[angularjs] AngularJS access scope from outside js function

The accepted answer is great. I wanted to look at what happens to the Angular scope in the context of ng-repeat. The thing is, Angular will create a sub-scope for each repeated item. When calling into a method defined on the original $scope, that retains its original value (due to javascript closure). However, the this refers the calling scope/object. This works out well, so long as you're clear on when $scope and this are the same and when they are different. hth

Here is a fiddle that illustrates the difference: https://jsfiddle.net/creitzel/oxsxjcyc/