Angular 2/4 component with dynamic template or templateUrl

Question

I have been trying to find a solution for this everywhere.

I have a project with different \'skins\', which are basically different sets of templates/Css.

I

Answer 1

You can do it like this:

import {
  Compiler, Component, Injector, VERSION, ViewChild, NgModule, NgModuleRef,
  ViewContainerRef
} from '@angular/core';


@Component({
  selector: 'my-app',
  template: `
      
Hello {{name}}
      
  `
})
export class AppComponent {
  @ViewChild('vc', {read: ViewContainerRef}) vc;
  name = `Angular! v${VERSION.full}`;

  constructor(private _compiler: Compiler,
              private _injector: Injector,
              private _m: NgModuleRef) {
  }

  ngAfterViewInit() {
    const tmpCmp = Component({
        moduleId: module.id, templateUrl: './e.component.html'})(class {
    });
    const tmpModule = NgModule({declarations: [tmpCmp]})(class {
    });

    this._compiler.compileModuleAndAllComponentsAsync(tmpModule)
      .then((factories) => {
        const f = factories.componentFactories[0];
        const cmpRef = f.create(this._injector, [], null, this._m);
        cmpRef.instance.name = 'dynamic';
        this.vc.insert(cmpRef.hostView);
      })
  }
}

Just make sure that the URL is correct and the template is loaded into the client.

Read Here is what you need to know about dynamic components in Angular for more details.