'use strict'; /** * @ngdoc directive * @name ng.directive:a * @restrict E * * @description * Modifies the default behavior of the html A tag so that the default action is prevented when * the href attribute is empty. * * This change permits the easy creation of action links with the `ngClick` directive * without changing the location or causing page reloads, e.g.: * `Add Item` */ var htmlAnchorDirective = valueFn({ restrict: 'E', compile: function(element, attr) { if (msie <= 8) { // turn link into a stylable link in IE // but only if it doesn't have name attribute, in which case it's an anchor if (!attr.href && !attr.name) { attr.$set('href', ''); } // add a comment node to anchors to workaround IE bug that causes element content to be reset // to new attribute content if attribute is updated with value containing @ and element also // contains value with @ // see issue #1949 element.append(document.createComment('IE fix')); } if (!attr.href && !attr.xlinkHref && !attr.name) { return function(scope, element) { // SVGAElement does not use the href attribute, but rather the 'xlinkHref' attribute. var href = toString.call(element.prop('href')) === '[object SVGAnimatedString]' ? 'xlink:href' : 'href'; element.on('click', function(event){ // if we have no href url, then don't navigate anywhere. if (!element.attr(href)) { event.preventDefault(); } }); }; } } });