how to compare a stringvalue in ng-show inside a customdirective?

Question

Trying to use a directive with an ng-show statement in it. Basically it checks against the value of a string which is the status_p1 property in my 'names' jsonarray: ``` ng-show="name.status_p1==working" ``` The directive is defined as this: ``` app.directive('radioButton',function(){ return { restrict: 'E', replace: 'true', template: '' + '' + '

Working

' }; }) ``` The controller+ namesarray in my main page looks like this: ``` app.controller('MainCtrl', function($scope) { $scope.names = [ { name: 'couple 1', status_p1: 'working', status_p2: 'retired' } ] }); ``` And finally the main page: ```

Accepted Answer

The expression

```
ng-show="name.status_p1==working"
```

compares `name.status_p1` with a `working` property on the current scope, which is not defined in your case. What you need is to compare it with the literal string `'working'`.

```
ng-show="name.status_p1=='working'";
```

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how to compare a stringvalue in ng-show inside a customdirective?

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