Why is using if(!$scope.$$phase) $scope.$apply() an anti-pattern?

Question

Sometimes I need to use $scope.$apply in my code and sometimes it throws a \"digest already in progress\" error. So I started to find a way around this and foun

Answer 1

It is most definitely an anti-pattern now. I've seen a digest blow up even if you check for the $$phase. You're just not supposed to access the internal API denoted by $$ prefixes.

You should use

 $scope.$evalAsync();

as this is the preferred method in Angular ^1.4 and is specifically exposed as an API for the application layer.