Change value of input placeholder via model?

I'm trying to change the value of the input placeholder from a controller but cant quite figure out how.

input(type='text', ng-model='inputText', side='30', placeholder='enter username')

Is there a way to modify a model's element attributes?

You can bind with a variable in the controller:

<input type="text" ng-model="inputText" placeholder="{{somePlaceholder}}" />

In the controller:

$scope.somePlaceholder = 'abc';

The accepted answer still threw a Javascript error in IE for me (for Angular 1.2 at least). It is a bug but the workaround is to use ngAttr detailed on https://docs.angularjs.org/guide/interpolation

<input type="text" ng-model="inputText" ng-attr-placeholder="{{somePlaceholder}}" />

Issue: https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/5025

Since AngularJS does not have directive DOM manipulations as jQuery does, a proper way to modify attributes of one element will be using directive. Through link function of a directive, you have access to both element and its attributes.

Wrapping you whole input inside one directive, you can still introduce ng-model's methods through controller property.

This method will help to decouple the logic of ngmodel with placeholder from controller. If there is no logic between them, you can definitely go as Wagner Francisco said.

As Wagner Francisco said, (in JADE)

input(type="text", ng-model="someModel", placeholder="{{someScopeVariable}}")`

And in your controller :

$scope.someScopeVariable = 'somevalue'