AngularJS: ng:model-instant form
HTML
<script src="https://raw.github.com/msgilligan/msgilligan.github.com/master/samples/angular-bootstrap/js/angular-0.10.7-b9bcc0f6.js"></script>
<div ng:controller="NavBarCtrl">
<form name="testSearchForm" ng:submit="testSearch(testSearchInput)">
<input type="text" name="testSearchInput" ng:model="testSearchInput" ng:model-instant placeholder="Test me">
</form>
</div>
JavaScript
function NavBarCtrl($scope) {
$scope.testSearch = function(input) {
alert(input);
};
}