AngularJS: API: ng/directive/ngReadonly


ngReadonly

  1. - directive in module ng

The HTML specification does not require browsers to preserve the values of boolean attributes such as readonly. (Their presence means true and their absence means false.) If we put an Angular interpolation expression into such an attribute then the binding information would be lost when the browser removes the attribute. The ngReadonly directive solves this problem for the readonly attribute. This complementary directive is not removed by the browser and so provides a permanent reliable place to store the binding information.

Directive Info

  • This directive executes at priority level 100.

Usage

  • as attribute:
    <INPUT
      ng-readonly="">
    ...
    </INPUT>

Arguments

ParamTypeDetails
ngReadonlyexpression

If the expression is truthy, then special attribute "readonly" will be set on the element

Example

index.html
Check me to make text readonly: <input type="checkbox" ng-model="checked"><br/><input type="text" ng-readonly="checked" value="I'm Angular"/>
protractor.js
it('should toggle readonly attr', function() {
  expect(element(by.css('[type="text"]')).getAttribute('readonly')).toBeFalsy();
  element(by.model('checked')).click();
  expect(element(by.css('[type="text"]')).getAttribute('readonly')).toBeTruthy();});