If I have the following:
{{user.name}}&l
A solution without the creation of a new directive is to take advange of @ViewChild
and @ViewChildren
behaviour:
Property decorator that configures a view query. The change detector looks for the first element or the directive matching the selector in the view DOM. If the view DOM changes, and a new child matches the selector, the property is updated.
1. ViewChild approach
The important part is If the view DOM changes wich means that in this case this'll only be triggered when the element is created or destroyed.
First declare a variable name for the element, for the sample i used #userContent
<div #userContent *ngIf="user$ | async as user" class="container">
<p>user.name</p>
</div>
Then add a @ViewChild
reference inside your component:
@ViewChild('userContent') set userContent(element) {
if (element) {
// here you get access only when element is rendered (or destroyed)
}
}
This solution was provided inside another question, also @ViewChild
behaviour detail is available here.
2. ViewChildren approach
Another solution without using a new directive is to subscribe to
@ViewChildren
change observable, instead of using @ViewChild
put it like this:
@ViewChildren('userContent')
private userContent: QueryList<any>;
And then subscribe to it change observable:
userContent.changes.subscribe((d: QueryList<any>) => {
if (d.length) {
// here you get access only when element is rendered
}
});
I've preferred the last way because to me it was easier to handle observables than validations inside setter's
, also this approach is closer to the "Event" concept.
The *ngIf
will remove that DOM element and all attached components/directives. So you can just write a simple directive that executes an event when it's first created. When the *ngIf
transitions from false to true the directive will be created (again, and again, etc...)
@Directive({selector: '[after-if]'})
export class AfterIfDirective implements AfterContentInit {
@Output('after-if')
public after: EventEmitter<void> = new EventEmitter<void>();
public ngAfterContentInit(): void {
// timeout helps prevent unexpected change errors
setTimeout(()=> this.after.next());
}
}
Sample HTML:
<div *ngIf="user$ | async as user" (after-if)="your expression">
<p>{{user.name}}</p>
</div>