EDIT: As of UI Bootstrap 2.1.0 there is native support for component in bootstrap modals. It looks like there have been several quick releases after 2.1.0 to fix some issues with the modals, so I'd be sure to grab the latest.
See this Plunk for a version using UI Bootstrap 2.1.0+
http://plnkr.co/edit/jy8WHfJLnMMldMQRj1tf?p=preview
angular.module('app', ['ngAnimate', 'ui.bootstrap']);
angular.module('app')
.component('myContent', {
template: 'I am content! <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" ng-click="$ctrl.open()">Open Modal</button>',
controller: function($uibModal) {
$ctrl = this;
$ctrl.dataForModal = {
name: 'NameToEdit',
value: 'ValueToEdit'
}
$ctrl.open = function() {
$uibModal.open({
component: "myModal",
resolve: {
modalData: function() {
return $ctrl.dataForModal;
}
}
}).result.then(function(result) {
console.info("I was closed, so do what I need to do myContent's controller now. Result was->");
console.info(result);
}, function(reason) {
console.info("I was dimissed, so do what I need to do myContent's controller now. Reason was->" + reason);
});
};
}
});
angular.module('app')
.component('myModal', {
template: `<div class="modal-body"><div>{{$ctrl.greeting}}</div>
<label>Name To Edit</label> <input ng-model="$ctrl.modalData.name"><br>
<label>Value To Edit</label> <input ng-model="$ctrl.modalData.value"><br>
<button class="btn btn-warning" type="button" ng-click="$ctrl.handleClose()">Close Modal</button>
<button class="btn btn-warning" type="button" ng-click="$ctrl.handleDismiss()">Dimiss Modal</button>
</div>`,
bindings: {
modalInstance: "<",
resolve: "<"
},
controller: [function() {
var $ctrl = this;
$ctrl.$onInit = function() {
$ctrl.modalData = $ctrl.resolve.modalData;
}
$ctrl.handleClose = function() {
console.info("in handle close");
$ctrl.modalInstance.close($ctrl.modalData);
};
$ctrl.handleDismiss = function() {
console.info("in handle dismiss");
$ctrl.modalInstance.dismiss("cancel");
};
}]
});
Original answer is below:
I was trying to figure this out the other day too. I took the information I found in this post along with this link to try and come up with an alternate way to accomplish this. These are some reference links I found that helped me:
https://github.com/angular-ui/bootstrap/issues/5683
http://www.codelord.net/ (this one helped in understanding passing arguments to callbacks in components)
Also here is a Plunk: http://plnkr.co/edit/PjQdBUq0akXP2fn5sYZs?p=preview
I tried to demonstrate a common real world scenario of using a modal to edit some data.
angular.module('app', ['ngAnimate', 'ui.bootstrap']);
angular.module('app')
.component('myContent', {
template: 'I am content! <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" ng-click="$ctrl.open()">Open Modal</button>',
controller: function($uibModal) {
$ctrl = this;
$ctrl.dataForModal = {
name: 'NameToEdit',
value: 'ValueToEdit'
}
$ctrl.open = function() {
$uibModal.open({
template: '<my-modal greeting="$ctrl.greeting" modal-data="$ctrl.modalData" $close="$close(result)" $dismiss="$dismiss(reason)"></my-modal>',
controller: ['modalData', function(modalData) {
var $ctrl = this;
$ctrl.greeting = 'I am a modal!'
$ctrl.modalData = modalData;
}],
controllerAs: '$ctrl',
resolve: {
modalData: $ctrl.dataForModal
}
}).result.then(function(result) {
console.info("I was closed, so do what I need to do myContent's controller now and result was->");
console.info(result);
}, function(reason) {
console.info("I was dimissed, so do what I need to do myContent's controller now and reason was->" + reason);
});
};
}
});
angular.module('app')
.component('myModal', {
template: `<div class="modal-body"><div>{{$ctrl.greeting}}</div>
<label>Name To Edit</label> <input ng-model="$ctrl.modalData.name"><br>
<label>Value To Edit</label> <input ng-model="$ctrl.modalData.value"><br>
<button class="btn btn-warning" type="button" ng-click="$ctrl.handleClose()">Close Modal</button>
<button class="btn btn-warning" type="button" ng-click="$ctrl.handleDismiss()">Dimiss Modal</button>
</div>`,
bindings: {
$close: '&',
$dismiss: '&',
greeting: '<',
modalData: '<'
},
controller: [function() {
var $ctrl = this;
$ctrl.handleClose = function() {
console.info("in handle close");
$ctrl.$close({
result: $ctrl.modalData
});
};
$ctrl.handleDismiss = function() {
console.info("in handle dismiss");
$ctrl.$dismiss({
reason: 'cancel'
});
};
}],
});