data binding not working for dynamic component

[mcalmus]

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Current behavior

When a component is created and inserted using a factory it shows up in the UI, but data-binding (both one-way and two-way) does not get applied.

Expected behavior

Component should work as though it was created the "normal" way.

Minimal reproduction of the problem with instructions

This plunkr illustrates the issues: https://plnkr.co/edit/sD800XIb23gD7xftJha8?p=preview

This was reported in #10523, but the issue was closed because it was deemed a support request.

What is the motivation / use case for changing the behavior?

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Windows 7, Tomcat 8.5

• Angular version: 2.0.X

4.0.2

• Browser: [all | Chrome XX | Firefox XX | IE XX | Safari XX | Mobile Chrome XX | Android X.X Web Browser | iOS XX Safari | iOS XX UIWebView | iOS XX WKWebView ]

IE 11, FF 44 ESR, FF 53

• Language: [all | TypeScript X.X | ES6/7 | ES5]
  TypeScript 2.2

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[alexzuza]

You're creating component outside change detection tree. Either use vcRef.createComponent or appRef.attachView as below

compRef : any
constructor(private appRef: ApplicationRef){}
...
this.compRef = cmpFactory.create(ctxInjector, null, '#dynCompDiv');
this.appRef.attachView(this.compRef.hostView);
...
ngOnDestroy() {
   if(this.compRef) {
      this.appRef.detachView(this.compRef.hostView);
   }
}

https://plnkr.co/edit/4OF5PeEk0zc71tdJqCqN?p=preview

[mcalmus]

Such a simple fix. Thanks.

[thw0rted]

I know this is over a year old, but I'm confused about how it works. What part of the added code binds the value of name in the App instance to the value of name in DynComponent? Normally you'd have to declare a binding in the App template along the lines of <dyn-app [name]="name"> but of course the child instance is being dynamically created so that's not possible. I was expecting a call where I have to make an explicit call that says something like

this.compRef.bind(
  "name", // DynComponent input name
  this, // Object containing member to be tracked
  "name" // Property to be tracked
);

I assume the Plunkr worked when this issue was posted but of course it doesn't anymore -- I'd really like to see it in action to understand this better.

[mlc-mlapis]

@thw0rted ... you can use the pattern:

... for @Input():

this._cmpRef.instance.inputname = 'mytextvalue';

... for @Output():

this._cmpRef.instance.outputname.subscribe(this.anymethod);

[thw0rted]

Thanks, I just found a bunch of stuff about how dynamic components don't actually support Input / Output, how ngOnChanges won't run, etc. I might rewrite my components to support this better (e.g. using Observables for @Input) but I might also try to solve my higher-level problem differently -- I'm doing something similar to this so I'm going to see if there's a better pattern to use.

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