issue in code "$event.target.checked" in angular 11

Question

Using this example in my code: https://stackblitz.com/edit/angular-rskaug?file=src%2Fapp%2Fapp.component.html

Html in component

<td><input type="checkbox" (change)="onChange(employee.id, $event.target.checked)"></td>

Typescript in component

onChange(id: any, isChecked: boolean) {
    const idFormArray = <FormArray>this.myForm.controls.employeeRelatedId;

    if (isChecked) {
      idFormArray.push(new FormControl(id));
    } else {
      let index = idFormArray.controls.findIndex(x => x.value == id)
      idFormArray.removeAt(index);
    }
  }

Error Detail

Property 'checked' does not exist on type 'EventTarget'.

45 <input type="checkbox" (change)="onChange(employee.id, $event.target.checked)">

Answer 1

Given that you have a Reactive Form already in the template, I am not sure why this input isn't also a part of it. Then you could use something like the form group's valueChanges observable to listen to it's events.

Being said that, there are multiple quick fixes you could try.

Option 1: template reference variable

You could use a template reference variable in the <input> element and capture it's checked property in the event handler's argument.

<input type="checkbox" #inputBox (change)="onChange(employee?.id, inputBox?.checked)">

Here the #inputBox is the template reference variable.

Option 2: disable type checking

You could disable type checking using $any() function in the template.

<input type="checkbox" (change)="onChange(employee?.id, $any($event.target)?.checked)">

The safe navigation operator ?. is used to avoid potential possibly undefined errors.

Update: working example

Working example: Stackblitz