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JavaScript

Seth Warner
Seth Warner
1,878 Points
Posted by Seth Warner
Seth Warner
1,878 Points

Just to make sure I'm doing this right, how to make a function return a true value for the hide AngularJS directive..

html 

<div ng-controller="controllerName">
<a href="#" ng-click="coverLetter = !coverLetter"> Cover Letter </a>
<p ng-bind-html show="coverLetter" ng-hide="checkBioFunc()"></p>

<a href="#" ng-click="bio"> Biography </a>
<p ng-bind-html show="bio" ng-hide="checkCoverLetterFunc()" ></p>

</div>

Javascript 

     $scope.coverLetter = false;
     $scope.bio = false;

     var checkBio = false;
     var checkCoverLetter = false;

    function checkBioFunc() {
      if ($scope.bio === true) {
          checkBio = true;
          return checkBio;
    }

   function checkCoverLetterFunc() {
     if ($scope.coverLetter === true)
        checkCoverLetter = true;
        return checkCoverLetter;
    }

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1 Answer

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

Functions in Angular controllers are declared as properties of $scope as well as the variables. Controllers are written a lot like a constructor function, only you're replacing "this" with "$scope".

$scope.checkBio = function() {
  // ...
};

Although I think your logic could be boiled down to a simple "display the cover letter or the bio" based on a single boolean.

<div ng-controller="controllerName">
<a href="" ng-click="coverLetter = true"> Cover Letter </a>
<p ... ng-show="coverLetter"></p>

<a href="#" ng-click="coverLetter = false"> Biography </a>
<p ... ng-hide="coverLetter" ></p>

</div>