$parse (service in module ng )

Description

Converts Angular expression into a function.

  var getter = $parse('user.name');
  var setter = getter.assign;
  var context = {user:{name:'angular'}};
  var locals = {user:{name:'local'}};

  expect(getter(context)).toEqual('angular');
  setter(context, 'newValue');
  expect(context.user.name).toEqual('newValue');
  expect(getter(context, locals)).toEqual('local');

Usage

$parse(expression);

Parameters

Returns

{function(context, locals)} –

a function which represents the compiled expression:

  • context: an object against which any expressions embedded in the strings are evaluated against (Topically a scope object).

  • locals: local variables context object, useful for overriding values in context.

    The return function also has an assign property, if the expression is assignable, which allows one to set values to expressions.