In my current Angular app project, I've encountered an issue with ng-click not binding to an element that is brought in via a Directive. The app itself is focused on goal planning and this particular section tackles the obstacles individuals face when working towards their goals. Each obstacle has a corresponding solution and action steps (including fields for date and delegation). Additionally, each obstacle can have multiple solutions and each solution can have multiple action steps. Users are able to click on "plus" signs to add new solutions or action steps as needed.
While it seems straightforward and I could achieve this using jQuery in the controller, Angular best practices dictate that all DOM manipulation should be done within Directives. Therefore, I created a directive specifically for the Obstacle component (with plans for Solution and Action Step directives for duplicable parts).
Now, when a user clicks on one of the plus signs, a string should be logged in the console to test functionality. However, this is currently not happening. The directive successfully pulls the template into the app and displays it in the DOM, but the ng-click events are not triggering the expected actions. It appears that the event is not being properly attached to the element.
Despite spending several days researching potential solutions online, I have yet to find a resolution that addresses this specific issue. I suspect I may be misunderstanding the problem at hand...
Below, you'll find snippets of the code related to the directive, the controller, and the template file:
Directive:
app.directive('newObstacle', [function(){
return {
scope: {},
restrict: 'A',
templateUrl: 'views/obstacles-temp.html'
};
}]);
The Controller:
app.controller("newGoalCtrl", ['$scope', function($scope){
// Controller logic here
}]);
The Template File:
<div class="obstacle">
<p><label>Obstacle: </label><input type="text" ng-model="goal.obstacle_0" placeholder="If I don't complete, I will..." required / ></p>
<!-- Additional HTML markup -->
</div>
If anyone has insights or suggestions on how to resolve this issue, I would greatly appreciate your assistance!