How to manipulate or perform operation on data Inside Custom Directive ?

[Chaitanya Babar]

Hi All,

As we all know Directives are used for decorating the HTML , but if in case we need to have a scenario in which we have to ,manipulate or perform operation on data Inside Custom Directive . How should it be done from following ways or is it there any better way.

a. Inside Controller of directive (which i guess might me the right place)
b. Inside the post Link function

Can you please put in your thoughts & suggest me which should be used.

Thanks,
Chaitanya

[Sander Elias]

Hi Chaitanya,

Yes, indeed, inside the directive's controller. Don't use any of the link functions, unless there is a real need for one of those.

I'm not entirely sure, but I think most of the life-cycle callbacks for components are also available on directives. Make use of those.

Regards

Sander

[Chaitanya Babar]

Thanks Sander