Updating data in Angular reactive forms using asynchronous dropdowns

I am currently developing an Angular application and have encountered an issue that I am unable to resolve by solely reading the documentation.

One of the components in my application is responsible for displaying a form:

https://i.stack.imgur.com/p5KEU.png

The form comprises various fields, some of which are simple input fields while others are dropdowns populated with values retrieved from asynchronous services.

Here is the structure of the form:

<h1 mat-dialog-title>Add device data</h1>
<form [formGroup]="formGroup" (ngSubmit)="onSubmit(formGroup)">
    <div mat-dialog-content>
        <p>
            <mat-form-field appearance="fill">
                <mat-label>Date</mat-label>
                <input matInput [matDatepicker]="picker" formControlName="date">
                <mat-datepicker-toggle matSuffix [for]="picker"></mat-datepicker-toggle>
                <mat-datepicker #picker></mat-datepicker>

                <mat-error *ngIf="formGroup.get('date')?.hasError('required')">
                    Date is required
                </mat-error>
            </mat-form-field>
        </p>

        <p>
            <mat-form-field appearance="fill">
                <mat-label>Flat</mat-label>
                <mat-select formControlName="flat">
                    <mat-option *ngFor="let flat of flatService.flats$ | async" 
                                [value]="flat">
                        {{flat.title}}
                    </mat-option>
                </mat-select>

                <mat-error *ngIf="formGroup.get('flat')?.hasError('required')">
                    Flat is required
                </mat-error>
            </mat-form-field>
        </p>

        <!-- Other form fields go here -->

    </div>
    <div mat-dialog-actions>
        <button mat-button (click)="onCancel()" type="reset">Cancel</button>
        <button mat-button [disabled]="!formGroup.valid" type="submit">Save</button>
    </div>
</form>

In my component's TypeScript code:

@Component({
    selector: 'app-dashboard-device-dialog',
    templateUrl: './device-dialog.component.html',
    styleUrls: ['./device-dialog.component.css']
})
export class DashboardDeviceDialogComponent implements OnInit {
    // Component properties and methods go here
}

Answer №1

After posting my query, I decided to take a quick stroll and surprisingly, within just five minutes, I stumbled upon an idea that was quickly validated by writing some code.

The issue lies in the equality of objects - I am using objects as values in this format:

<mat-option *ngFor="let flat of flatService.flats$ | async" 
    [value]="flat">
    {{flat.title}}
</mat-option>

In my model, I have properties of object type like so:

export interface DataRecord {
    date: Date
    flat: Flat
    ...
}

Since I cannot create a method to compare two objects (similar to Java), objects are being compared by reference (using == or ===). Consequently, the Flat object in the dropdown differs from the one in the record.

To resolve this, I opted to utilize identifiers instead of references:

export interface DataRecord {
    date: Date
    flat: string
    device: string
    ...
}

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