Closes angular#153: input widgets without name are ignored

Author: mhevery

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # <angular/> 0.9.8 astral-projection (in-progress) #
 
+### Bug Fixes
+- Ignore input widgets which have no name (issue #153)
 
 # <angular/> 0.9.7 sonic-scream (2010-12-10) #
 

src/widgets.js

@@ -134,32 +134,35 @@
 
 function modelAccessor(scope, element) {
   var expr = element.attr('name');
-  if (!expr) throw "Required field 'name' not found.";
-  return {
-    get: function() {
-      return scope.$eval(expr);
-    },
-    set: function(value) {
-      if (value !== _undefined) {
-        return scope.$tryEval(expr + '=' + toJson(value), element);
+  if (expr) {
+    return {
+      get: function() {
+        return scope.$eval(expr);
+      },
+      set: function(value) {
+        if (value !== _undefined) {
+          return scope.$tryEval(expr + '=' + toJson(value), element);
+        }
       }
-    }
-  };
+    };
+  }
 }
 
 function modelFormattedAccessor(scope, element) {
   var accessor = modelAccessor(scope, element),
       formatterName = element.attr('ng:format') || NOOP,
       formatter = angularFormatter(formatterName);
   if (!formatter) throw "Formatter named '" + formatterName + "' not found.";
-  return {
-    get: function() {
-      return formatter.format(accessor.get());
-    },
-    set: function(value) {
-      return accessor.set(formatter.parse(value));
-    }
-  };
+  if (accessor) {
+    return {
+      get: function() {
+        return formatter.format(accessor.get());
+      },
+      set: function(value) {
+        return accessor.set(formatter.parse(value));
+      }
+    };
+  }
 }
 
 function compileValidator(expr) {
@@ -458,25 +461,27 @@ function inputWidget(events, modelAccessor, viewAccessor, initFn, dirtyChecking)
         view = viewAccessor(scope, element),
         action = element.attr('ng:change') || '',
         lastValue;
-    initFn.call(scope, model, view, element);
-    this.$eval(element.attr('ng:init')||'');
-    // Don't register a handler if we are a button (noopAccessor) and there is no action
-    if (action || modelAccessor !== noopAccessor) {
-      element.bind(events, function (){
-        var value = view.get();
-        if (!dirtyChecking || value != lastValue) {
-          model.set(value);
-          lastValue = model.get();
-          scope.$tryEval(action, element);
-          scope.$root.$eval();
+    if (model) {
+      initFn.call(scope, model, view, element);
+      this.$eval(element.attr('ng:init')||'');
+      // Don't register a handler if we are a button (noopAccessor) and there is no action
+      if (action || modelAccessor !== noopAccessor) {
+        element.bind(events, function (){
+          var value = view.get();
+          if (!dirtyChecking || value != lastValue) {
+            model.set(value);
+            lastValue = model.get();
+            scope.$tryEval(action, element);
+            scope.$root.$eval();
+          }
+        });
+      }
+      scope.$watch(model.get, function(value){
+        if (lastValue !== value) {
+          view.set(lastValue = value);
         }
       });
     }
-    scope.$watch(model.get, function(value){
-      if (lastValue !== value) {
-        view.set(lastValue = value);
-      }
-    });
   };
 }
 

test/widgetsSpec.js

@@ -452,10 +452,17 @@ describe("widget", function(){
       scope.$eval();
       expect(element[0].childNodes[0].selected).toEqual(true);
     });
-
-    it('should report error on missing field', function(){
+    
+    it('should ignore text widget which have no name', function(){
       compile('<input type="text"/>');
-      expect(element.hasClass('ng-exception')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(scope.$element.attr('ng-exception')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(scope.$element.hasClass('ng-exception')).toBeFalsy();
+    });
+
+    it('should ignore checkbox widget which have no name', function(){
+      compile('<input type="checkbox"/>');
+      expect(scope.$element.attr('ng-exception')).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(scope.$element.hasClass('ng-exception')).toBeFalsy();
     });
 
     it('should report error on assignment error', function(){