angular's ng-init alternative in Angular 2

Question

What is the alternative of ng-init=\"myText=\'Hello World!\'\" in Angular 2 to add in the template, not in the component

Answer 1

While I agree that initialization should go into the ngOnInit life-cycle hook, it should also be noted that you can use the constructor of the component to initialize class members. In your simple example, you could even use the member declaration to set the variable, e.g.:

@Component({ template: '
{{myText}}
' })
export class MyComponent {
    myText = 'Hello World!';
}