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var myApp = angular.module('myApp', []);


myApp.controller('Ctrl1', myController);

myController.$inject = ['$scope', '$rootScope']

function myController($scope, $rootScope) {
    $scope.foo = "setted in ctrl1";
    $scope.talkToCtrl2 = function () {
		$rootScope.$broadcast('emitedFromController1', $scope.foo);
    }
};

myApp.controller('Ctrl2', myController2);

myController2.$inject = ['$scope']

function myController2($scope) {
    $scope.foo = "setted in ctrl2";
     $scope.$on('emitedFromController1', function(event, args) {
     	$scope.foo = args;
     });

};

<div>
    <div ng-controller="Ctrl1">
        <input type="text" ng-model="foo" />
        <input type="button" value="Talk to Ctrl2" ng-click="talkToCtrl2()" />
    </div>
    <div ng-controller="Ctrl2">{{foo}}</div>
</div>