show validation error messages on submit in angularjs

Question

I have a form which need to show validation error messages if clicked submit.

Here is a working plunker

Answer 1

I like the solution from realcrowd the best.

HTML:

<form role="form" id="form" name="form" autocomplete="off" novalidate rc-submit="signup()">
<div class="form-group" ng-class="{'has-error':  rc.form.hasError(form.firstName)}">
    <label for="firstName">Your First Name</label>
    <input type="text" id="firstName" name="firstName" class="form-control input-sm" placeholder="First Name" ng-maxlength="40" required="required" ng-model="owner.name.first"/>
    <div class="help-block" ng-show="rc.form.hasError(form.firstName)">{{rc.form.getErrMsg(form.firstName)}}</div>
</div>
</form>

javascript:

//define custom submit directive
var rcSubmitDirective = {
'rcSubmit': ['$parse', function ($parse) {
    return {
        restrict: 'A',
        require: ['rcSubmit', '?form'],
        controller: ['$scope', function ($scope) {
            this.attempted = false;

            var formController = null;

            this.setAttempted = function() {
                this.attempted = true;
            };

            this.setFormController = function(controller) {
              formController = controller;
            };

            this.hasError = function (fieldModelController) {
                if (!formController) return false;

                if (fieldModelController) {
                    return fieldModelController.$invalid && this.attempted;
                } else {
                    return formController && formController.$invalid && this.attempted;
                }
            };
            this.getErrMsg=function(ctrl){
                var e=ctrl.$error;
                var errMsg;
                if (e.required){
                    errMsg='Please enter a value';
                }
                return errMsg;
            }
        }],
        compile: function(cElement, cAttributes, transclude) {
            return {
                pre: function(scope, formElement, attributes, controllers) {

                    var submitController = controllers[0];
                    var formController = (controllers.length > 1) ? controllers[1] : null;

                    submitController.setFormController(formController);

                    scope.rc = scope.rc || {};
                    scope.rc[attributes.name] = submitController;
                },
                post: function(scope, formElement, attributes, controllers) {

                    var submitController = controllers[0];
                    var formController = (controllers.length > 1) ? controllers[1] : null;
                    var fn = $parse(attributes.rcSubmit);

                    formElement.bind('submit', function (event) {
                        submitController.setAttempted();
                        if (!scope.$$phase) scope.$apply();

                        if (!formController.$valid) return false;

                        scope.$apply(function() {
                            fn(scope, {$event:event});
                        });
                    });
                }
          };
        }
    };
}]
};
app.directive(rcSubmitDirective);