I am trying to implement a dynamic row table where all the table cells are input fields. There is some preloaded data, but I am not able to add to the loaded data in the view. However add/ delete rows are working properly. I have tried ngModel and value but it's not working.

appponent.html:

    <table>
            <thead>
                <button (click)="onAddRow()" *ngIf="addForm.get('rows')">add row</button>
            </thead>
            <tbody>
                <tr *ngFor="let row of addForm.get('rows')?.controls;let index = index;">
          <!-- NOT WORKING with ngModel
          <td>name : <input [ngModel]="row.get('name')" [formControl]="row.get('name')"></td> -->
            <!-- NOT WORKING with value attribute
          <td>name : <input value="row.get('name')" [formControl]="row.get('name')">\</td> -->
          <td>
            name : <input  [formControl]="row.get('name')">
          </td>
          <td>
            description : <input [formControl]="row.get('description')">
          </td>
          <td>
            qty : <input [formControl]="row.get('qty')">
          </td>
          <td>
            <button (click)="onRemoveRow(index)">Remove</button>
          </td>
                </tr>
            </tbody>
        </table>

appponent.ts:

import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { FormGroup, FormBuilder, Validators, FormControl, FormArray, NgForm } from '@angular/forms'

@Component({
  selector: 'my-app',
  templateUrl: './appponent.html',
  styleUrls: ['./appponent.css']
})
export class AppComponent {
  addForm: FormGroup;
  rows: FormArray;
  itemForm: FormGroup;

  constructor(private fb: FormBuilder) {
    this.addForm = this.fb.group({
      items: [null, Validators.required],
      items_value: ['no', Validators.required]
    });
    this.rows = this.fb.array([{
    "name": "Test Item",
    "description": "Dedsc",
    "qty": "q23"
  }]);

  }

  ngOnInit() {
    this.addForm.get("items").valueChanges.subscribe(val => {
      if (val === true) {
        this.addForm.get("items_value").setValue("yes");

        this.addForm.addControl('rows', this.rows);
      }
      if (val === false) {
        this.addForm.get("items_value").setValue("no");
        this.addForm.removeControl('rows');
      }
    });
  }

  onAddRow() {
    this.rows.push(this.createItemFormGroup());
  }

  onRemoveRow(rowIndex:number){
    this.rows.removeAt(rowIndex);
  }

  createItemFormGroup(): FormGroup {
    return this.fb.group({
      name: null,
      description: null,
      qty: null
    });
  }

}

My output:

Expected output:

Also putting one Stackblitz Example for better reference.

I am trying to implement a dynamic row table where all the table cells are input fields. There is some preloaded data, but I am not able to add to the loaded data in the view. However add/ delete rows are working properly. I have tried ngModel and value but it's not working.

app.ponent.html:

    <table>
            <thead>
                <button (click)="onAddRow()" *ngIf="addForm.get('rows')">add row</button>
            </thead>
            <tbody>
                <tr *ngFor="let row of addForm.get('rows')?.controls;let index = index;">
          <!-- NOT WORKING with ngModel
          <td>name : <input [ngModel]="row.get('name')" [formControl]="row.get('name')"></td> -->
            <!-- NOT WORKING with value attribute
          <td>name : <input value="row.get('name')" [formControl]="row.get('name')">\</td> -->
          <td>
            name : <input  [formControl]="row.get('name')">
          </td>
          <td>
            description : <input [formControl]="row.get('description')">
          </td>
          <td>
            qty : <input [formControl]="row.get('qty')">
          </td>
          <td>
            <button (click)="onRemoveRow(index)">Remove</button>
          </td>
                </tr>
            </tbody>
        </table>

app.ponent.ts:

import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { FormGroup, FormBuilder, Validators, FormControl, FormArray, NgForm } from '@angular/forms'

@Component({
  selector: 'my-app',
  templateUrl: './app.ponent.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.ponent.css']
})
export class AppComponent {
  addForm: FormGroup;
  rows: FormArray;
  itemForm: FormGroup;

  constructor(private fb: FormBuilder) {
    this.addForm = this.fb.group({
      items: [null, Validators.required],
      items_value: ['no', Validators.required]
    });
    this.rows = this.fb.array([{
    "name": "Test Item",
    "description": "Dedsc",
    "qty": "q23"
  }]);

  }

  ngOnInit() {
    this.addForm.get("items").valueChanges.subscribe(val => {
      if (val === true) {
        this.addForm.get("items_value").setValue("yes");

        this.addForm.addControl('rows', this.rows);
      }
      if (val === false) {
        this.addForm.get("items_value").setValue("no");
        this.addForm.removeControl('rows');
      }
    });
  }

  onAddRow() {
    this.rows.push(this.createItemFormGroup());
  }

  onRemoveRow(rowIndex:number){
    this.rows.removeAt(rowIndex);
  }

  createItemFormGroup(): FormGroup {
    return this.fb.group({
      name: null,
      description: null,
      qty: null
    });
  }

}

My output:

Expected output:

Also putting one Stackblitz Example for better reference.

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2 Answers 2

You don't need [ngModel] because you already working with reactive forms. These inputs are empty because you create each item form group with null values. If you have preloaded data you need to pass it as initial value for each control in createItemFormGroup method or update the value by methods setValue/patchValue of form array or appropriate form group.

i am not sure if that will be exactly what you want, but check this one out: https://stackblitz./edit/dynamically-add-rows-k2lbkw

• i replaced the formControl attribute with formControlName. Note the value property

<td>
     name : <input  formControlName="name" 
                   [ngModel]="row.get('name').value" >
</td>

• added the name, description, qty to the form builder object.

    constructor(private fb: FormBuilder) {
        this.addForm = this.fb.group({
          items: [null, Validators.required],
          items_value: ['no', Validators.required],
          name: [null, Validators.required],
          description: [null, Validators.required],
          qty: [null, Validators.required]
        });
        this.rows = this.fb.array([]);
      }

• and added some dummy values on the createItemFormGroup method