Ionic Modal with this Controller

Below is a simple example of using Ionic Modal with this controller (Controller As):

var vm = this;
    . . .
    . . .
    . . .

    /* modal */
    vm.showModal = function () {
        $ionicModal.show();
    };

    $ionicModal.fromTemplateUrl('my-modal.html', {
        scope: $scope,
        animation: 'slide-in-up'
    }).then(function (modal) {
        vm.modal = modal;
    });

    vm.openModal = function () {
        vm.modal.show();
    };

    vm.closeModal = function () {
        vm.modal.hide();
    };

    // Clean up the modal
    $scope.$on('$destroy', function () {
        vm.modal.remove();
    });

    // Execute action on hide modal
    $scope.$on('modal.hidden', function () {
        . . .
    });

    // Execute action on remove modal
    $scope.$on('modal.removed', function () {
        . . .
    });

Note that we still need to use $scope for particular function.

The modal template:

<ion-modal-view>
    <ion-header-bar>
        <h1 class="title">My Modal title</h1>
    </ion-header-bar>
    <ion-content>
        Hello!
        <button ng-click="vm.closeModal()">Close</button>
    </ion-content>
</ion-modal-view>