Error: $compile:multilink

Linking Element Multiple Times

This element has already been linked.

This error occurs when a single element is linked more then once.

For example, if an element is compiled and linked twice without cloning:

var linker = $compile(template);
linker($scope); //=> ok
linker($scope); //=> multilink error

Linking an element as a clone multiple times is ok:

var linker = $compile(template);
linker($scope, function() { ... });     //=> ok
linker($scope, function() { ... });     //=> ok

However once an element has been linked it can not be re-linked as a clone:

var linker = $compile(template);
linker($scope);                       //=> ok
linker($scope, function() { ... });   //=> multilink error