I have a form that I wanted be nested, but it is not possible since HTML can't accept nested form. Is there a way I can manually invoke the submit(triggers the validation, e.g. required) on first form on AngularJS?
Here's how the code looks like:
<div ng-conroller="ContactController">
<form ng-submit="saveHeaderAndDetail()">
<label for="Description">Description</label>
<input type="text" ng-model="Description" required/>
<input type="text" style="visibility:hidden" />
</form>
<form ng-submit="addToDetail()">
...
</form>
<input type="button"
ng-click="what code could trigger the first form's submit?"/>
</div>
Btw, both forms are under one controller if that helps
Try creating a directive that catches an event: http://jsfiddle.net/unWF3/
I've answered a similar question here AngularJS - How to trigger submit in a nested form
Basically, you can trigger validation by firing $validate
event
isFormValid = function($scope, ngForm) {
$scope.$broadcast('$validate');
if(! ngForm.$invalid) {
return true;
}
For working code example & a small utility method which is helpful in showing validation messages, see answer in the above link.
You can have nested forms with ng-form directive. It will be like:
<form name="accountForm">
<div data-ng-form="detailsForm">
<input required name="name" data-ng-model="name">
</div>
<div data-ng-form="contactsForm">
<input required name="address" data-ng-model="address">
</div>
<button type="submit">Save</button>
</form>
That way when submit
will be triggered for the accountForm
it will validate nested ng-forms also.