AngularJs: How to check for changes in file input fields?

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

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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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