How to target an HTML element using rxjs fromEvent in Angular 6

Question

Issue

I have used ngrx fromEvent operator to create an Observable from 2 input text fields, I have used document as target which is fine, but now I want to target only one input field. I am not sure sure what to use instead of document to target only one input field.

What I have done so far to get the target

• Used document.getElementByID('someID')
• Used ElementRef
• Used document.querySelector('someID')

Code

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import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { fromEvent } from 'rxjs';

@Component({
  selector: 'my-app',
  template: `<input type="text">
             <input type="text">`
})
export class AppComponent {
  ngOnInit() {
    fromEvent(document, 'keyup')
      .subscribe(res => console.log(res.target.value));
  }
}

Thanks for your help in advance.

Answer 1

You can give the input field that you want to observe, a template variable.

You can use then use @ViewChild to get access to that input. And then use the nativeElement property on it.

Now the nativeElement property will only be accessible after the view has initialized. So you can use the AfterViewInit Component Lifecycle Hook in order to access it.

import { Component, ViewChild, ElementRef } from '@angular/core';
import { fromEvent } from 'rxjs';

@Component({
  selector: 'my-app',
  template: `<input #toTarget type="text">
             <input type="text">`
})
export class AppComponent {

  @ViewChild('toTarget') toTarget: ElementRef;

  ngAfterViewInit() {
    fromEvent(this.toTarget.nativeElement, 'keyup')
      .subscribe(res => console.log(res.target.value));
  }
}

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