Asynchronous validation of a form in Angular
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Here is an example of how you could add asynchronous validation to a form in Angular:
- First, you’ll need to import the
FormControl
andFormGroup
classes from the@angular/forms
module, as well as any other modules that you'll need for your validation logic.
import { FormControl, FormGroup } from '@angular/forms';
2. Next, you’ll need to create a new FormControl
for the input field that you want to add asynchronous validation to. You can do this by passing an initial value to the FormControl
constructor.
this.email = new FormControl('', [Validators.email]);
3. Now you will add the async validation logic in a async validator,
emailChecker(control: FormControl) {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
setTimeout(() => {
if (control.value === 'existing@email.com') {
resolve({ emailTaken: true });
} else {
resolve(null);
}
}, 2000);
});
}
4. Next you will add this async validator to form control and create a form group
this.email.setAsyncValidators(this.emailChecker);
this.form = new FormGroup({email: this.email});
5. Now, you can use this form in your template and use the built-in ng-invalid
and ng-valid
classes to apply styles to the input field based on its validation status
<form [formGroup]="form">
<input type="text" formControlName="email">
<div *ngIf="email.invalid && email.errors.emailTaken">
Email already taken
</div>
</form>
6. Finally you can use the form.statusChanges, form.valueChanges or form.status to listen to the changes and to check the validation status.
this.form.statusChanges.subscribe(status => {
console.log(status)
});
This is just an example, and you’ll likely need to adapt it to suit the specific needs of your application. Additionally this is a very basic example, you can use more complex ways to check for the errors using services and APIs.