How to reference ng-template in component

Question

How do I reference <ng-template #modal_Template>in my component.ts file. Previously, I called a modal via a button on my html file and used this <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" (click)="openModal(modal_Template)">Create template modal</button> but now I need to call it in my component file after an event is fired. Any idea how to do this? I tried @ViewChild('modal_Template', {static: false}) modalTemp: ElementRef; but that doesn't seem to work.

html:

<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" (click)="openModal(modal_Template)">Create template modal</button>


<ng-template #modal_Template>
   //modal code  
</ng-template> 

component file

import { Component, TemplateRef, OnInit, ViewChild, ElementRef } from '@angular/core';
import { BsModalService } from 'ngx-bootstrap/modal';
import { BsModalRef } from 'ngx-bootstrap/modal/bs-modal-ref.service';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-home',
  templateUrl: './home.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./home.component.css']
})
export class HomeComponent implements OnInit {
 @ViewChild('modal_Template', {static: false}) modalTemp: ElementRef;

  constructor(private modalService: BsModalService) { }
  //modal
  modalRef: BsModalRef;

  ngAfterViewInit() {
    console.log(this.modalTemp.nativeElement);
  }

  //modal func
  openModal(template: TemplateRef<any>) {
    this.modalRef = this.modalService.show(template,{ backdrop: 'static', keyboard: false });
  }


  //series of events
  someFunctionEvent(){
     //need to call modal function with the referenced #modal_Template variable as an argument
     this.openModal(this.modalTemp.nativeElement.value);
  }
}

Answer 1

You do not need to get nativeElement.value.

If there is only one ng-template in the template, you can use the way provided by @Sam instead of the template reference variable.

@ViewChild('modal_Template', {static: false}) modalTemp: TemplateRef<void>;

someFunctionEvent(){
  this.openModal(this.modalTemp);
}