The best option would using parent directive, We could take use of require option of directive like require: '?secondDir' in firstDir
Code
var myApp = angular.module("myApp", []);
myApp.controller("myController", function($scope) {
$scope.content = "test1";
});
myApp.directive("firstDir", function() {
return {
restrict: "AE",
require: '?secondDir',
scope: {
firstDirScope: "="
},
template: "<div>first content</div>",
link: function(scope, element, attrs, secondDir) {
console.log(scope.firstDirScope, 'first');
}
};
});
myApp.directive("secondDir", function() {
return {
restrict: "AE",
scope: {
firstDirScope: "="
},
controller: function($scope) {
console.log($scope.firstDirScope, 'second');
}
};
});
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