AngularJS ngClass conditional

Is there any way to make an expression for something like ng-class to be a conditional?

For example, I have tried the following:

<span ng-class="{test: 'obj.value1 == \'someothervalue\''}">test</span>

The issue with this code is that no matter what obj.value1 is, the class test is always applied to the element. Doing this:

<span ng-class="{test: obj.value2}">test</span>

As long as obj.value2 does not equal a truthy value, the class in not applied. Now I can work around the issue in the first example by doing this:

<span ng-class="{test: checkValue1()}">test</span>

Where the checkValue1 function looks like this:

$scope.checkValue1 = function() {
  return $scope.obj.value === 'somevalue';
}

I am just wondering if this is how ng-class is supposed to work. I am also building a custom directive where I would like to do something similar to this. However, I can't find a way to watch an expression (and maybe that is impossible and the reason why it works like this).

Here is a plnkr to show what I mean.

Your first attempt was almost right, It should work without the quotes.

{test: obj.value1 == 'someothervalue'}

Here is a plnkr.

The ngClass directive will work with any expression that evaluates truthy or falsey, a bit similar to Javascript expressions but with some differences, you can read about here. If your conditional is too complex, then you can use a function that returns truthy or falsey, as you did in your third attempt.

Just to complement: You can also use logical operators to form logical expressions like

ng-class="{'test': obj.value1 == 'someothervalue' || obj.value2 == 'somethingelse'}"

Using ng-class inside ng-repeat

<table>
    <tbody>
			<tr ng-repeat="task in todos"
				ng-class="{'warning': task.status == 'Hold' , 'success': task.status == 'Completed',
			  'active': task.status == 'Started', 'danger': task.status == 'Pending' } ">
				<td>{{$index + 1}}</td>
				<td>{{task.name}}</td>
				<td>{{task.date|date:'yyyy-MM-dd'}}</td>
				<td>{{task.status}}</td>
			</tr>
    </tbody>
</table>

For each status in task.status a different class is used for the row.

Angular JS provide this functionality in ng-class Directive. In which you can put condition and also assign conditional class. You can achieve this in two different ways.

Type 1

<div ng-class="{0:'one', 1:'two',2:'three'}[status]"></div>

In this code class will be apply according to value of status value

if status value is 0 then apply class one

if status value is 1 then apply class two

if status value is 2 then apply class three

---

Type 2

<div ng-class="{1:'test_yes', 0:'test_no'}[status]"></div>

In which class will be apply by value of status

if status value is 1 or true then it will add class test_yes

if status value is 0 or false then it will add class test_no

I see great examples above but they all start with curly brackets (json map). Another option is to return a result based on computation. The result can also be a list of css class names (not just map). Example:

ng-class="(status=='active') ? 'enabled' : 'disabled'"

or

ng-class="(status=='active') ? ['enabled'] : ['disabled', 'alik']"

Explanation: If the status is active, the class enabled will be used. Otherwise, the class disabled will be used.

The list [] is used for using multiple classes (not just one).

There is a simple method which you could use with html class attribute and shorthand if/else. No need to make it so complex. Just use following method.

<div class="{{expression == true ? 'class_if_expression_true' : 'class_if_expression_false' }}">Your Content</div>

I am going to show you two methods by which you can dynamically apply ng-class

Step-1

By using ternary operator

<div ng-class="condition?'class1':'class2'"></div>

Output

If your condition is true then class1 will be applied to your element else class2 will be applied.

Disadvantage

When you will try to change the conditional value at run time the class somehow will not changed. So I will suggest you to go for step2 if you have requirement like dynamic class change.

Step-2

<div ng-class="{value1:'class1', value2:'class2'}[condition]"></div>

Output

if your condition matches with value1 then class1 will be applied to your element, if matches with value2 then class2 will be applied and so on. And dynamic class change will work fine with it.

Hope this will help you.

Angular syntax is to use the : operator to perform the equivalent of an if modifier

<div ng-class="{ 'clearfix' : (row % 2) == 0 }">

Add clearfix class to even rows. Nonetheless, expression could be anything we can have in normal if condition and it should evaluate to either true or false.

Using function with ng-class is a good option when someone has to run complex logic to decide the appropriate CSS class.

http://jsfiddle.net/ms403Ly8/2/

HTML:

<div ng-app>
  <div ng-controller="testCtrl">
        <div ng-class="getCSSClass()">Testing ng-class using function</div>       
    </div>
</div>

CSS:

.testclass { Background: lightBlue}

JavaScript:

function testCtrl($scope) {
    $scope.getCSSClass = function() {
     return "testclass ";
  }     
}

use this

<div ng-class="{states}[condition]"></div>

for example if the condition is [2 == 2], states are {true: '...', false: '...'}

<div ng-class="{true: 'ClassA', false: 'ClassB'}[condition]"></div>

For Angular 2, use this

<div [ngClass]="{'active': dashboardComponent.selected_menu == 'mapview'}">Content</div>

ng-class is a Directive of core AngularJs. In which you can use "String Syntax", "Array Syntax", "Evaluated Expression", " Ternary Operator" and many more options described below:

ngClass Using String Syntax

This is the simplest way to use ngClass. You can just add an Angular variable to ng-class and that is the class that will be used for that element.

<!-- whatever is typed into this input will be used as the class for the div below -->
<input type="text" ng-model="textType">

<!-- the class will be whatever is typed into the input box above -->
<div ng-class="textType">Look! I'm Words!

Demo Example of ngClass Using String Syntax

ngClass Using Array Syntax

This is similar to the string syntax method except you are able to apply multiple classes.

<!-- both input boxes below will be classes for the div -->
<input type="text" ng-model="styleOne">
<input type="text" ng-model="styleTwo">

<!-- this div will take on both classes from above -->
<div ng-class="[styleOne, styleTwo]">Look! I'm Words!

ngClass Using Evaluated Expression

A more advanced method of using ngClass (and one that you will probably use the most) is to evaluate an expression. The way this works is that if a variable or expression evaluates to true, you can apply a certain class. If not, then the class won't be applied.

<!-- input box to toggle a variable to true or false -->
<input type="checkbox" ng-model="awesome"> Are You Awesome?
<input type="checkbox" ng-model="giant"> Are You a Giant?

<!-- add the class 'text-success' if the variable 'awesome' is true -->
<div ng-class="{ 'text-success': awesome, 'text-large': giant }">

Example of ngClass Using Evaluated Expression

ngClass Using Value

This is similar to the evaluated expression method except you just able to compares multiple values with the only variable.

<div ng-class="{value1:'class1', value2:'class2'}[condition]"></div>

ngClass Using the Ternary Operator

The ternary operator allows us to use shorthand to specify two different classes, one if an expression is true and one for false. Here is the basic syntax for the ternary operator:

ng-class="$variableToEvaluate ? 'class-if-true' : 'class-if-false'">

Evaluating First, Last or Specific Number

If you are using the ngRepeat directive and you want to apply classes to the first, last, or a specific number in the list, you can use special properties of ngRepeat. These include $first, $last, $even, $odd, and a few others. Here's an example of how to use these.

<!-- add a class to the first item -->
<ul>
  <li ng-class="{ 'text-success': $first }" ng-repeat="item in items">{{ item.name }}</li>
</ul>

<!-- add a class to the last item -->
<ul>
  <li ng-class="{ 'text-danger': $last }" ng-repeat="item in items">{{ item.name }}</li>
</ul>

<!-- add a class to the even items and a different class to the odd items -->
<ul>
  <li ng-class="{ 'text-info': $even, 'text-danger': $odd }" ng-repeat="item in items">{{ item.name }}</li>
</ul>