angular.js listen for keypress as shortcut for button

Question

My first ever angular application is a pretty basic survey tool. I have multiple choice questions, with a button for each answer and a basic function that logs each answer o

Answer 1

Catch the event emitted by the rootscope in your controller:

$rootScope.$on('keypress', function (e, a, key) {
    $scope.$apply(function () {
        $scope.key = key;
    });
})

key is then yours to use in the controller.

Here's a fiddle