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"displaying-data": {
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"title": "Displaying Data",
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"intro": "Interpolation and other forms of property binding help us show app data in the UI.",
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"intro": "Property binding helps show app data in the UI.",
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"nextable": true,
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"basics": true
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},
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include ../_util-fns
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- var _iterableUrl = 'https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Iteration_protocols';
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- var _boolean = 'truthy/falsey';
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:marked
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We typically display data in Angular by binding controls in an HTML template
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to properties of an Angular component.
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In this chapter, we'll create a component with a list of heroes. Each hero has a name.
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We'll display the list of hero names and
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:marked
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You can display data by binding controls in an HTML template to properties of an Angular component.
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In this page, you'll create a component with a list of heroes.
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You'll display the list of hero names and
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conditionally show a message below the list.
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The final UI looks like this:
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img(src="/resources/images/devguide/displaying-data/final.png" alt="Final UI")
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:marked
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# Table Of Contents
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# Contents
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* [Showing component properties with interpolation](#interpolation)
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* [Showing !{_an} !{_array} property with NgFor](#ngFor)
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* [Conditional display with NgIf](#ngIf)
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* [Showing component properties with interpolation](#interpolation).
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* [Showing !{_an} !{_array} property with NgFor](#ngFor).
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* [Conditional display with NgIf](#ngIf).
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.l-sub-section
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:marked
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The <live-example></live-example> demonstrates all of the syntax and code
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snippets described in this chapter.
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snippets described in this page.
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.l-main-section#interpolation
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:marked
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## Showing component properties with interpolation
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The easiest way to display a component property
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is to bind the property name through interpolation.
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With interpolation, we put the property name in the view template, enclosed in double curly braces: `{{myHero}}`.
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With interpolation, you put the property name in the view template, enclosed in double curly braces: `{{myHero}}`.
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Let's build a small illustrative example together.
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Create a new project folder (<ngio-ex path="displaying-data"></ngio-ex>) and follow the steps in the [QuickStart](../quickstart.html).
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To build an illustrative example, start by creating a new project folder called <ngio-ex path="displaying-data"></ngio-ex>
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and following the steps in [QuickStart](../quickstart.html).
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block quickstart-repo
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include ../_quickstart_repo
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:marked
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Then modify the <ngio-ex path="app.component.ts"></ngio-ex> file by
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Then modify the <ngio-ex path="app.component.ts"></ngio-ex> file by
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changing the template and the body of the component.
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When we're done, it should look like this:
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When you're done, it should look like this:
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+makeExample('app/app.component.1.ts')
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:marked
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We added two properties to the formerly empty component: `title` and `myHero`.
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You added two properties to the formerly empty component: `title` and `myHero`.
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Our revised template displays the two component properties using double curly brace
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The revised template displays the two component properties using double curly brace
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interpolation:
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+makeExcerpt('app/app.component.1.ts', 'template', '')
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.l-sub-section
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:marked
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The template is a multi-line string within ECMAScript 2015 backticks (<code>\`</code>).
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The backtick (<code>\`</code>) — which is *not* the same character as a single
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quote (`'`) — has many nice features. The feature we're exploiting here
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is the ability to compose the string over several lines, which makes for
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much more readable HTML.
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The backtick (<code>\`</code>)—which is *not* the same character as a single
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quote (`'`)—allows you to compose a string over several lines, which makes the
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HTML more readable.
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:marked
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Angular automatically pulls the value of the `title` and `myHero` properties from the component and
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.l-sub-section
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:marked
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More precisely, the redisplay occurs after some kind of asynchronous event related to
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the view such as a keystroke, a timer completion, or an async `XHR` response.
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We don't have those in this sample.
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But then the properties aren't changing on their own either. For the moment we must operate on faith.
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the view, such as a keystroke, a timer completion, or a response to an HTTP request.
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:marked
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Notice that we haven't called **new** to create an instance of the `AppComponent` class.
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Angular is creating an instance for us. How?
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Notice that you don't call **new** to create an instance of the `AppComponent` class.
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Angular is creating an instance for you. How?
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Notice the CSS `selector` in the `@Component` !{_decorator} that specifies an element named `my-app`.
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Remember back in [QuickStart](../quickstart.html) that we added the `<my-app>` element to the body of our `index.html` file:
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The CSS `selector` in the `@Component` !{_decorator} specifies an element named `my-app`.
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Remember back in [QuickStart](../quickstart.html) that you added the `<my-app>`
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element to the body of your `index.html` file:
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+makeExcerpt('index.html', 'body')
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:marked
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When we bootstrap with the `AppComponent` class (in <ngio-ex path="main.ts"></ngio-ex>), Angular looks for a `<my-app>`
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When you bootstrap with the `AppComponent` class (in <ngio-ex path="main.ts"></ngio-ex>), Angular looks for a `<my-app>`
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in the `index.html`, finds it, instantiates an instance of `AppComponent`, and renders it
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inside the `<my-app>` tag.
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Try running the app. It should display the title and hero name:
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Now run the app. It should display the title and hero name:
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figure.image-display
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img(src="/resources/images/devguide/displaying-data/title-and-hero.png" alt="Title and Hero")
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+ifDocsFor('ts')
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:marked
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Let's review some of the choices we made and consider alternatives.
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The next few sections review some of the coding choices in the app.
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:marked
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## Template inline or template file?
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We can store our component's template in one of two places.
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We can define it *inline* using the `template` property, as we do here.
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Or we can define the template in a separate HTML file and link to it in
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You can store your component's template in one of two places.
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You can define it *inline* using the `template` property, or you can define
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the template in a separate HTML file and link to it in
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the component metadata using the `@Component` !{_decorator}'s `templateUrl` property.
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The choice between inline and separate HTML is a matter of taste,
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circumstances, and organization policy.
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Here we're using inline HTML because the template is small, and the demo
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Here the app uses inline HTML because the template is small and the demo
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is simpler without the additional HTML file.
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In either style, the template data bindings have the same access to the component's properties.
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:marked
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## Constructor or variable initialization?
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We initialized our component properties using variable assignment.
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This is a wonderfully concise and compact technique.
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Although this example uses variable assignment to initialize the components, you can instead declare and initialize the properties using a constructor:
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Some folks prefer to declare the properties and initialize them within a constructor like this:
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+makeExcerpt('app/app-ctor.component.ts', 'class')
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That's fine too. The choice is a matter of taste and organization policy.
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We'll adopt the more terse "variable assignment" style in this chapter simply because
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there will be less code to read.
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This app uses more terse "variable assignment" style simply for brevity.
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:marked
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## Showing !{_an} !{_array} property with ***ngFor**
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We want to display a list of heroes. We begin by adding !{_an} !{_array} of hero names to the component and redefine `myHero` to be the first name in the !{_array}.
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To display a list of heroes, begin by adding !{_an} !{_array} of hero names to the component and redefine `myHero` to be the first name in the !{_array}.
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+makeExcerpt('app/app.component.2.ts', 'class')
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:marked
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Now we use the Angular `ngFor` directive in the template to display
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Now use the Angular `ngFor` directive in the template to display
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each item in the `heroes` list.
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+makeExcerpt('app/app.component.2.ts', 'template')
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:marked
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Our presentation is the familiar HTML unordered list with `<ul>` and `<li>` tags. Let's focus on the `<li>` tag.
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This UI uses the HTML unordered list with `<ul>` and `<li>` tags. The `*ngFor`
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in the `<li>` element is the Angular "repeater" directive.
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It marks that `<li>` element (and its children) as the "repeater template":
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+makeExcerpt('app/app.component.2.ts ()', 'li', '')
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:marked
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We added a somewhat mysterious `*ngFor` to the `<li>` element.
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That's the Angular "repeater" directive.
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Its presence on the `<li>` tag marks that `<li>` element (and its children) as the "repeater template".
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.alert.is-important
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:marked
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Don't forget the leading asterisk (\*) in `*ngFor`. It is an essential part of the syntax.
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Learn more about this and `ngFor` in the [Template Syntax](./template-syntax.html#ngFor) chapter.
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For more information, see the [Template Syntax](./template-syntax.html#ngFor) page.
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:marked
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Notice the `hero` in the `ngFor` double-quoted instruction;
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it is an example of a [template input variable](./template-syntax.html#ngForMicrosyntax).
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it is an example of a template input variable. Read
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more about template input variables in the [microsyntax](./template-syntax.html#ngForMicrosyntax) section of
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the [Template Syntax](./template-syntax.html) page.
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Angular duplicates the `<li>` for each item in the list, setting the `hero` variable
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to the item (the hero) in the current iteration. Angular uses that variable as the
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:marked
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We happened to give `ngFor` !{_an} !{_array} to display.
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In fact, `ngFor` can repeat items for any [iterable](!{_iterableUrl})
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object.
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In this case, `ngFor` is displaying !{_an} !{_array}, but `ngFor` can
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repeat items for any [iterable](!{_iterableUrl}) object.
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:marked
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Now the heroes appear in an unordered list.
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:marked
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## Creating a class for the data
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We are defining our data directly inside our component.
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That's fine for a demo but certainly isn't a best practice. It's not even a good practice.
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Although we won't do anything about that in this chapter, we'll make a mental note to fix this down the road.
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The app's code defines the data directly inside the component, which isn't best practice.
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In a simple demo, however, it's fine.
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At the moment, we're binding to !{_an} !{_array} of strings. We do that occasionally in real applications, but
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most of the time we're binding to more specialized objects.
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At the moment, the binding is to !{_an} !{_array} of strings.
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In real applications, most bindings are to more specialized objects.
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Let's turn our !{_array} of hero names into !{_an} !{_array} of `Hero` objects. For that we'll need a `Hero` class.
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To convert this binding to use specialized objects, turn the !{_array}
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of hero names into !{_an} !{_array} of `Hero` objects. For that you'll need a `Hero` class.
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Create a new file in the `!{_appDir}` folder called <ngio-ex path="hero.ts"></ngio-ex> with the following code:
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+makeExcerpt('app/hero.ts')
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block hero-class
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:marked
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We've defined a class with a constructor and two properties: `id` and `name`.
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You've defined a class with a constructor and two properties: `id` and `name`.
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It might not look like we have properties, but we do. We're taking
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advantage of a TypeScript shortcut in our declaration of the constructor parameters.
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It might not look like the class has properties, but it does.
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The declaration of the constructor parameters takes advantage of a TypeScript shortcut.
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Consider the first parameter:
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:marked
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That brief syntax does a lot:
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* Declares a constructor parameter and its type
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* Declares a public property of the same name
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* Initializes that property with the corresponding argument when we "new" an instance of the class
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* Declares a constructor parameter and its type.
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* Declares a public property of the same name.
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* Initializes that property with the corresponding argument when creating an instance of the class.
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:marked
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## Using the Hero class
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Let's make the `heroes` property in our component return !{_an} !{_array} of these `Hero` objects.
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The `heroes` property in the component can now use the `Hero` class to return !{_an} !{_array}
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of `Hero` objects:
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+makeExcerpt('app/app.component.3.ts', 'heroes')
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:marked
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We'll have to update the template.
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Next, update the template.
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At the moment it displays the hero's `id` and `name`.
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Let's fix that so we display only the hero's `name` property.
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Fix that to display only the hero's `name` property.
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+makeExcerpt('app/app.component.3.ts', 'template')
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:marked
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Our display looks the same, but now we know much better what a hero really is.
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The display looks the same, but the code is clearer.
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:marked
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Sometimes an app needs to display a view or a portion of a view only under specific circumstances.
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In our example, we'd like to display a message if we have a large number of heroes, say, more than 3.
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Let's change the example to display a message if there are more than three heroes.
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The Angular `ngIf` directive inserts or removes an element based on a !{_boolean} condition.
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We can see it in action by adding the following paragraph at the bottom of the template:
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To see it in action, add the following paragraph at the bottom of the template:
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+makeExcerpt('app/app.component.ts', 'message')
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.alert.is-important
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Don't forget the leading asterisk (\*) in `*ngIf`. It is an essential part of the syntax.
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Learn more about this and `ngIf` in the [Template Syntax](./template-syntax.html#ngIf) chapter.
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Read more about `ngIf` and `*` in the [ngIf section](./template-syntax.html#ngIf) of the [Template Syntax](./template-syntax.html) page.
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:marked
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The [template expression](./template-syntax.html#template-expressions) inside the double quotes
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looks much like !{_Lang}, and it _is_ much like !{_Lang}.
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When the component's list of heroes has more than 3 items, Angular adds the paragraph to the DOM and the message appears.
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If there are 3 or fewer items, Angular omits the paragraph, so no message appears.
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The template expression inside the double quotes,
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`*ngIf="heros.length > 3"`, looks and behaves much like !{_Lang}.
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When the component's list of heroes has more than three items, Angular adds the paragraph
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to the DOM and the message appears. If there are three or fewer items, Angular omits the
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paragraph, so no message appears. For more information,
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see the [template expressions](./template-syntax.html#template-expressions) section of the
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[Template Syntax](./template-syntax.html) page.
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Angular isn't showing and hiding the message. It is adding and removing the paragraph element from the DOM.
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That hardly matters here. But it would matter a great deal, from a performance perspective, if
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we were conditionally including or excluding a big chunk of HTML with many data bindings.
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Angular isn't showing and hiding the message. It is adding and removing the paragraph element from the DOM. That improves performance, especially in larger projects when conditionally including or excluding
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big chunks of HTML with many data bindings.
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:marked
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Try it out. Because the !{_array} has four items, the message should appear.
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.l-main-section
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:marked
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## Summary
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Now we know how to use:
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- **Interpolation** with double curly braces to display a component property
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- **ngFor** to display !{_an} !{_array} of items
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- A !{_Lang} class to shape the **model data** for our component and display properties of that model
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- **ngIf** to conditionally display a chunk of HTML based on a boolean expression
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Now you know how to use:
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- **Interpolation** with double curly braces to display a component property.
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- **ngFor** to display !{_an} !{_array} of items.
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- A !{_Lang} class to shape the **model data** for your component and display properties of that model.
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- **ngIf** to conditionally display a chunk of HTML based on a boolean expression.
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Here's our final code:
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Here's the final code:
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block final-code
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displaying-data/ts/app/main.ts`,
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'app/app.component.ts, app/hero.ts, app.module.ts, main.ts')
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'app/app.component.ts, app/hero.ts, app.module.ts, main.ts')
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