Question
So I have an ng-repeat nested within another ng-repeat in order to build a nav
menu. On each <li>
on the inner ng-repeat loop I set an ng-click which calls
the relevant controller for that menu item by passing in the $index to let the
app know which one we need. However I need to also pass in the $index from the
outer ng-repeat so the app knows which section we are in as well as which
tutorial.
<ul ng-repeat="section in sections">
<li class="section_title {{section.active}}" >
{{section.name}}
</li>
<ul>
<li class="tutorial_title {{tutorial.active}}" ng-click="loadFromMenu($index)" ng-repeat="tutorial in section.tutorials">
{{tutorial.name}}
</li>
</ul>
</ul>
here's a Plunker http://plnkr.co/edit/bJUhI9oGEQIql9tahIJN?p=preview
Answer
Each ng-repeat creates a child scope with the passed data, and also adds an
additional $index
variable in that scope.
So what you need to do is reach up to the parent scope, and use that $index
.
See http://plnkr.co/edit/FvVhirpoOF8TYnIVygE6?p=preview
<li class="tutorial_title {{tutorial.active}}" ng-click="loadFromMenu($parent.$index)" ng-repeat="tutorial in section.tutorials">
{{tutorial.name}}
</li>