angularjs - differences between ng-submit and ng-click

Question

In angularjs I'm wondering what the differences are between ng-submit and ng-click? Specifically, pros and cons of each and when should you one or the other? Thanks!
**EDIT**
I've looked in to this a bit more but I'm still wondering what (if any) the benefit is of using ng-submit? Could you use an ng-click in place of all ng-submits? Would this cause any problems? Thanks again!

Answer 1

The ngSubmit directive binds to the submit event in the browser, which is fired when a form is submitted.

From MDN:

Note that submit is fired only on the form element, not the button or submit input. (Forms are submitted, not buttons.)

So you might use it to submit a user sign-up form, or something like that.

On the other hand, the ngClick directive can apply to any kind of element.

From source:

The ngClick directive allows you to specify custom behavior when an element is clicked.

Use it to allow your user to interact with your page in some way other than submitting a form. Maybe to click on a 'previous' or 'next' pager button, or maybe a map or something.