Angular 2 hide and show element using *ngIf with boolean

Question

I want to show and hide an element by using a button that\'s located in another component.

So I have a Dashboard with an amount of chambers in it and a header.

Answer 1

Plunker

There was a small mismatch between the @Input() kamers and the template *ngIf="kamer.patient == null".

• Just change the input to kamer.

Template HTML

<md-card class="chamber wit" *ngIf="kamer.patient === null">
   <p *ngIf="showId">{{kamer.id}}</p>
</md-card>

<button (click)="toggleId()">Toggle</button>

Component

@Component({
  selector: 'material-app',
  templateUrl: 'app.component.html'
})
export class AppComponent {

  kamer = {
    patient: null,
    id: '1'
  };
  showId = false;

  ngOnInit() {

  }

  toggleId() {
    this.showId = !this.showId;
  }

}

Update (1) - Plunker (1)

Use @ViewChild

To reference a child component's functions use ViewChild

• Place @ViewChild('child') child; in the parent component
• In the parent template reference child functions like this: <button (click)="child.toggleId()">Toggle</button>

Parent Component

@Component({
  selector: 'material-app',
  template: `
    <material-child #child></material-child>
    <button (click)="child.toggleId()">Toggle</button>
  `
})
export class AppComponent {

  @ViewChild('child') child;

}

Child Template

<md-card class="chamber wit" *ngIf="kamer.patient === null">
   <p *ngIf="showId">{{kamer.id}}</p>
</md-card>

Child Component

@Component({
  selector: 'material-child',
  templateUrl: 'app.component.html'
})
export class ChildComponent {

  kamer = {
    patient: null,
    id: '1'
  };
  showId = false;

  ngOnInit() {

  }

  toggleId() {
    this.showId = !this.showId;
  }

}

Update (2) - Plunker (2)

Use @Output() + EventEmitter

To extend the previous setup to use a sibling component you can

• Have the sibling emit an event using an EventEmitter
• Listen to the emitted event in the parent component, and call the child function needed using ViewChild

Sibling Component

@Component({
  selector: 'material-sibling',
  template: `
    <button (click)="toggle.emit()">Toggle</button>
  `
})
export class SiblingComponent {
  @Output() toggle = new EventEmitter();
}

Parent Component

@Component({
  selector: 'material-app',
  template: `
    <material-child #child></material-child>
    <material-sibling (toggle)="child.toggleId()"></material-sibling>
  `
})
export class AppComponent {

  @ViewChild('child') child;

}

Child Template

<md-card class="chamber wit" *ngIf="kamer.patient === null">
   <p *ngIf="showId">{{kamer.id}}</p>
</md-card>

Child Component

@Component({
  selector: 'material-child',
  templateUrl: 'app.component.html'
})
export class ChildComponent {

  kamer = {
    patient: null,
    id: '1'
  };
  showId = false;

  ngOnInit() {

  }

  toggleId() {
    this.showId = !this.showId;
  }

}