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AngularJS Directive two way binding in isolated scope not reflecting in parent scope

I am trying to pass a scope array element to a directive and changing the value of that element inside the directive but when I print the values of the scope element the changes that made inside the directive is not affected in the parent scope. I created Isolated scope and provided two way binding using '=' in scope but It is not giving any change in the parent scope.
Attaching the code
Index.html
<div ng-app="dr" ng-controller="testCtrl">
<test word="word" ng-repeat="word in chat.words"></test>
<button ng-click="find();">
click
</button>
</div>
Javascript Part
var app = angular.module('dr', []);
app.controller("testCtrl", function($scope) {
$scope.chat= {words: [
'first', 'second', 'third'
]};
$scope.find = function(){
alert(JSON.stringify($scope.chat, null, 4));
}
});
app.directive('test', function() {
return {
restrict: 'EA',
scope: {
word: '='
},
template: "<input type='text' ng-model='word' />",
replace: true,
link: function(scope, elm, attrs) {
}
}
});
Most of my search returned that putting '=' in directive scope will solve the issue, But no luck with that. can anyone point what is the issue, and how can I reflect the value in parent scope.

You pass a string to your directive, and this string isn't referenced because its not related to your array anymore
i guess you have to change your array properly
Something like the following should work:
var app = angular.module('dr', []);
app.controller("testCtrl", function($scope) {
$scope.word = 'test';
$scope.chat= {words: [
{'name':'first'}, {'name': 'second'}, {'name' : 'third'}
]};
$scope.find = function(){
alert(JSON.stringify($scope.chat, null, 4));
}
});
app.directive('test', function() {
return {
restrict: 'EA',
scope: {
word: '='
},
template: "<input type='text' ng-model='word.name' />",
replace: true,
link: function(scope, elm, attrs) {
}
}
});
<div ng-app="dr" ng-controller="testCtrl">
<pre>{{chat.words}}</pre>
<test word="word" ng-repeat="word in chat.words"></test>
<button ng-click="find();">
click
</button>
</div>

The directive can be made more efficient by using one-way (<) binding:
app.directive('test', function() {
return {
restrict: 'EA',
scope: {
̶w̶o̶r̶d̶:̶ ̶'̶=̶'̶
word: '<'
},
template: "<input type='text' ng-model='word.name' />",
replace: true,
link: function(scope, elm, attrs) {
}
}
});
One-way (<) binding has the additional advantage that it works with the $onChanges life-cyle hook.

How can i update a directive $scope from other directive contoller in Angular.js?

I have a diretive with a list of events loading from my service service:
.directive('appointments', [function () {
return {
restrict: 'CE',
scope: {
ngTemplate: '=',
},
controller: ['$scope','calendarService', function ($scope, calendarService) {
var vm = this;
vm.events = calendarService.getEvents();
}],
controllerAS:'vm',
link: function (scope, elem, attrs) {
scope.getTemplateUrl = function () {
if (angular.isDefined(scope.ngTemplate))
return scope.ngTemplate;
else
return "/list.directive.html";
}
},
template: '<div ng-include="getTemplateUrl()"></div>'
}
}])
Now in another directive i am updating this list, how can i update the list in the first controller?
.directive('appointmentsUpdate', [function () {
return {
restrict: 'CE',
scope: {
ngEventId: '=',
},
controller: ['$scope','calendarService', function ($scope, calendarService) {
var vm = this;
vm.update = calendarService.updateEvent(scope.ngEventId).then(function(res){
// Here is where the newly created item, should be added to the List (vm.events) from first directive
)
});
}],
controllerAS:'vm',
link: function (scope, elem, attrs) {
scope.getTemplateUrl = function () {
if (angular.isDefined(scope.ngTemplate))
return scope.ngTemplate;
else
return "/list.directive.html";
}
},
template: '<div ng-include="getTemplateUrl()"></div>'
}
}])

you can use angular broadcast service for this:
in first directive use this:
$rootScope.$broadcast('greeting', data_needs_to_be_send);
in other directive listen the event to update its scope:
$scope.$on('greeting', listenGreeting)
function listenGreeting($event, message){
alert(['Message received',message].join(' : '));
}

We use require property to make communication between directives.
Something like this
return {
restrict: 'AE',
require: '^ParentDirective or ^SameLevelDirective'
}
Here is the clear explanation of Driectives That Communicate by ToddMotto

Services are singletons, so if you update the list from one place (with your calendarService.updateEvent()), then if you retrieve the data from the service in the other directive, it should be the updated list.
You could use a watch to check when the list is updated:
$scope.$watch(() => calendarService.getEvents(), (newValue, oldValue) => {
// update your scope with the new list
}, true);

How to pass transclusion down through nested directives in Angular?

I am trying to figure out how to pass a transclusion down through nested directives and bind to data in the inner-most directive. Think of it like a list type control where you bind it to a list of data and the transclusion is the template you want to use to display the data. Here's a basic example bound to just a single value (here's a plunk for it).
html
<body ng-app="myApp" ng-controller="AppCtrl as app">
<outer model="app.data"><div>{{ source.name }}</div></outer>
</body>
javascript
angular.module('myApp', [])
.controller('AppCtrl', [function() {
var ctrl = this;
ctrl.data = { name: "Han Solo" };
ctrl.welcomeMessage = 'Welcome to Angular';
}])
.directive('outer', function(){
return {
restrict: 'E',
transclude: true,
scope: {
model: '='
},
template: '<div class="outer"><inner my-data="model"><div ng-transclude></div></div></div>'
};
})
.directive('inner', function(){
return {
restrict: 'E',
transclude: true,
scope: {
source: '=myData'
},
template :'<div class="inner" my-transclude></div>'
};
})
.directive('myTransclude', function() {
return {
restrict: 'A',
transclude: 'element',
link: function(scope, element, attrs, controller, transclude) {
transclude(scope, function(clone) {
element.after(clone);
})
}
}
});
As you can see, the transcluded bit doesn't appear. Any thoughts?

In this case you don't have to use a custom transclude directive or any trick. The problem I found with your code is that transclude is being compiled to the parent scope by default. So, you can fix that by implementing the compile phase of your directive (this happens before the link phase). The implementation would look like the code below:
app.directive('inner', function () {
return {
restrict: 'E',
transclude: true,
scope: {
source: '=myData'
},
template: '<div class="inner" ng-transclude></div>',
compile: function (tElem, tAttrs, transclude) {
return function (scope, elem, attrs) { // link
transclude(scope, function (clone) {
elem.children('.inner').append(clone);
});
};
}
};
});
By doing this, you are forcing your directive to transclude for its isolated scope.

Thanks to Zach's answer, I found a different way to solve my issue. I've now put the template in a separate file and passed it's url down through the scopes and then inserting it with ng-include. Here's a Plunk of the solution.
html:
<body ng-app="myApp" ng-controller="AppCtrl as app">
<outer model="app.data" row-template-url="template.html"></outer>
</body>
template:
<div>{{ source.name }}</div>
javascript:
angular.module('myApp', [])
.controller('AppCtrl', [function() {
var ctrl = this;
ctrl.data = { name: "Han Solo" };
}])
.directive('outer', function(){
return {
restrict: 'E',
scope: {
model: '=',
rowTemplateUrl: '#'
},
template: '<div class="outer"><inner my-data="model" row-template-url="{{ rowTemplateUrl }}"></inner></div>'
};
})
.directive('inner', function(){
return {
restrict: 'E',
scope: {
source: '=myData',
rowTemplateUrl: '#'
},
template :'<div class="inner" ng-include="rowTemplateUrl"></div>'
};
});

You can pass your transclude all the way down to the third directive, but the problem I see is with the scope override. You want the {{ source.name }} to come from the inner directive, but by the time it compiles this in the first directive:
template: '<div class="outer"><inner my-data="model"><div ng-transclude></div></div></div>'
the {{ source.name }} has already been compiled using the outer's scope. The only way I can see this working the way you want is to manually do it with $compile... but maybe someone smarter than me can think of another way.
Demo Plunker

How to call controller function from directive in angular js ?

I am opening a dialog-box on click of button.I want to add endless scroll in that.
Problem:
When user scrolls at the end of dialog-box i want to call addMoreData() written in controller.
HTML of Dialog-box:
<modal-dialog show='modalShown' width='60%' height='325px' >
<div id='diaogContainer'>
<p>Modal Content Goes here<p>
</div>
</modal-dialog>
Controller:
sampleApp.controller('view3Controller', function($scope) {
$scope.modalShown = false;
$scope.toggleModal = function() {
$scope.modalShown = !$scope.modalShown;
}
**$scope.showMore = function(){
console.log('showMore');
}**
});
Directive of Dialog-box:
sampleApp.directive('modalDialog', function() {
return {
restrict: 'E',
scope: {
show: '='
},
replace: true, // Replace with the template below
transclude: true,
link: function(scope, element, attrs) {
scope.dialogStyle = {};
if (attrs.width)
scope.dialogStyle.width = attrs.width;
if (attrs.height)
scope.dialogStyle.height = attrs.height;
scope.hideModal = function() {
scope.show = false;
};
},
template: "<div class='ng-modal' ng-show='show'><div class='ng-modal-overlay'ng-click='hideModal()'></div><div class='ng-modal-dialog' hello **scrolly='showMore()'** ng-style='dialogStyle'><div class='ng-modal-close' ng-click='hideModal()'>X</div><div class='ng-modal-dialog-content' ng-transclude></div></div></div>"
};
});
Directive to load more data:
sampleApp.directive('hello', function () {
return {
restrict: 'A',
link: function (scope, element, attrs) {
var raw = element[0];
element.bind('scroll', function () {
console.log(raw.scrollTop +'-------'+raw.offsetHeight+'----'+raw.scrollHeight);
if (raw.scrollTop + raw.offsetHeight >= raw.scrollHeight) {
// here is problem
// I am not able to call function through this attr
//
**scope.$apply(attrs.scrolly);**
}
});
}
};
});

You can't pass in a function to a directive through an attribute, you can however pass it through an isolate scope. Pass a reference to the function you wish to call to the directive:
sampleApp.directive('hello', function () {
return {
restrict: 'A',
scope:{
onScrollEnd:'&'
},
link: function (scope, element, attrs) {
var raw = element[0];
element.bind('scroll', function () {
console.log(raw.scrollTop +'-------'+raw.offsetHeight+'----'+raw.scrollHeight);
if (raw.scrollTop + raw.offsetHeight >= raw.scrollHeight) {
scope.onScrollEnd();
}
});
}
};
});
Now assuming you have the addMoreData() function defined on your controller, you can pass it to the directive this this:
<div hello on-scroll-end='addMoreData()'></div>
EDIT
I think the problem is that the hello directive can't access functions on the parent controller since the modalDialog directive is using an isolated scope, therefore making everything o the parent controller invisible. Pass the function to through the isolate scope of the modalDialog Directive as well:
scope: {
show: '=',
onScrollEnd:'&'
},

you can try like this.
Directive part
var module = angular.module('direc');
module.directive("direcApp", ['$timeout', function ($timeout) {
return {
restrict: 'E',
templateUrl: "template/template.html",
compile: function (iel, iattr) {
return function (scope, el, attr) {
}
},
scope: {
type: "#",
items: '=',
onClick: '&',
val: "="
},
controller: function ($scope) {
$scope.selectItem = function (selectedItem) {
$scope.val = selectedItem;
if (angular.isFunction($scope.onClick)) {
$timeout($scope.onClick, 0);
}
};
}
};
}]);
Controler part
var app = angular.module('app', ['direc']);
app.controller("appCtrl", ['$scope', '$http', function ($scope, $http) {
var t = {
count: function () {
return $scope.$$watchersCount; // in angular version 4 get total page listener
},
val1: "",
onClick: function () {
console.log($scope.data.val1);
},
items: [{ text: 'Seçenek 1', value: '1' },
{ text: 'Seçenek 2', value: '2' },
{ text: 'Seçenek 3', value: '3' },
{ text: 'Seçenek 4', value: '4' },
{ text: 'Seçenek 5', value: '5' }]
};
angular.extend(this, t);
}]);
Html part
<div ng-controller="appCtrl as data">
<div><b>Watcher Count : {{data.count()}}</b></div>
<direc-app items="data.items"
val="data.val1"
on-click="data.onClick1()"
>
</selection-group>
</div>

Add data as parameter to directive: scope: { data: '='}, and in directive just data.push({name:'i am new object'})
Add function parameter to directive as suggested in previous answer.

ngClass binding not updating via directive communication

I want to nest two directives and the inner directive has a ng-class bound to a function that takes a scope attribute from inner and outer scopes and return a Boolean
This is the HTML:
<ul my-toolbar disabled-when="myCtrl.isProcessing" >
<li my-action-button action="myCtrl.action()" disable-when="myCtrl.isSad()" />
</ul>
This is my outer directive:
myApp.directive("myToolbar", function() {
return {
restrict: 'A',
scope: {
disabled: '=disabledWhen'
},
transclude: true,
controller: function($scope) {
this.isDisabled = function() {
return $scope.disabled;
}
}
};
});
And this is my inner directive:
myApp.directive("myActionButton", function() {
return {
restrict: 'A',
scope: {
action: '&',
disabled: '=disabledWhen'
},
replace: true,
template: "<li ng-class='{disabled: isDisabled()}'><a ng-click='isDisabled() || action()' /></li>",
link: function(scope, elem, attrs, toolbarCtrl) {
scope.isDisabled = function() {
return toolbarCtrl.isDisabled() || scope.disabled;
};
}
};
});
Now the problem is that the ng-class='{disabled: isDisabled()}' binding is initialized once in the beginning but not updated when myCtrl.isProcessing changes!
Can someone please explain why? and how can I fix this without changing my design?

#Jonathan as requested I put my angular code in a fiddle and (this is part that's irritating me now) it works!
http://jsfiddle.net/shantanusinghal/ST3kH/1/
Now, I'll go back to seeing why it doesn't work for me in my production code!! *puzzled