Not a perfect fix, still!!! – just to show how dynamic compilation can be done
app.controller('AppController', function ($scope, $compile) {
var $el = $('<td contenteditable><input type="text" class="editBox" value=""/></td>' +
'<td contenteditable><input type="text" class="editBox" value=""/></td>' +
'<td>' +
'<span>' +
'<button id="createHost" class="btn btn-mini btn-success" data-ng-click="create()"><b>Create</b></button>' +
'</span>' +
'</td>').appendTo('#newTransaction');
$compile($el)($scope);
$scope.create = function(){
console.log('clicked')
}
})
Demo: Fiddle
Don’t use controller for dom manipulation – it has to be done with the help of directives