Event Not Firing

Question

My DoTheWork() event is not firing.  Can someone show me how I should re-write so the event fires?

 

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$scope.matches = [];

$scope.relations = [];

$scope.getAnswer = function($event, choice) {

$scope.picked = choice.question;

$http({

method: "POST",

url: "/LSN/LSA",

dataType: 'json',

data: JSON.stringify(choice),

headers: {

"Content-Type": "application/json"

}

}).then(function(response) {

$scope.items = response.data;

$scope.isnum = response.data[0].isnumeric;

var parentEl = angular.element(document.body);

if ($scope.isnum) {

$mdDialog.show({

parent: parentEl,

scope: $scope,

preserveScope: true,

targetEvent: $event,

disableParentScroll: false,

template: '' +

'' +

'

' +

'

' + '' +

'' +

'' +

'clear' +

'' +

'

' +

'' +

'' +

'

' +

'' +

'

Use autocomplete to search for typical answers.

' +

'

'md-selected-item="ctrl.selectedItem" ' +

'md-search-text="ctrl.searchText" ' +

'md-items="item in items" ' +

'md-item-text="item.answer" ' +

'md-min-length="0" ' +

'placeholder="Click to see options" ' +

'md-autofocus> ' +

' ' +

'{{item.answer}} ' +

' ' +

'' +

'' +

'

' +

'' +

'' +

'Complete' +

'' +

'',

controller: DoTheWork,

controllerAs: 'ctrl'

});

}

function DoTheWork($scope, $mdDialog, $http, sharedData) {

$scope.clickAnswer = function(item) {

var idx = -1;

for (var itr = 0; itr < $scope.matches.length; itr++) {

if ($scope.matches[itr].answer == item.answer) {

idx = itr;

break;

}

}

if (idx > -1) {

$scope.matches.splice(idx, 1);

} else {

$scope.matches.push(item);

}

}

var self = this;

self.cancel = function($event) {

$mdDialog.cancel();

};

self.finish = function($event) {

$mdDialog.hide();

};

$scope.closeDialog = function() {

var sku = sharedData.getSkuItem();

$scope.relations = [];

for (var itr = 0; itr < $scope.matches.length; itr++) {

var relation = {};

relation.id = 0;

relation.s = s.IC;

relation.identifier = choice.identifier;

relation.answer = $scope.matches[itr].answer;

$scope.relations.push(relation);

};

$scope.matches = [];

$http({

method: "POST",

url: "/Lumbda/Rela",

dataType: 'json',

data: JSON.stringify($scope.relations),

}).then(function(response) {

$scope.status = response.data;

}, function(response) {

$scope.error = response.statusText;

alert('Error ' + response.statusText);

});

$mdDialog.hide();

}

}

}, function(response) {

$scope.items = [];

$scope.error = response.statusText;

alert('Error  ' + response.statusText);

});

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