What is the difference between ng-app and data-ng-app?

by

Most of these answers are simply saying makes template valid HTML, or HTML Validator Compliant, without explaining what THOSE terms mean, either.

I do not know for sure, but I’m guessing that these terms apply to HTML validation programs that scan your code for standards compliance – kind of like lint. They do not recognize ng-app as a valid attribute. They expect non default HTML attributes to be prefaced with

data-attribute_name_here.

So, the creators of AngularJS have created alternate names for their directives that include the data- in front of them so that HTML validator programs will “like” them.

More Related Contents:

  1. What is the difference between ‘@’ and ‘=’ in directive scope in AngularJS?
  2. How to access parent scope from within a custom directive *with own scope* in AngularJS?
  3. How can I dynamically add a directive in AngularJS?
  4. When writing a directive in AngularJS, how do I decide if I need no new scope, a new child scope, or a new isolated scope?
  5. AngularJS ng-style with a conditional expression
  6. Rendering directives within $sce.trustAsHtml
  7. How to allow only a number (digits and decimal point) to be typed in an input?
  8. How to autocapitalize the first character in an input field in AngularJS?
  9. How to understand the `terminal` of directive?
  10. How can I test events in angular?
  11. Custom form validation directive to compare two fields
  12. AngularJS : ng-repeat filter when value is greater than
  13. AngularJS Group By Directive without External Dependencies
  14. AngularJS watch DOM change
  15. How do I apply an AngularJS directive based on a class set by ng-class?
  16. $apply vs $digest in directive testing
  17. How to use “ng-repeat” within template of a directive in Angular JS?
  18. AngularJS custom form component / directive using ng-model
  19. How can you limit the value from input using AngularJS?
  20. How to set the dynamic controller for directives?
  21. Bind class toggle to window scroll event
  22. Angular adds strange options into select element when setting model value
  23. Angular directive for a fallback image
  24. Enable/Disable Anchor Tags using AngularJS
  25. Illegal use of ngTransclude directive in the template
  26. Understanding the transclude option of directive definition?
  27. angularjs text area character counter
  28. ng-click doesn’t work within the template of a directive
  29. creating a new directive with angularjs
  30. AngularJS – Directives vs Controllers

Leave a Comment