Angular 2 Read More Directive

Question

I need to build a readmore directive in Angular2. What this directive will do is for collapse and expand long blocks of text with \"Read more\" and \"Close\" links. Not on t

Answer 1

I made a version that uses character length rather than div size.

import { Component, Input, ElementRef, OnChanges} from '@angular/core';

@Component({    
    selector: 'read-more',
    template: `
        

        
            Read {{isCollapsed? 'more':'less'}}
    `
})

export class ReadMoreComponent implements OnChanges {
    @Input() text: string;
    @Input() maxLength: number = 100;
    currentText: string;
    hideToggle: boolean = true;

    public isCollapsed: boolean = true;

    constructor(private elementRef: ElementRef) {

    }
    toggleView() {
        this.isCollapsed = !this.isCollapsed;
        this.determineView();
    }
    determineView() {
        if (!this.text || this.text.length <= this.maxLength) {
            this.currentText = this.text;
            this.isCollapsed = false;
            this.hideToggle = true;
            return;
        }
        this.hideToggle = false;
        if (this.isCollapsed == true) {
            this.currentText = this.text.substring(0, this.maxLength) + "...";
        } else if(this.isCollapsed == false)  {
            this.currentText = this.text;
        }

    }
    ngOnChanges() {
        this.determineView();       
    }
}

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