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@ngdoc overview
@name Forms
@sortOrder 290
@description
Controls (`input`, `select`, `textarea`) are ways for a user to enter data.
A Form is a collection of controls for the purpose of grouping related controls together.
Form and controls provide validation services, so that the user can be notified of invalid input.
This provides a better user experience, because the user gets instant feedback on how to correct the error.
Keep in mind that while client-side validation plays an important role in providing good user experience, it can easily be circumvented and thus can not be trusted.
Server-side validation is still necessary for a secure application.
# Simple form
The key directive in understanding two-way data-binding is {@link ng.directive:ngModel ngModel}.
The `ngModel` directive provides the two-way data-binding by synchronizing the model to the view, as well as view to the model.
In addition it provides an {@link ngModel.NgModelController API} for other directives to augment its behavior.
<example module="formExample">
<file name="index.html">
<div ng-controller="ExampleController">
<form novalidate class="simple-form">
Name: <input type="text" ng-model="user.name" /><br />
E-mail: <input type="email" ng-model="user.email" /><br />
Gender: <input type="radio" ng-model="user.gender" value="male" />male
<input type="radio" ng-model="user.gender" value="female" />female<br />
<button ng-click="reset()">RESET</button>
<button ng-click="update(user)">SAVE</button>
</form>
<pre>form = {{user | json}}</pre>
<pre>master = {{master | json}}</pre>
</div>
<script>
angular.module('formExample', [])
.controller('ExampleController', ['$scope', function($scope) {
$scope.master = {};
$scope.update = function(user) {
$scope.master = angular.copy(user);
};
$scope.reset = function() {
$scope.user = angular.copy($scope.master);
};
$scope.reset();
}]);
</script>
</file>
</example>
Note that `novalidate` is used to disable browser's native form validation.
# Using CSS classes
To allow styling of form as well as controls, `ngModel` adds these CSS classes:
- `ng-valid`: the model is valid
- `ng-invalid`: the model is invalid
- `ng-valid-[key]`: for each valid key added by `$setValidity`
- `ng-invalid-[key]`: for each invalid key added by `$setValidity`
- `ng-pristine`: the control hasn't been interacted with yet
- `ng-dirty`: the control has been interacted with
- `ng-touched`: the control has been blurred
- `ng-untouched`: the control hasn't been blurred
- `ng-pending`: any `$asyncValidators` are unfulfilled
The following example uses the CSS to display validity of each form control.
In the example both `user.name` and `user.email` are required, but are rendered with red background only when they are dirty.
This ensures that the user is not distracted with an error until after interacting with the control, and failing to satisfy its validity.
<example module="formExample">
<file name="index.html">
<div ng-controller="ExampleController">
<form novalidate class="css-form">
Name:
<input type="text" ng-model="user.name" required /><br />
E-mail: <input type="email" ng-model="user.email" required /><br />
Gender: <input type="radio" ng-model="user.gender" value="male" />male
<input type="radio" ng-model="user.gender" value="female" />female<br />
<button ng-click="reset()">RESET</button>
<button ng-click="update(user)">SAVE</button>
</form>
</div>
<style type="text/css">
.css-form input.ng-invalid.ng-dirty {
background-color: #FA787E;
}
.css-form input.ng-valid.ng-dirty {
background-color: #78FA89;
}
</style>
<script>
angular.module('formExample', [])
.controller('ExampleController', ['$scope', function($scope) {
$scope.master = {};
$scope.update = function(user) {
$scope.master = angular.copy(user);
};
$scope.reset = function() {
$scope.user = angular.copy($scope.master);
};
$scope.reset();
}]);
</script>
</file>
</example>
# Binding to form and control state
A form is an instance of {@link form.FormController FormController}.
The form instance can optionally be published into the scope using the `name` attribute.
Similarly, an input control that has the {@link ng.directive:ngModel ngModel} directive holds an
instance of {@link ngModel.NgModelController NgModelController}.
Such a control instance can be published as a property of the form instance using the `name` attribute
on the input control. The name attribute specifies the name of the property on the form instance.
This implies that the internal state of both the form and the control is available for binding in
the view using the standard binding primitives.
This allows us to extend the above example with these features:
- RESET button is enabled only if form has some changes
- SAVE button is enabled only if form has some changes and is valid
- custom error messages for `user.email` and `user.agree`
<example module="formExample">
<file name="index.html">
<div ng-controller="ExampleController">
<form name="form" class="css-form" novalidate>
Name:
<input type="text" ng-model="user.name" name="uName" required /><br />
E-mail:
<input type="email" ng-model="user.email" name="uEmail" required/><br />
<div ng-show="form.uEmail.$dirty && form.uEmail.$invalid">Invalid:
<span ng-show="form.uEmail.$error.required">Tell us your email.</span>
<span ng-show="form.uEmail.$error.email">This is not a valid email.</span>
</div>
Gender: <input type="radio" ng-model="user.gender" value="male" />male
<input type="radio" ng-model="user.gender" value="female" />female<br />
<input type="checkbox" ng-model="user.agree" name="userAgree" required />
I agree: <input ng-show="user.agree" type="text" ng-model="user.agreeSign"
required /><br />
<div ng-show="!user.agree || !user.agreeSign">Please agree and sign.</div>
<button ng-click="reset()" ng-disabled="isUnchanged(user)">RESET</button>
<button ng-click="update(user)"
ng-disabled="form.$invalid || isUnchanged(user)">SAVE</button>
</form>
</div>
</file>
<file name="script.js">
angular.module('formExample', [])
.controller('ExampleController', ['$scope', function($scope) {
$scope.master = {};
$scope.update = function(user) {
$scope.master = angular.copy(user);
};
$scope.reset = function() {
$scope.user = angular.copy($scope.master);
};
$scope.isUnchanged = function(user) {
return angular.equals(user, $scope.master);
};
$scope.reset();
}]);
</file>
</example>
# Custom model update triggers
By default, any change to the content will trigger a model update and form validation. You can
override this behavior using the {@link ng.directive:ngModelOptions ngModelOptions} directive to
bind only to specified list of events. I.e. `ng-model-options="{ updateOn: 'blur' }"` will update
and validate only after the control loses focus. You can set several events using a space delimited
list. I.e. `ng-model-options="{ updateOn: 'mousedown blur' }"`
If you want to keep the default behavior and just add new events that may trigger the model update
and validation, add "default" as one of the specified events.
I.e. `ng-model-options="{ updateOn: 'default blur' }"`
The following example shows how to override immediate updates. Changes on the inputs within the form will update the model
only when the control loses focus (blur event).
<example module="customTriggerExample">
<file name="index.html">
<div ng-controller="ExampleController">
<form>
Name:
<input type="text" ng-model="user.name" ng-model-options="{ updateOn: 'blur' }" /><br />
Other data:
<input type="text" ng-model="user.data" /><br />
</form>
<pre>username = "{{user.name}}"</pre>
<pre>userdata = "{{user.data}}"</pre>
</div>
</file>
<file name="script.js">
angular.module('customTriggerExample', [])
.controller('ExampleController', ['$scope', function($scope) {
$scope.user = {};
}]);
</file>
</example>
# Non-immediate (debounced) model updates
You can delay the model update/validation by using the `debounce` key with the
{@link ng.directive:ngModelOptions ngModelOptions} directive. This delay will also apply to
parsers, validators and model flags like `$dirty` or `$pristine`.
I.e. `ng-model-options="{ debounce: 500 }"` will wait for half a second since
the last content change before triggering the model update and form validation.
If custom triggers are used, custom debouncing timeouts can be set for each event using an object
in `debounce`. This can be useful to force immediate updates on some specific circumstances
(like blur events).
I.e. `ng-model-options="{ updateOn: 'default blur', debounce: { default: 500, blur: 0 } }"`
If those attributes are added to an element, they will be applied to all the child elements and controls that inherit from it unless they are
overridden.
This example shows how to debounce model changes. Model will be updated only 250 milliseconds after last change.
<example module="debounceExample">
<file name="index.html">
<div ng-controller="ExampleController">
<form>
Name:
<input type="text" ng-model="user.name" ng-model-options="{ debounce: 250 }" /><br />
</form>
<pre>username = "{{user.name}}"</pre>
</div>
</file>
<file name="script.js">
angular.module('debounceExample', [])
.controller('ExampleController', ['$scope', function($scope) {
$scope.user = {};
}]);
</file>
</example>
# Custom Validation
Angular provides basic implementation for most common HTML5 {@link ng.directive:input input}
types: ({@link input[text] text}, {@link input[number] number}, {@link input[url] url},
{@link input[email] email}, {@link input[radio] radio}, {@link input[checkbox] checkbox}),
as well as some directives for validation (`required`, `pattern`, `minlength`, `maxlength`,
`min`, `max`).
With a custom directive, you can add your own validation functions to the `$validators` object on
the {@link ngModel.NgModelController `ngModelController`}. To get a hold of the controller,
you require it in the directive as shown in the example below.
Each function in the `$validators` object receives the `modelValue` and the `viewValue`
as parameters. Angular will then call `$setValidity` internally with the function's return value
(`true`: valid, `false`: invalid). The validation functions are executed every time an input
is changed (`$setViewValue` is called) or whenever the bound `model` changes.
Validation happens after successfully running `$parsers` and `$formatters`, respectively.
Failed validators are stored by key in
{@link ngModel.NgModelController#$error `ngModelController.$error`}.
Additionally, there is the `$asyncValidators` object which handles asynchronous validation,
such as making an `$http` request to the backend. Functions added to the object must return
a promise that must be `resolved` when valid or `rejected` when invalid.
In-progress async validations are stored by key in
{@link ngModel.NgModelController#$pending `ngModelController.$pending`}.
In the following example we create two directives:
* An `integer` directive that validates whether the input is a valid integer. For example,
`1.23` is an invalid value, since it contains a fraction. Note that we validate the viewValue
(the string value of the control), and not the modelValue. This is because input[number] converts
the viewValue to a number when running the `$parsers`.
* A `username` directive that asynchronously checks if a user-entered value is already taken.
We mock the server request with a `$q` deferred.
<example module="form-example1">
<file name="index.html">
<form name="form" class="css-form" novalidate>
<div>
Size (integer 0 - 10):
<input type="number" ng-model="size" name="size"
min="0" max="10" integer />{{size}}<br />
<span ng-show="form.size.$error.integer">The value is not a valid integer!</span>
<span ng-show="form.size.$error.min || form.size.$error.max">
The value must be in range 0 to 10!</span>
</div>
<div>
Username:
<input type="text" ng-model="name" name="name" username />{{name}}<br />
<span ng-show="form.name.$pending.username">Checking if this name is available ...</span>
<span ng-show="form.name.$error.username">This username is already taken!</span>
</div>
</form>
</file>
<file name="script.js">
var app = angular.module('form-example1', []);
var INTEGER_REGEXP = /^\-?\d+$/;
app.directive('integer', function() {
return {
require: 'ngModel',
link: function(scope, elm, attrs, ctrl) {
ctrl.$validators.integer = function(modelValue, viewValue) {
if (ctrl.$isEmpty(modelValue)) {
// consider empty models to be valid
return true;
}
if (INTEGER_REGEXP.test(viewValue)) {
// it is valid
return true;
}
// it is invalid
return false;
};
}
};
});
app.directive('username', function($q, $timeout) {
return {
require: 'ngModel',
link: function(scope, elm, attrs, ctrl) {
var usernames = ['Jim', 'John', 'Jill', 'Jackie'];
ctrl.$asyncValidators.username = function(modelValue, viewValue) {
if (ctrl.$isEmpty(modelValue)) {
// consider empty model valid
return $q.when();
}
var def = $q.defer();
$timeout(function() {
// Mock a delayed response
if (usernames.indexOf(modelValue) === -1) {
// The username is available
def.resolve();
} else {
def.reject();
}
}, 2000);
return def.promise;
};
}
};
});
</file>
</example>
# Implementing custom form controls (using `ngModel`)
Angular implements all of the basic HTML form controls ({@link ng.directive:input input}, {@link ng.directive:select select}, {@link ng.directive:textarea textarea}), which should be sufficient for most cases.
However, if you need more flexibility, you can write your own form control as a directive.
In order for custom control to work with `ngModel` and to achieve two-way data-binding it needs to:
- implement `$render` method, which is responsible for rendering the data after it passed the {@link ngModel.NgModelController#$formatters `NgModelController.$formatters`},
- call `$setViewValue` method, whenever the user interacts with the control and model needs to be updated. This is usually done inside a DOM Event listener.
See {@link guide/directive `$compileProvider.directive`} for more info.
The following example shows how to add two-way data-binding to contentEditable elements.
<example module="form-example2">
<file name="index.html">
<div contentEditable="true" ng-model="content" title="Click to edit">Some</div>
<pre>model = {{content}}</pre>
<style type="text/css">
div[contentEditable] {
cursor: pointer;
background-color: #D0D0D0;
}
</style>
</file>
<file name="script.js">
angular.module('form-example2', []).directive('contenteditable', function() {
return {
require: 'ngModel',
link: function(scope, elm, attrs, ctrl) {
// view -> model
elm.on('blur', function() {
scope.$apply(function() {
ctrl.$setViewValue(elm.html());
});
});
// model -> view
ctrl.$render = function() {
elm.html(ctrl.$viewValue);
};
// load init value from DOM
ctrl.$setViewValue(elm.html());
}
};
});
</file>
</example>