Searching for a way to update the display of certain dates in my Angular 2 application, I encountered a roadblock. Using the date pipe in conjunction with string interpolation wasn't viable due to the structure of my template code:
<input class="app-input"
[(ngModel)]="staff.profile.hireDate" placeholder="None"
[field-status]="getPropertyStatus('profile.hireDate')"/>
An individual suggested that I handle the date transformation within the component before passing it to the view. Here is their proposed solution:
You can accomplish this inside your component.
Start by importing DatePipe from '@angular/common'; then include it in the providers array of your component or ngModule.
Inside your component, inject DatePipe in your constructor:
constructor(private myDatePipe: DatePipe) {} and adjust your variable property like this:
this.staff.profile.hireDate = this.myDatePipe.transform(new Date(this.staff.profile.hireDate));
Though this solution seems ideal, I am still uncertain about its exact implementation. While I have imported DatePipe and created a local instance in the constructor, I'm puzzled about where to place the following code snippet:
this.staff.profile.hireDate = this.myDatePipe.transform(new Date(this.staff.profile.hireDate));I attempted to insert it into the body of the constructor, but encountered issues.
Thus, I remain somewhat confused about the placement of this code and whether adjustments need to be made in the view as well.
Any further clarification on this matter would be greatly appreciated.