In order to clarify the situation, it is important to note that ng-show
and ng-bind
operate at the same level of priority
. There is no clear advantage for using ng-show
in terms of performance optimization.
When it comes to hiding content, utilizing ng-show
may not be necessary. This directive will still monitor changes to the specified variable (in this case, toShowVar
) and execute its functionality accordingly (such as modifying the display property to 'none' by applying the ng-hide class).
For example, if you set ng-show='false'
and later update toShowVar
with new text elsewhere in your code, a debugger inspection of the DOM
will reveal that the updated text remains accessible. Therefore, it can be concluded that using ng-show
does not yield any significant performance advantages in this scenario.
On the other hand, employing ng-if
(which operates at a higher priority than both mentioned directives) will remove the element from the DOM
, preventing subsequent watchers from being active until the element is re-rendered in the DOM. While using ng-if
involves additional processing, it proves to be more efficient compared to using both ng-bind
and ng-show
together.
It is worth noting that only ng-bind
and ng-bind ng-show
may present differences in the user interface. If a span element is affected by CSS properties (such as inline styles or parent hierarchy), it may still be visible in the UI even if it appears empty (e.g., due to having a border). Otherwise, visually, both directives provide similar outcomes.