AngularJS binding jQuery qTip2 plugin

angularjs, angularjs-directive, angularjs-scope, qtip2

Solution

UPDATE 1 Make sure to go from snake-case to camelCase when going from HTML to javascript in angular. So `init-toolbar` in html translates to `initToolbar` in javascript.

Here is a working sample: http://plnkr.co/edit/l2AJmU?p=preview

HTML

<div init-toolbar="">
  <p>
    Hover over me. Hover over me. Hover over me.
  </p>
</div>

Button.html

<div>
  <button ng-click="someFunction()">Click me</button>
</div>

JAVACRIPT

var app = angular.module('plunker', []);

app.controller('MainCtrl', function($scope) {
  $scope.name = 'World';
  $scope.someFunction = function() {
    $scope.name = 'FOO BAR';
  };
});

app.directive('initToolbar', function($http, $compile, $templateCache){
    return {
        restrict: 'A',
        link: function(scope, element, attrs)
        {
          $http.get('button.html', {cache: $templateCache}).
            success(function(content) {
              var compiledContent = $compile(content)(scope);

              $(element).qtip({
                content: compiledContent,
                position: {
                  my: 'bottom left',
                  at: 'bottom middle',
                  target: $(element)
                },
                hide: {
                  fixed : true,
                  delay : 1000
              }
            });

          });

        }
    }
});

ORIGINAL

The reason the button does not work is because angular does not know it should bind to it. You tell angular to do that using $compile. I don't know much about that qTip2 pluggin, but if you load the template, then compile it `$compile(template)(scope);` then hand it over to qTip2, you will get the results you expect.

Problem

I am trying to figure out how to bind the content of a tooltip with angular. I have a directive that looks like this: script.js ``` var myApp = angular.module('myApp', []); myApp.directive('initToolbar', function(){ return { restrict: 'A', link: function(scope, element, attrs) { $(element).qtip({ content: { ajax: { url: 'button.html' } }, position: { my: 'bottom left', at: 'bottom middle', target: $(element) }, hide: { fixed : true, delay : 1000 } }); } } }); ``` It uses the qTip2 plugin from here My index.html looks like this (please note that in the actual file I have included all the sources in head, I am just not pasting it here to avoid clutter): ``` <body> <div initToolbar> <p> Hover over me. Hover over me. Hover over me. </p> </div> </body> ``` and button.html ``` <div ng-controller="myController"> <button ng-click="someFunction()">Click me</button> </div> ``` As you can see in the directive code. button.html is loaded into the tooltip, however this prevents angular from functioning properly-- The ng-click does not work when button.html is loaded into the popup. That is because angular does not know about it. I also know that button.html is valid because simply adding ``` <ng-include src="'button.html'"> ``` to index.html works fine (i.e clicking on the button executes someFunction()) So my question is: How can I bind the actual content of the tooltip with angular? If not the content, is there a way to bind the tooltip so angular knows about it? I am familiar with $scope.$apply() but I am not quite sure how to use it here.

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