Angular.js - ng-change not firing when ng-pattern is $invalid

Question

I am using ng-pattern to validate some form fields, and I am using ng-change with it to watch and process any changes, however ng-change (or $scope.$watch) will only fire wh

Answer 1

You can change the behavior of your input by using ng-model-options.

Just add this attribute to your input and the ng-change event will fire:

      ng-model-options="{allowInvalid: true}"

see: https://docs.angularjs.org/api/ng/directive/ngModelOptions