrs.confirm);
};
ctrl.$validators.short = function(modelValue, viewValue) {
if (ctrl.$isEmpty(modelValue)) {
return true;
}
if (modelValue.length >= 3) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
}
};
});<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.5.7/angular.min.js"></script>
<div ng-app="myApp" ng-controller="myCtrl">
<form name="form1">
<input type="password" name="password1" ng-model="pass1"><br>
<input type="password" my-dir confirm="pass1" name="password2" ng-model="pass2"><br>
<pre>{{form1.password2.$error | json}}</pre>
<p ng-show="form1.password2.$error.mismatch" style="color:red">Passwords are different</p>
</form>
</div>If I change the first filed to:
<input type="password" my-dir confirm="pass2" name="password1" ng-model="pass1">
to validate in both directions, then scope.$eval(attrs.confirm) becomes undefined for both fields.
Here is a demo of my issue:
var app = angular.module('myApp', []);
app.controller('myCtrl', function($scope) {
});
app.directive('myDir', function() {
return {
require: 'ngModel',
link: function(scope, elem, attrs, ctrl) {
ctrl.$validators.mismatch = function(modelValue, viewValue) {
// `scope.$eval(attrs.confirm)` always undefined
return viewValue === scope.$eval(attrs.confirm);
};
ctrl.$validators.short = function(modelValue, viewValue) {
if (ctrl.$isEmpty(modelValue)) {
return true;
}
if (modelValue.length >= 3) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
}
};
});<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.5.7/angular.min.js"></script>
<div ng-app="myApp" ng-controller="myCtrl">
<form name="form1">
<input type="password" my-dir confirm="pass2" name="password1" ng-model="pass1"><br>
<input type="password" my-dir confirm="pass1" name="password2" ng-model="pass2"><br>
<pre>{{form1.password2.$error | json}}</pre>
<p ng-show="form1.password2.$error.mismatch || form1.password.$error.mismatch" style="color:red">
Passwords are different
</p>
</form>
</div>
You need to do 2 things: 1. Add
ng-model-options="{allowInvalid: true}"so invalid value will still update scope value. 2. Now you have problem that e.g. changing 2nd input wont trigger 1st re-validation. This is done using observe:and
http://plnkr.co/edit/ws4tVWGXfFNR2yqLRJN7?p=preview
P.S. for usual fields I would write my-dir="{{pass1}}" and then no need in $eval and ng-change, but for passwords... not sure