Angular2 - Focusing a textbox on component load

Question

I am developing a component in Angular2 (Beta 8). The component has a textbox and a dropdown. I would like to set the focus in textbox as soon as component is loaded or on c

Answer 1

Directive for autoFocus first field

import {
  Directive,
  ElementRef,
  AfterViewInit
} from "@angular/core";

@Directive({
  selector: "[appFocusFirstEmptyInput]"
})
export class FocusFirstEmptyInputDirective implements AfterViewInit {
  constructor(private el: ElementRef) {}
  ngAfterViewInit(): void {
    const invalidControl = this.el.nativeElement.querySelector(".ng-untouched");
    if (invalidControl) {
      invalidControl.focus();
    }
  }
}

Answer 2

you can use $ (jquery) :

<div>
    <form role="form" class="form-horizontal ">        
        <div [ngClass]="{showElement:IsEditMode, hidden:!IsEditMode}">
            <div class="form-group">
                <label class="control-label col-md-1 col-sm-1" for="name">Name</label>
                <div class="col-md-7 col-sm-7">
                    <input id="txtname`enter code here`" type="text" [(ngModel)]="person.Name" class="form-control" />

                </div>
                <div class="col-md-2 col-sm-2">
                    <input type="button" value="Add" (click)="AddPerson()" class="btn btn-primary" />
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
        <div [ngClass]="{showElement:!IsEditMode, hidden:IsEditMode}">
            <div class="form-group">
                <label class="control-label col-md-1 col-sm-1" for="name">Person</label>
                <div class="col-md-7 col-sm-7">
                    <select [(ngModel)]="SelectedPerson.Id"  (change)="PersonSelected($event.target.value)" class="form-control">
                        <option *ngFor="#item of PeopleList" value="{{item.Id}}">{{item.Name}}</option>
                    </select>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>        
    </form>
</div>

then in ts :

    declare var $: any;

    @Component({
      selector: 'app-my-comp',
      templateUrl: './my-comp.component.html',
      styleUrls: ['./my-comp.component.css']
    })
    export class MyComponent  {

    @ViewChild('loadedComponent', { read: ElementRef, static: true }) loadedComponent: ElementRef<HTMLElement>;

    setFocus() {
    const elem = this.loadedComponent.nativeElement.querySelector('#txtname');
          $(elem).focus();
    }
    }

Answer 3

Also, it can be done dynamically like so...

<input [id]="input.id" [type]="input.type" [autofocus]="input.autofocus" />

Where input is

const input = {
  id: "my-input",
  type: "text",
  autofocus: true
};

Answer 4

See Angular 2: Focus on newly added input element for how to set the focus.

For "on load" use the ngAfterViewInit() lifecycle callback.