AngularJs: How to check for changes in file input fields

angularjs

I am new to angular. I am trying to read the uploaded file path from HTML 'file' field whenever a 'change' happens on this field. If i use 'onChange' it works but when i use it angular way using 'ng-change' it doesn't work.

<script>
   var DemoModule = angular.module("Demo",[]);
   DemoModule .controller("form-cntlr",function($scope){
   $scope.selectFile = function()
   {
        $("#file").click();
   }
   $scope.fileNameChaged = function()
   {
        alert("select file");
   }
});
</script>

<div ng-controller="form-cntlr">
    <form>
         <button ng-click="selectFile()">Upload Your File</button>
         <input type="file" style="display:none" 
                          id="file" name='file' ng-Change="fileNameChaged()"/>
    </form>  
</div>

fileNameChaged() is never calling. Firebug also doesn't show any error.

Best Answer

I made a small directive to listen for file input changes.

View JSFiddle

view.html:

<input type="file" custom-on-change="uploadFile">

controller.js:

app.controller('myCtrl', function($scope){
    $scope.uploadFile = function(event){
        var files = event.target.files;
    };
});

directive.js:

app.directive('customOnChange', function() {
  return {
    restrict: 'A',
    link: function (scope, element, attrs) {
      var onChangeHandler = scope.$eval(attrs.customOnChange);
      element.on('change', onChangeHandler);
      element.on('$destroy', function() {
        element.off();
      });

    }
  };
});
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