In this example:
<div ng-hide="hideMe">
<my-directive></my-directive>
</div>
I would like the code in the controller for myDirective, not to run when hideMe === true.
Is there a way to do this rather than wrapping all the code of the controller in an if (!hideMe === true) statement ?
ngHide simply hide the element, but if you want it not to be run you should use ngIf instead. According to the docs, ngIf removes or recreates a portion of the DOM tree (i.e., no element, no directive and no controller) but ngHide only change its visibility.
<div ng-if="hideMe">
<my-directive></my-directive>
</div>
You should actually go for ng-if directive as the the code inside does not get evaluated if the condition is false. You could refer to the following link for better understanding.
