Additional attribute directive ng-static-if
General difference between ng-if and ng-static-if,
that ng-static-if change template
and you could use, for example, recursion in template without some problems
For example, html for tree directive with recursion:
<ul>
<li ng-repeat>
<title>{{node.name}}</title>
<div ng-static-if="node.children.length">
<tree val="{{node.children}}"/>
</div>
</li>
</ul>How to use it look in examples/