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AngularJS: Show form input error on change / typing / immediately

If you delete the initial text that is in the input element in the example below, then it will not show an error until you blur the element.

I want to have the input element underline turn red and the error show immediately when you delete the last character in the input.

Any ideas somebody?

var app = angular.module('myApp', ['ngMaterial', 'ngMessages']);

app.controller('DemoCtrl', function() {
  this.name = 'test text';
});
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>Angular JS</title>
  <link
    rel="stylesheet"
    href="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angular_material/1.1.6/angular-material.min.css">
</head>
<body ng-app="myApp">
  <div ng-controller="DemoCtrl as demo">
    <form name="testForm">
      <md-input-container>
        <input
          name="testInput"
          ng-model="demo.name"
          required
          aria-label="test input"
          type="text">
        <ng-messages
          for="testForm.testInput.$error"
          role="alert">
          <ng-message when="required">
            <span>
              required
            </span>
          </ng-message>
        </ng-messages>
      </md-input-container>
    </form>
  </div>
  
  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.6.7/angular.min.js"></script>
  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.6.7/angular-animate.min.js"></script>
  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.6.7/angular-aria.min.js"></script>
  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.6.7/angular-messages.min.js"></script>
  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angular_material/1.1.6/angular-material.min.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Solution

  • This is a quirk with the way the animations are triggered within an md-input-container. Angular Material has a flag that allows you to change when the input is checked for errors, to minimize the animation loop. The defaults are a bit too restrictive, but can be changed.

    md-input-container has an optional flag that can be added: md-is-error. This allows you to pass an expression to control when the input is checked for errors.

    try this: <md-input-container md-is-error="testForm.testInput.$invalid">

    var app = angular.module('myApp', ['ngMaterial', 'ngMessages']);

app.controller('DemoCtrl', function() {
  this.name = 'test text';
});
    <!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>Angular JS</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angular_material/1.1.6/angular-material.min.css">
</head>
<body ng-app="myApp">
  <div ng-controller="DemoCtrl as demo">
    <form name="testForm">
      <md-input-container md-is-error="testForm.testInput.$invalid">
        <input name="testInput"
               ng-model="demo.name"
               required
               aria-label="test input"
               type="text">
        <ng-messages for="testForm.testInput.$error" role="alert">
          <ng-message when="required">
            <span>
              required
            </span>
          </ng-message>
        </ng-messages>
      </md-input-container>
    </form>
  </div>
  
  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.6.7/angular.min.js"></script>
  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.6.7/angular-animate.min.js"></script>
  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.6.7/angular-aria.min.js"></script>
  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.6.7/angular-messages.min.js"></script>
  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angular_material/1.1.6/angular-material.min.js"></script>
</body>
</html>