How to add "class" to host element?
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I dont't know how to add to my component <component></component>
a dynamic class attribute but inside the template html (component.html).
The only solution I found is to modify the item via "ElementRef" native element. That solution seems a little complicated to do something that should be very simple.
Another problem is that CSS has to be defined outside component scope, breaking component encapsulation.
Is there a simpler solution? Something like <root [class]="..."> .... </ root>
inside the template.
Angular Solutions
Solution 1 - Angular
This way you don't need to add the CSS outside of the component:
@Component({
selector: 'body',
template: 'app-element',
// prefer decorators (see below)
// host: {'[class.someClass]':'someField'}
})
export class App implements OnInit {
constructor(private cdRef:ChangeDetectorRef) {}
someField: boolean = false;
// alternatively also the host parameter in the @Component()` decorator can be used
@HostBinding('class.someClass') someField: boolean = false;
ngOnInit() {
this.someField = true; // set class `someClass` on `<body>`
//this.cdRef.detectChanges();
}
}
This CSS is defined inside the component and the selector is only applied if the class someClass
is set on the host element (from outside):
:host(.someClass) {
background-color: red;
}
Solution 2 - Angular
Günter's answer is great (question is asking for dynamic class attribute) but I thought I would add just for completeness...
If you're looking for a quick and clean way to add one or more static classes to the host element of your component (i.e., for theme-styling purposes) you can just do:
@Component({
selector: 'my-component',
template: 'app-element',
host: {'class': 'someClass1'}
})
export class App implements OnInit {
...
}
And if you use a class on the entry tag, Angular will merge the classes, i.e.,
<my-component class="someClass2">
I have both someClass1 & someClass2 applied to me
</my-component>
Solution 3 - Angular
You can simply add @HostBinding('class') class = 'someClass';
inside your @Component class.
Example:
@Component({
selector: 'body',
template: 'app-element'
})
export class App implements OnInit {
@HostBinding('class') class = 'someClass';
constructor() {}
ngOnInit() {}
}
Solution 4 - Angular
If you want to add a dynamic class to your host element, you may combine your HostBinding
with a getter as
@HostBinding('class') get class() {
return aComponentVariable
}
Stackblitz demo at https://stackblitz.com/edit/angular-dynamic-hostbinding
Solution 5 - Angular
> Another problem is that CSS has to be defined outside component scope, breaking component encapsulation
This is not true. With scss (SASS) you can easily style the component (itself;host) as so:
:host {
display: block;
position: absolute;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
pointer-events: none;
visibility: hidden;
&.someClass {
visibility: visible;
}
}
This way the encapsulation is "unbroken".
Solution 6 - Angular
for multiple classes situation, as @jbojcic mentioned above, you can use:
host: {class: 'A B C'}
Solution 7 - Angular
In addition to @JoshuaDavid answer, there is another way to define static class, which works on angular v8 when I tried (might also work on older versions):
@Component({
selector: "my-component.someClass1.someClass2",
...
})
which will generate following output:
<my-component class="someClass1 someClass2">
...
</my-component>
you can also just use this way:
@Component({
selector: ".someClass1.someClass2",
...
})
which will generate following output:
<div class="someClass1 someClass2">
...
</div>
Solution 8 - Angular
this is what I did:
import { Component, Attribute, HostBinding } from "@angular/core";
@Component({
selector: "selector-el",
template: ...
})
export class MyComponent {
@HostBinding('class') get classAttribute(): string {
let defaultClasses = 'selector-el-class';
return defaultClasses + ' ' + this.classNames;
}
constructor(
@Attribute('class') public classNames: string
) { }
}
Solution 9 - Angular
Here's how I did it (Angular 7):
In the component, add an input:
@Input() componentClass: string = '';
Then in the component's HTML template add something like:
<div [ngClass]="componentClass">...</div>
And finally in the HTML template where you instance the component:
<root componentClass="someclass someotherclass">...</root>
Disclaimer: I'm fairly new to Angular, so I might be just getting lucky here!