AngularJS Example
HTML
<div ng-app="app">
<div ng-controller="ParentCtrl">
<button data-ng-click="toggleParent()">Toggle Parent</button>
<div data-ng-switch data-on="displayDirective">
<div data-ng-switch-when="true">
<div class="parentDirective">Parent Directive</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
JavaScript
angular.module('app', [])
.directive("parentDirective", function($compile){
return {
restrict: 'C',
link: function(scope, element){
var secondDirective = angular.element(document.createElement("div"));
secondDirective.addClass("childDirective");
document.body.appendChild(secondDirective[0]);
$compile(secondDirective)(scope);
}
}
})
.directive("childDirective", function(){
return {
restrict: 'C',
template: '<div>Child Directive</div>',
link: function(scope, element){
scope.$on('$destroy',function() {
angular.element(element).remove();
});
}
}
});
function ParentCtrl($scope){
$scope.displayDirective = true;
$scope.toggleParent = function(){
$scope.displayDirective = !$scope.displayDirective;
}
}