AngularJs: How to check for changes in file input fields?

Question

I am new to angular. I am trying to read the uploaded file path from HTML \'file\' field whenever a \'change\' happens on this field. If i use \'onChange\' it works but when

Answer 1

I've expanded on @Stuart Axon's idea to add two-way binding for the file input (i.e. allow resetting the input by resetting the model value back to null):

app.directive('bindFile', [function () {
    return {
        require: "ngModel",
        restrict: 'A',
        link: function ($scope, el, attrs, ngModel) {
            el.bind('change', function (event) {
                ngModel.$setViewValue(event.target.files[0]);
                $scope.$apply();
            });

            $scope.$watch(function () {
                return ngModel.$viewValue;
            }, function (value) {
                if (!value) {
                    el.val("");
                }
            });
        }
    };
}]);

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