Accessing template variable of angular-touch-keyboard in component

When using the angular-touch-keyboard library in an Angular component, you may encounter situations where you need to access the template variable defined in the keyboard component from your own component. In this blog post, we will explore two possible solutions to this problem.

Solution 1: ViewChild

The first solution involves using the @ViewChild decorator to access the template variable of the keyboard component in your own component.

First, import the ViewChild decorator from the @angular/core package:

import { Component, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';

Next, define a property in your component and use the @ViewChild decorator to access the template variable:

@Component({
  selector: 'app-my-component',
  templateUrl: './my-component.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./my-component.component.css']
})
export class MyComponent {
  @ViewChild('keyboard') keyboard;
}

In the above code, 'keyboard' is the template variable defined in the keyboard component.

Now, you can access the template variable in your component’s methods or lifecycle hooks:

ngAfterViewInit() {
  console.log(this.keyboard);
}

The ngAfterViewInit lifecycle hook is used to ensure that the template variable is available before accessing it.

Solution 2: Template reference variable

The second solution involves using a template reference variable to access the template variable of the keyboard component.

In your component’s template, add a template reference variable to the keyboard component:

In the above code, #keyboard is the template reference variable.

Now, you can access the template reference variable in your component’s TypeScript code:

@Component({
  selector: 'app-my-component',
  templateUrl: './my-component.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./my-component.component.css']
})
export class MyComponent {
  @ViewChild('keyboard') keyboard;
}

Similar to the first solution, you can access the template variable in your component’s methods or lifecycle hooks:

ngAfterViewInit() {
  console.log(this.keyboard);
}

Now that you have learned two different solutions to access the template variable of the angular-touch-keyboard in your component, you can choose the one that best fits your needs.

Remember to import the necessary dependencies and follow the correct syntax to ensure the solutions work correctly in your Angular project.

Happy coding!

Accessing template variable of angular-touch-keyboard in component