I am looking for how to add html which is a return of the web service, in angular. The problem is that the angular directives do not rendered. here is my source code
//tohtml.directive.ts
import { Directive, ElementRef, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
@Directive({
selector: '[appToHtml]'
})
export class ToHtmlDirective {
constructor( private el: ElementRef) {}
tohtml() {
//it is assumed that this is the return of the webservice
this.el.nativeElement.innerHTML = '<a
[routerLink]="/link/to/page">helpful!
</a>';
}
}
Code for component.html
<div id="wrapper">
<h1 appToHtml>
Hello World!
</h1>
</div>
the code works, but the rendering of the [routerLink] does not work, pleaseee hellppp !!!
By setting innerHTML prop in your directive you only set DOM and attributes. But this content need to be compile by angular to allow angular-like behavior (binding directives, instanciating components etc..) .
Angular dont have compiler ready to use like angularJS ( which has $compile ). You need to use 3rd party libraries like
https://www.npmjs.com/package/p3x-angular-compile
or
https://www.npmjs.com/package/ngx-dynamic-template
Those lib comes with handy examples. You should easily understand how to use them.
Be aware that you cant use AOT with such a rendering system.
Edition for ngx-dynamic-template usage :
if your dynamic templates need some directive of component, you have to configure ngx-dynamic-template to import the corresponding modules.
You can create a dynamic module like that in your case
@NgModule({
imports: [
RouterModule
],
exports: [
RouterModule
]
})
export class DynamicModule {}
and then when importing ngx in your appModule or SharedModule
@NgModule({
imports: [
...
NgxDynamicTemplateModule.forRoot({extraModules: [DynamicModule]})
...
],
Then you will be able to use routerLink without problem (i just tested)
in cmpt :
htmlTemplate = `<a [routerLink]="['dress-options']">link to user component</a>`;
in template :
<div dynamic-template [template]="htmlTemplate"></div>
With the latest angular version for me only this module works fine: https://www.npmjs.com/package/ngx-dynamic-template
v2.1.24 for angular4, v.2.3.0 is for angular5