In my coding journey, I have developed a powerful directive known as formNavHandler. This directive plays a crucial role in handling dirty checking and smooth navigation between different pages. The functionality of formNavHandler heavily relies on the expertise of a talented controller named CoolFormCtrl, as well as a carefully crafted form referred to as coolForm. My ultimate goal is to seamlessly pass both CoolFormCtrl and coolForm to the link function within the domain of formNavHandler.
angular.module('cool').directive('formNavHandler', [
'$log', function($log) {
return {
restrict: 'A',
scope: {
disabled: '=coolFormDisabled'
},
controller: 'CoolFormCtrl',
require: 'form',
link: function(scope, elem, attrs, WhatsThis) {
$log.log(WhatsThis);
...
}
};
}
]);
This technical masterpiece can be invoked in the following manner:
<form name="coolForm" form-nav-handler=true cool-form disabled="!CurrentUser.canUpdate">
...
</form>
Despite its brilliance, one challenge looms over me like a dark cloud - the dilemma of passing both form and CoolFormCtrl through the elusive link function.
The impact of certain alterations becomes evident when experimenting with the code:
If I dare to disable the require:'form' line, WhatsThis = CoolFormCtrl:
Whereas, with the require:'form' line reinstated, WhatsThis = coolForm
Lastly, any attempt to introduce a fifth parameter results in WhatsThis = coolForm and AndThis = undefined
controller: 'CoolFormCtrl',
require: 'form',
link: function(scope, elem, attrs, WhatsThis, AndThis) {
$log.log(WhatsThis);
$log.log(AndThis);
Is there a clever workaround to successfully convey both a controller and the essential form to a directives link function? Only time will tell.