Controller Invoking Modal View

Controller

myApp.controller("RegularController", ["$scope", "$modal", function($scope, $modal) {

  $scope.open = function() {
    var modalInstance = $modal.open({
      templateUrl: "some-modal-dialog.html",
      controller: MyModalInstanceController,
      scope: $scope
    });

    modalInstance.result.then(
      function(result) {
        //Happy path - The user clicked okay.
      }, function(err) {
        //Sad path - The user probably canceled.
    });
  }
}]);

var MyModalInstanceController = ["$scope", "$modalInstance", function($scope, $modalInstance)
{
  $scope.clickedOkay = function() {
    //Happy path.
    $modalInstance.close("some useful data");
    // Calling $modalInstance.dismiss() takes us down the sad path.
  }
}];