One unconventional technique I employ to regenerate DOM elements may not be well-received by everyone.
<textarea *ngFor="let x of refresh"></textarea>
Subsequently, in your component.
@Component({...})
export public MyComponent {
public refresh = [1];
public constructor(private change: ChangeDetectorRef) {}
public refreshTextArea() {
this.refresh[0]++;
this.change.markForCheck();
}
}
This method is effective because *ngFor
updates the collection of DOM elements when the array is modified. By incrementing this.refresh[0]++
, we trigger the recreation of the DOM element within the *ngFor
. Since the array contains only one element, a single <textarea>
will be generated.
Other Angular developers might find this approach perplexing. Therefore, it is advisable to include explanatory comments detailing the reasoning behind its use.
An alternative solution involves utilizing *ngIf
and a setTimeout
to toggle a boolean value from false
to true
, enabling Angular to re-render the DOM elements. However, this option entails more code and can be even more bewildering (in my opinion).