This is my @Directive
/* Imports */
@Directive({
selector: '[ngModel][myLabel]'
})
export class MyDirective {
lastValue: string;
constructor(private myService: MyService) {}
@HostListener('input', ['$event']) onInput($event)
{
var start = $event.target.selectionStart;
var end = $event.target.selectionEnd;
$event.target.value = this.myService.format($event.target.value);
$event.target.setSelectionRange(start, end); // Preserve the cursor position
$event.preventDefault(); // A new event will be fired below
// Avoid infinite loop
if (!this.lastValue || (this.lastValue && $event.target.value.length > 0 && this.lastValue !== $event.target.value)) {
this.lastValue = $event.target.value;
// Must create a new "input" event since we have changed the value of the input, if not, there are no change detected in the value
const evt = document.createEvent('HTMLEvents');
evt.initEvent('input', false, true);
$event.target.dispatchEvent(evt);
}
}
}
On a 'normal' angular form <input>
are restricted by my directive
<!-- Expected behaviour works perfectly -->
<form (ngSubmit)="submit()" #form=ngForm>
<input myLabel type="text" ... >
</form>
But when it comes to ReactForms my directive isn't applied on the <input>
<!-- @Directive not applied -->
<div *ngSwitchDefault [formGroup]="myFormGroup">
<input myLabel type="text" ... />
</div>
I couldn't find an answer on the web about How to apply a directive on a ReactForm?.
I know I should use a Validator
but my @Directive
already exists and creating two formatting rules will duplicate logic (how to format inputs) which doesn't seem clean...
EDIT: My Directive is well declared in app.module.ts
EDIT2: Provide directive content
The fastest solution imho would be create a validator for the visualization and observe the valueChanges of the FormControl:
form.get('inputName').valueChanges.subscribe(value=>{
// Code from your onInput @HostListener
});
The validator would go with the form initialization:
this.form.group({ inputName: ['initialValue', yourValidator]});