So, here's a sample code:
<div ng-controller="MyControllerOne">
<span ng-click="foobar()">Click Me!</span>
</div>
Can I, from that template, without changing controller, call the function foobar() in MyControllerTwo:
.controller('MyControllerOne', function($scope) {
//some code
})
.controller('MyControllerTwo', function($scope) {
// method I wanna call
function foobar(){
}
})
While not the prettiest solution, it is technically possible...ish.
If you update your HTML to:
<div ng-controller="MyControllerOne">
<span ng-controller="MyControllerTwo as mct" ng-click="mct.foobar()">Click Me!</span>
</div>
Then you should get your expected results.
You can call method which is in another controller from the template by injecting '$controller' service in the controller. Below is the demo and code.
You can see demo here: http://plnkr.co/edit/oBEKxamgJv0uDVsJJwth?p=preview
HTML:
<body ng-controller="MainCtrl">
<div ng-click="fooBar()">Click Me!</div>
</body>
JS:
var app = angular.module('plunker', []);
app.controller('MainCtrl', function($scope, $controller) {
$controller('SubCtrl', {$scope: $scope});
});
app.controller('SubCtrl', function($scope) {
$scope.fooBar = function() {
alert('second controller');
};
});
Pretty old question, but if any one is still looking for an alternative answer ... It should be possible to use $emit or $broadcast.
Like from ControllerOne :
$rootScope.$broadcast('callToFoobat',{});
And then from ControllerTwo :
$scope.$on('callToFoobat', function(){
// whatever you want, so why not a call to foobar
})
Just a rough solution. Might be more elegant or lighter than just $rootScope.$broadcast. And maybe think about stoping propagation whenever needed.
