Replace ng-include node with template?

Question

Kinda new to angular. Is it possible to replace the ng-include node with the contents of the included template? For example, with:

Answer 1

Another alternative is to write your own simple replace/include directive e.g.

    .directive('myReplace', function () {
               return {
                   replace: true,
                   restrict: 'A',
                   templateUrl: function (iElement, iAttrs) {
                       if (!iAttrs.myReplace) throw new Error("my-replace: template url must be provided");
                       return iAttrs.myReplace;
                   }
               };
           });

This would then be used as follows: