Check existence of attribute in AngularJs Directive

Question

Is is possible to check whether a given attribute is present in a directive, ideally using isolate scope or in a worst case scenario the attributes object.

With a direct

Answer 1

To Check for attributes when using angular 1.5+ components you can use the $postLink lifecycle hook and the $element service like this:

constructor(private $element) {}

$postLink() {
  if(!this.$element.attr('attr-name')){
    // do something
  }
}