Custom form validation directive to compare two fields

Question

I\'m an angular newbie, and I\'m stumbling over something in how angular\'s form validation directives work.

I know that I can fairly easily add directives to in

Answer 1

For me, beyond a feedback message, I needed define the field as invalid, preventing submit. So I gathered some approaches, like @thestewie approach, with a view configuration to gather a solution for dates comparison. I hope can aggregate the solutions that were presented.

The code is in PLUNKER

angular.module('MyApp')
    .directive('thisEarlierThan', function () {
        return {
            require: 'ngModel',
            restrict: 'A',
            link: function (scope, elem, attrs, ctrl) {
                var startDate,
                    endDate;

                scope.$watch(attrs.ngModel, function (newVal, oldVal, scope) {
                    startDate = newVal;
                    check();
                });

                scope.$watch(attrs.thisEarlierThan, function (newVal, oldVal, scope) {
                    endDate = newVal;
                    check();
                });

                var check = function () {
                    if (typeof startDate === 'undefined' || typeof endDate === 'undefined') {
                        return;
                    }

                    if (!validate(startDate)) {
                        startDate = new Date(startDate);
                        if (!validate(startDate)) {
                            return;
                        }
                    }

                    if (!validate(endDate)) {
                        endDate = new Date(endDate);
                        if (!validate(endDate)) {
                            return;
                        }
                    }

                    if (startDate < endDate) {
                        ctrl.$setValidity('thisEarlierThan', true);
                    }
                    else {
                        ctrl.$setValidity('thisEarlierThan', false);
                    }

                    return;
                };

                var validate = function (date) {
                    if (Object.prototype.toString.call(date) === '[object Date]') {
                        if (isNaN(date.getTime())) {
                            return false;
                        }
                        else {
                            return true;
                        }
                    }
                    else {
                      return false;
                    }
                };
            }
        };
    })
;