Can any one help me out to understand what exactly two way data binding in AngularJS means with a help of simple code.
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One way data binding -
The model values are automatically assigned to the HTML placeholder elements specified through the data binding notation, but the HTML elements don't change the values in the model(one way).
Example :
Controller :
app.controller('MainCtrl', function($scope) {
$scope.firstName = 'John';
});
HTML :
<span>First name:</span> {{firstName}}<br />
Two Way Data Binding -
The model values are automatically assigned to the HTML placeholder elements specified through the data binding notation, where HTML elements can change the value in the model(two way).
Example :
Controller :
app.controller('MainCtrl', function($scope) {
$scope.firstName = 'John';
});
HTML
<span>First name:</span> {{firstName}}<br />
<span>Set the first name: <input type="text" ng-model="firstName"/></span><br />
In above example we can change firstName model value with the help of HTML Input element.
Working example : http://plnkr.co/edit/GxqBiOoNFuECn55R4uJZ?p=preview
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Retrieved from the AngularJS homepage (2015.06.02):
<!doctype html>
<html ng-app>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.3.15/angular.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<label>Name:</label>
<input type="text" ng-model="yourName" placeholder="Enter a name here">
<hr>
<h1>Hello {{yourName}}!</h1>
</div>
</body>
</html>
This is possibly the simplest example of two-way data binding in Angular.
The <input> is associated to a yourName model, and the same model is used to fill the content of the <h1> tag. Modifying one will automatically update the other.
Although the data binding in the example can be seen as one-way, because you can't modify the <h1> directly, this should get you started. The AngularJS docs and tutorials contain a lot of great resources.