Why is it that when I print out console.log($scope.inputvalue), the variable does not update with the values I enter in the input field?
Did I misunderstand the purpose of ng-model? If so, how can I pass a value from the view to the controller?
(function () {
'use strict';
angular.module('LunchCheck', [])
.controller('checkiftoomuch', ['$scope', checkiftoomuch]);
function checkiftoomuch($scope){
$scope.inputvalue = "";
console.log($scope.inputvalue);
}
})();
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en" ng-app="LunchCheck">
<head>
<title>Lunch Checker</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.6.9/angular.min.js"></script>
<script src="app.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles/bootstrap.min.css">
<style>
.message { font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: bold; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container" ng-controller="checkiftoomuch">
<h1>Lunch Checker</h1>
<div class="form-group">
<input id="lunch-menu"
type="text"
placeholder="list comma separated dishes you usually have for lunch"
class="form-control"
ng-model="inputvalue">
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<button class="btn btn-default">Check If Too Much</button>
</div>
<div class="form-group message">
Total number of disches: {{ inputvalue }}
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>