I have a span tag like below which call a function in the controller when clicked.

**HTML**

```
<div class="row" ng-repeat="event in events">
    <div class="col-lg-1 text-center">
        <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-trash" data={{event.id}} ng-click="deleteEvent()">
        </span>
    </div>
</div>

```

**Controller**

```
$scope.deleteEvent=function(){
    console.log(this);
}

```

I need to get the value in data attribute in the controller function. I tried using this keyword and $event; neither one worked.

Please help.