How to set scope property with ng-init?

Question

I am trying to set the value of a $scope property using ng-init, and I am unable to access that value in the controller\'s javascript. What am I doing wrong? Here is a fidd

Answer 1

Just set ng-init as a function. You should not have to use watch.

  
{{ testInput }}


app.controller('MainCtrl', ['$scope', function ($scope) {
  $scope.testInput = null;
  $scope.init = function(value) {
    $scope.testInput= value;
  }
}]);

Here's an example.

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