How to open modal javascript instead of manually clicking?

Question

I have a modal that opens when I press a button. Now I want to open the javascript modal function. Here is a working modal:

<a href="#" class="btn btn-lg btn-primary" id="sentMessage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#largeModal">Click to open Modal</a>
    <div class="modal fade" id="largeModal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="largeModal" aria-hidden="true">
      <div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
        <div class="modal-content">
          <div class="modal-header">
            <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">&times;</button>
            <h4 class="modal-title" id="myModalLabel">Large Modal</h4>
          </div>
          <div class="modal-body">
            <h3>Modal Body</h3>
          </div>
          <div class="modal-footer">
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
            <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</button>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>

I want to open the same modal element in a javascript function. Therefore, to simulate this function, I create another button that launches the function:

<a href="#" ng-click="openModal();" class="btn btn-lg btn-primary">Click to execute js</a>

Here is my openModal function:

$scope.openModal = function(){
    $("#sentMessage").click();

};

When I click the "Click to execute js" button, the modal does not open. Here is the plunker

Answer 1

you can use the modal function:

$('#largeModal').modal('show');