Iterate Angular 2+ FormArray

Question

I have a FormArray and need to iterate through each of its members.

I see there is a get method in the docs, but I don't see where to get the keys, or even the length.

How do I iterate a FormArray?

Answer 1

You have a property controls in FormArray which is an array of AbstractControl objects. Check the specific documentation for FormArray and you will see they also inherit from AbstractControl like the FormControl you posted.

Be aware that in the controls array you can have again inside FormArray or FormGroup objects besides FormControl objects because there can be nested groups or arrays.

Here is simple example:

for (let control of formArray.controls) {
   if (control instanceof FormControl) {
      // is a FormControl
   }
   if (control instanceof FormGroup) {
      // is a FormGroup  
   }
   if (control instanceof FormArray) {
      // is a FormArray
   }
}