How to add more input fields using a button - Angular 2 dynamic forms

Question

So I used the guide here: https://angular.io/docs/ts/latest/cookbook/dynamic-form.html

I need to add more fields to an existing field. I've made something that works, but it's clunky and it resets the form when I hit it. Code below:

In dynamic-form.component.ts:

add_textbox()
{
    this.questions.push(this.questionService.create_textbox({key: "test", label: "Test"}));
    console.log(this.questions);
    this.form = this.qcs.toFormGroup(this.questions);
}

In question.service.ts

create_textbox({key, value, label = '', order = 1, type = "text", description = "", help = ""}: {key?: any, value?: any, label?: any, order?: any, type?: any, description?: any, help?: any})
{
    return new TextboxQuestion({
        key,
        label,
        value,
        order,
        description,
        type
    });
}

My button is also in dynamic-form.component.html but I'd like it to be in dynamic-form-question.component.ts instead. Is this possible?

Answer 1

first of all

import { FormGroup,FormArray,FormBuilder,Validators } from '@angular/forms';

then

 addForm: FormGroup; // form group instance

constructor(private formBuilder: FormBuilder) {}
    ngOnInit() { 
        //    *** this is code for adding invoice details ***
         this.addForm = this.formBuilder.group({
            invoice_no: ['', Validators.required],
            file_no: ['', Validators.required],
            description: ['', Validators.required],
            linktodrive: this.formBuilder.array([
                this.initLink(),
            ])
        });
    }
    initLink() {
        return this.formBuilder.group({
            linkAddress: ['', Validators.required]
        });
    }
    addLink() {
        const control = < FormArray > this.addForm.controls['linktodrive'];
        control.push(this.initLink());
    }
    removeLink(i: number) {
        const control = < FormArray > this.addForm.controls['linktodrive'];
        control.removeAt(i);
    }

Begin and close your HTML with:

<div formArrayName="linktodrive"></div>

For creating and removing dynamic fields to your form use this html:

<div *ngFor="let address of addForm.controls.linktodrive.controls; let i=index">
<div>
<span>Link {{i + 1}}</span>
<span *ngIf="addForm.controls.linktodrive.controls.length > 1"><a (click)="removeLink(i)">REMOVE</a></span>
</div>

<!-- Angular assigns array index as group name by default 0, 1, 2, ... -->
<div [formGroupName]="i">
<input type="text" placeholder="Enter Link" formControlName="linkAddress">
</div>
</div>

And finally the "ADD" link

<div><a (click)="addLink()"></a></div>

Answer 2

i went through a very useful blog post and that worked fine. dynamically add rows in reactive forms angular 6. Comment for any sort of doubts in the code

Answer 3

The winning solution might be a bit outdated. Code to works with new ng'6 syntax would look more or less like this:

controller:

form = this.fb.group({
    title: ['New Project Name'],
    tasks: this.fb.group({
        title: ['Task title XX'],
        content: ['What is this about'],
        **subtasks: this.fb.array([this.initTask()]),**
        points: ['5'],
        hints: ['No hints']
    })
});
constructor(private fb: FormBuilder) {}

ngOnInit() {}

onSubmit() {
    console.log(this.form);
}

initTask() {
    return this.fb.group({
        subtask: ['', Validators.required]
    });
}

get tasksControl () {
    return this.form.get('tasks') as FormGroup;
}

get subtaskControl () {
    return this.tasksControl.get('subtasks') as FormArray;
}

addLink() {
    this.subtaskControl.push(this.initTask());
}
removeLink(i: number) {
    this.subtaskControl.removeAt(i);
}

and with html like this:

<div formArrayName="subtasks">
    <div *ngFor="let subtask of subtaskControl.controls; let i=index">
        <div [formGroupName]="i">
            <input type="text" placeholder="Enter Link" formControlName="subtask">
        </div>
        <div>
            <a class="btn btn-danger btn-sm" (click)="removeLink(i)">REMOVE</a>
            <a class="btn btn-success btn-sm" (click)="addLink()">Add</a>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>