Question

I am trying to watch my model value from inside my linking function.

scope.$watch(attrs.ngModel, function() {
       console.log("Changed"); 
    });

When I change the model value inside my controller, the $watch function is not triggered.

$scope.myModel = "ACT";

$timeout(function() {
   $scope.myModel = "TOTALS"; 
}, 2000);

Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/dkrotts/BtrZH/4/

What am I missing here?

Answer 1

The problem is that you $watching attrs.ngModel which is equal to “myModel”. You do not have “myModel” bound in your scope. You want to $watch “model”. That is what is bound in the scope of your directive. See http://jsfiddle.net/BtrZH/5/