Why is the variable set in ng-init undefined in $scope in AngularJS?

Question

I have a variable I\'m setting in my view with ng-init which I am then trying to access in my controller. When I try to access it however, I\'m getting an

Answer 1

Since you are doing a "single time init", like a constructor I recommend you to unbind the watch after using the variable:

var pageTitleWatch = $scope.$watch('pageTitle', function () {
    console.log($scope.pageTitle);
    // Now just unbind it after doing your logic
    pageTitleWatch();
});