Are complex expressions possible in ng-hide / ng-show?
AttributesAngularjsExpressionAttributes Problem Overview
I want to do so:
ng-hide="!globals.isAdmin && mapping.is_default"
but the expression evaluates always to false
.
I do not want to define special function on $scope
.
Attributes Solutions
Solution 1 - Attributes
Use a controller method if you need to run arbitrary JavaScript code, or you could define a filter that returned true or false.
I just tested (should have done that first), and something like ng-show="!a && b"
worked as expected.
Solution 2 - Attributes
ng-show
/ ng-hide
accepts only boolean
values.
For complex expressions it is good to use controller and scope to avoid complications.
Below one will work (It is not very complex expression)
ng-show="User=='admin' || User=='teacher'"
Here element will be shown in UI when any of the two condition return true (OR operation).
Like this you can use any expressions.
Solution 3 - Attributes
This will work if you do not have too many expressions.
Example: ng-show="form.type === 'Limited Company' || form.type === 'Limited Partnership'"
For any more expressions than this use a controller.
Solution 4 - Attributes
I generally try to avoid expressions with ng-show and ng-hide as they were designed as booleans, not conditionals. If I need both conditional and boolean logic, I prefer to put in the conditional logic using ng-if as the first check, then add in an additional check for the boolean logic with ng-show and ng-hide
Howerver, if you want to use a conditional for ng-show or ng-hide, here is a link with some examples: Conditional Display using ng-if, ng-show, ng-hide, ng-include, ng-switch
Solution 5 - Attributes
Some of these above answers didn't work for me but this did. Just in case someone else has the same issue.
ng-show="column != 'vendorid' && column !='billingMonth'"