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<h1 id="two-way">Two-way Binding</h1>
<div id="two-way-1">
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<app-sizer [(size)]="fontSizePx"></app-sizer>
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<div [style.font-size.px]="fontSizePx">Resizable Text</div>
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<label>FontSize (px): <input [(ngModel)]="fontSizePx"></label>

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templateUrl: './sizer.component.html',
styleUrls: ['./sizer.component.css']
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// #docregion sizer-component
export class SizerComponent {
@Input() size: number | string;
@Output() sizeChange = new EventEmitter<number>();
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this.size = Math.min(40, Math.max(8, +this.size + delta));
this.sizeChange.emit(this.size);
}
}
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# Two-way binding `[(...)]`
# Two-way binding
Two-way binding gives your app a way to share data between a component class and
its template.
Two-way binding gives components in your application a way to share data.
Use two-way binding binding to listen for events and update values simultaneously between parent and child components.
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## Basics of two-way binding
## Prerequisites
Two-way binding does two things:
To get the most out of two-way binding, you should have a basic understanding of the following concepts:
1. Sets a specific element property.
1. Listens for an element change event.
* [Property binding](guide/property-binding)
* [Event binding](guide/event-binding)
* [Inputs and Outputs](guide/inputs-outputs)
Angular offers a special _two-way data binding_ syntax for this purpose, `[()]`.
The `[()]` syntax combines the brackets
of property binding, `[]`, with the parentheses of event binding, `()`.
<hr>
<div class="callout is-important">
Two-way binding combines property binding with event binding:
<header>
[( )] = banana in a box
</header>
* [Property binding](guide/property-binding) sets a specific element property.
* [Event binding](guide/event-binding) listens for an element change event.
Visualize a *banana in a box* to remember that the parentheses go _inside_ the brackets.
## Adding two-way data binding
</div>
Angular's two-way binding syntax is a combination of square brackets and parentheses, `[()]`.
The `[()]` syntax combines the brackets of property binding, `[]`, with the parentheses of event binding, `()`, as follows.
The `[()]` syntax is easy to demonstrate when the element has a settable
property called `x` and a corresponding event named `xChange`.
Here's a `SizerComponent` that fits this pattern.
It has a `size` value property and a companion `sizeChange` event:
<code-example path="two-way-binding/src/app/app.component.html" header="src/app/app.component.html" region="two-way-syntax"></code-example>
<code-example path="two-way-binding/src/app/sizer/sizer.component.ts" header="src/app/sizer.component.ts"></code-example>
## How two-way binding works
For two-way data binding to work, the `@Output()` property must use the pattern, `inputChange`, where `input` is the name of the `@Input()` property.
For example, if the `@Input()` property is `size`, the `@Output()` property must be `sizeChange`.
The following `sizerComponent` has a `size` value property and a `sizeChange` event.
The `size` property is an `@Input()`, so data can flow into the `sizerComponent`.
The `sizeChange` event is an `@Output()`, which allows data to flow out of the `sizerComponent` to the parent component.
Next, there are two methods, `dec()` to decrease the font size and `inc()` to increase the font size.
These two methods use `resize()` to change the value of the `size` property within min/max value constraints, and to emit an event that conveys the new `size` value.
<code-example path="two-way-binding/src/app/sizer/sizer.component.ts" region="sizer-component" header="src/app/sizer.component.ts"></code-example>
The `sizerComponent` template has two buttons that each bind the click event to the `inc()` and `dec()` methods.
When the user clicks one of the buttons, the `sizerComponent` calls the corresponding method.
Both methods, `inc()` and `dec()`, call the `resize()` method with a `+1` or `-1`, which in turn raises the `sizeChange` event with the new size value.
<code-example path="two-way-binding/src/app/sizer/sizer.component.html" header="src/app/sizer.component.html"></code-example>
The initial `size` is an input value from a property binding.
Clicking the buttons increases or decreases the `size`, within
min/max value constraints,
and then raises, or emits, the `sizeChange` event with the adjusted size.
Here's an example in which the `AppComponent.fontSizePx` is two-way bound to the `SizerComponent`:
In the `AppComponent` template, `fontSizePx` is two-way bound to the `SizerComponent`.
<code-example path="two-way-binding/src/app/app.component.html" header="src/app/app.component.html (two-way-1)" region="two-way-1"></code-example>
<code-example path="two-way-binding/src/app/app.component.html" header="src/app/app.component.html" region="two-way-1"></code-example>
The `AppComponent.fontSizePx` establishes the initial `SizerComponent.size` value.
In the `AppComponent`, `fontSizePx` establishes the initial `SizerComponent.size` value by setting the value to `16`.
<code-example path="two-way-binding/src/app/app.component.ts" header="src/app/app.component.ts" region="font-size"></code-example>
Clicking the buttons updates the `AppComponent.fontSizePx` via the two-way binding.
The revised `AppComponent.fontSizePx` value flows through to the _style_ binding,
making the displayed text bigger or smaller.
Clicking the buttons updates the `AppComponent.fontSizePx`.
The revised `AppComponent.fontSizePx` value updates the style binding, which makes the displayed text bigger or smaller.
The two-way binding syntax is really just syntactic sugar for a _property_ binding and an _event_ binding.
Angular desugars the `SizerComponent` binding into this:
The two-way binding syntax is shorthand for a combination of property binding and event binding.
The `SizerComponent` binding as separate property binding and event binding is as follows.
<code-example path="two-way-binding/src/app/app.component.html" header="src/app/app.component.html (two-way-2)" region="two-way-2"></code-example>
<code-example path="two-way-binding/src/app/app.component.html" header="src/app/app.component.html (expanded)" region="two-way-2"></code-example>
The `$event` variable contains the payload of the `SizerComponent.sizeChange` event.
The `$event` variable contains the data of the `SizerComponent.sizeChange` event.
Angular assigns the `$event` value to the `AppComponent.fontSizePx` when the user clicks the buttons.
## Two-way binding in forms
<div class="callout is-helpful">
The two-way binding syntax is a great convenience compared to
separate property and event bindings. It would be convenient to
use two-way binding with HTML form elements like `<input>` and
`<select>`. However, no native HTML element follows the `x`
value and `xChange` event pattern.
<header>Two-way binding in forms</header>
For more on how to use two-way binding in forms, see
Angular [NgModel](guide/built-in-directives#ngModel).
Because no native HTML element follows the `x` value and `xChange` event pattern, two-way binding with form elements requires `NgModel`.
For more information on how to use two-way binding in forms, see Angular [NgModel](guide/built-in-directives#ngModel).
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