angular 2 remove all items from a formarray

问题:

I have a form array inside a formbuilder and i am dynamically changing forms, i.e. on click load data from application 1 etc.

The issue i am having is that all the data loads in but the data in the formarray stays and just concats the old items with new.

How do I clear that formarray to only have the new items.

I've tried this

const control2 = <FormArray>this.registerForm.controls['other_Partners'];
        control2.setValue([]);

but it doesn't work.

Any ideas? thanks

in nginit

ngOnInit(): void {
this.route.params.subscribe(params => { alert(params['id']);
            if (params['id']) {
                this.id = Number.parseInt(params['id']);
            }
            else { this.id = null;}
          });
if (this.id != null && this.id != NaN) {
            alert(this.id);
            this.editApplication();
            this.getApplication(this.id);
        }
        else
        {
            this.newApplication();
        }

}

onSelect(Editedapplication: Application) {
 this.router.navigate(['/apply', Editedapplication.id]);
}

editApplication() {
      
        this.registerForm = this.formBuilder.group({
              id: null,
            type_of_proposal: ['', Validators.required],
            title: ['', [Validators.required, Validators.minLength(5)]],
            lead_teaching_fellow: ['', [Validators.required, Validators.minLength(5)]],
            description: ['', [Validators.required, Validators.minLength(5)]],
            status: '',
            userID: JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('currentUser')).username,
            contactEmail: JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('currentUser')).email,
            forename: JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('currentUser')).firstname,
            surname: JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('currentUser')).surname,
            line_manager_discussion: true,
            document_url: '',
            keywords: ['', [Validators.required, Validators.minLength(5)]],
            financial_Details: this.formBuilder.group({
                  id: null,
                buying_expertise_description: ['', [Validators.required, Validators.minLength(2)]],
                buying_expertise_cost: ['', [Validators.required]],
                buying_out_teaching_fellow_cost: ['', [Validators.required]],
                buying_out_teaching_fellow_desc: ['', [Validators.required, Validators.minLength(2)]],
                travel_desc: ['', [Validators.required, Validators.minLength(2)]],
                travel_cost: ['', [Validators.required]],
                conference_details_desc: ['', [Validators.required, Validators.minLength(2)]],
                conference_details_cost: ['', [Validators.required]],
            }),

            partners: this.formBuilder.array
                (
                [
                    //this.initEditPartner(),
                    //this.initEditPartner()
                    // this.initMultiplePartners(1)
                ]
                ),
            other_Partners: this.formBuilder.array([
                //this.initEditOther_Partners(),
            ])
           
        });
       
    }

getApplication(id)
    {
        

        this.applicationService.getAppById(id, JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('currentUser')).username)
            .subscribe(Response => {
               
                    if (Response.json() == false) {
                        this.router.navigateByUrl('/');
                    }
                    else {
                        this.application = Response.json();  
                          for (var i = 0; i < this.application.partners.length;i++)
                          {
                                this.addPartner();
                          }
                          for (var i = 0; i < this.application.other_Partners.length; i++) {
                              this.addOther_Partner();
                          }

                          this.getDisabledStatus(Response.json().status);
                        (<FormGroup>this.registerForm)
                            .setValue(Response.json(), { onlySelf: true }); 
                      }

                }
         
        );

       
        
        

       
    }

ngonitit is not being called on click

回答1:

I had same problem. There are two ways to solve this issue.

Preserve subscription

You can manually clear each FormArray element by calling the removeAt(i) function in a loop.

clearFormArray = (formArray: FormArray) => {
  while (formArray.length !== 0) {
    formArray.removeAt(0)
  }
}

The advantage to this approach is that any subscriptions on your formArray, such as that registered with formArray.valueChanges, will not be lost.

See the FormArray documentation for more information.

---

Cleaner method (but breaks subscription references)

You can replace whole FormArray with a new one.

clearFormArray = (formArray: FormArray) => {
  formArray = this.formBuilder.array([]);
}

This approach causes an issue if you're subscribed to the formArray.valueChanges observable! If you replace the FromArray with a new array, you will lose the reference to the observable that you're subscribed to.

回答2:

Or you can simply clear the controls

this.myForm= {
     name: new FormControl(""),
     desc: new FormControl(""),
     arr: new FormArray([])
}

Add something array

const arr = <FormArray>this.myForm.controls.arr;
arr.push(new FormControl("X"));

Clear the array

const arr = <FormArray>this.myForm.controls.arr;
arr.controls = [];

When you have multiple choices selected and clear, sometimes it doesn't update the view. A workaround is to add

arr.removeAt(0)

UPDATE

A more elegant solution to use form arrays is using a getter at the top of your class and then you can access it.

get inFormArray(): FormArray {
    this.myForm.get('inFormArray') as FormArray;
}

And to use it in a template

<div *ngFor="let c of inFormArray; let i = index;" [formGroup]="i">
other tags...
</div>

Reset:

inFormArray.reset();

Push:

inFormArray.push(new FormGroup({}));

Remove value at index: 1

inFormArray.removeAt(1);

回答3:

Seems the easiest way to do this is using splice with no delete parameter so it removes all elements, then it's all in a single line of code:

yourFormArray.controls.splice(0);

The reference to the form array isn't lost so your subscriptions will persist, and it doesn't require a loop.

回答4:

Angular v4.4 if you need to save the same reference to the instance of FormArray try this:

purgeForm(form: FormArray) {
  while (0 !== form.length) {
    form.removeAt(0);
  }
}

回答5:

Warning!

The Angular v6.1.7 FormArray documentation says:

To change the controls in the array, use the push, insert, or removeAt methods in FormArray itself. These methods ensure the controls are properly tracked in the form's hierarchy. Do not modify the array of AbstractControls used to instantiate the FormArray directly, as that result in strange and unexpected behavior such as broken change detection.

Keep this in mind if you are using the splice function directly on the controls array as one of the answer suggested.

Use the removeAt function.

  while (formArray.length !== 0) {
    formArray.removeAt(0)
  }

回答6:

Provided the data structure for what you will be replacing the information in the array with matches what is already there you can use patchValue

https://angular.io/docs/ts/latest/api/forms/index/FormArray-class.html#!#reset-anchor

patchValue(value: any[], {onlySelf, emitEvent}?: {onlySelf?: boolean, emitEvent?: boolean}) : void Patches the value of the FormArray. It accepts an array that matches the structure of the control, and will do its best to match the values to the correct controls in the group.

It accepts both super-sets and sub-sets of the array without throwing an error.

const arr = new FormArray([
   new FormControl(),
   new FormControl()
]);
console.log(arr.value);   // [null, null]
arr.patchValue(['Nancy']);
console.log(arr.value);   // ['Nancy', null]

Alternatively you could use reset

reset(value?: any, {onlySelf, emitEvent}?: {onlySelf?: boolean, emitEvent?: boolean}) : void Resets the FormArray. This means by default:

The array and all descendants are marked pristine The array and all descendants are marked untouched The value of all descendants will be null or null maps You can also reset to a specific form state by passing in an array of states that matches the structure of the control. The state can be a standalone value or a form state object with both a value and a disabled status.

this.arr.reset(['name', 'last name']);
console.log(this.arr.value);  // ['name', 'last name']

OR

this.arr.reset([   {value: 'name', disabled: true},   'last' ]);
console.log(this.arr.value);  // ['name', 'last name']
console.log(this.arr.get(0).status);  // 'DISABLED'

Here's a forked Plunker demo from some earlier work of mine demoing a very simple utilization of each.