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See [workspace configuration](#cli-config)
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{@a content-projection}
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## content projection
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A way to insert DOM content from outside a component into the component's view in a designated spot.
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For more information, see [Responding to changes in content](guide/lifecycle-hooks#content-projection).
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{@a custom-element}
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{@a U}
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{@a unidirectional-data-flow}
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## unidirectional data flow
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A data flow model where the component tree is always checked for changes in one direction (parent to child), which prevents cycles in the change detection graph.
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In practice, this means that data in Angular flows downward during change detection.
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A parent component can easily change values in its child components because the parent is checked first.
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A failure could occur, however, if a child component tries to change a value in its parent during change detection (inverting the expected data flow), because the parent component has already been rendered.
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In development mode, Angular throws the `ExpressionChangedAfterItHasBeenCheckedError` error if your app attempts to do this, rather than silently failing to render the new value.
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To avoid this error, a [lifecycle hook](guide/lifecycle-hooks) method that seeks to make such a change should trigger a new change detection run. The new run follows the same direction as before, but succeeds in picking up the new value.
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{@a universal}
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## Universal
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A [component](#component) class and its associated [template](#template) define a view.
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A view is specifically represented by a `ViewRef` instance associated with a component.
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A view that belongs immediately to a component is called a *host view*.
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Views are typically collected into [view hierarchies](#view-tree).
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Views are typically collected into [view hierarchies](#view-tree).
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Properties of elements in a view can change dynamically, in response to user actions;
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the structure (number and order) of elements in a view can't.
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# Lifecycle hooks
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# Hooking into the component lifecycle
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A component has a lifecycle managed by Angular.
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A component instance has a lifecycle that starts when Angular instantiates the component class and renders the component view along with its child views.
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The lifecycle continues with change detection, as Angular checks to see when data-bound properties change, and updates both the view and the component instance as needed.
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The lifecycle ends when Angular destroys the component instance and removes its rendered template from the DOM.
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Directives have a similar lifecycle, as Angular creates, updates, and destroys instances in the course of execution.
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Angular creates and renders components along with their children, checks when their data-bound properties change, and destroys them before removing them from the DOM.
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Your application can use [lifecycle hook methods](guide/glossary#lifecycle-hook "Definition of lifecycle hook") to tap into key events in the lifecycle of a component or directive in order to initialize new instances, initiate change detection when needed, respond to updates during change detection, and clean up before deletion of instances.
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Angular offers **lifecycle hooks**
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that provide visibility into these key life moments and the ability to act when they occur.
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## Prerequisites
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A directive has the same set of lifecycle hooks.
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Before working with lifecycle hooks, you should have a basic understanding of the following:
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* [TypeScript programming](https://www.typescriptlang.org/).
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* Angular app-design fundamentals, as described in [Angular Concepts](guide/architecture "Introduction to fundamental app-design concepts").
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{@a hooks-overview}
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## Component lifecycle hooks overview
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## Responding to lifecycle events
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Directive and component instances have a lifecycle
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as Angular creates, updates, and destroys them.
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Developers can tap into key moments in that lifecycle by implementing
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one or more of the *lifecycle hook* interfaces in the Angular `core` library.
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You can respond to events in the lifecycle of a component or directive by implementing one or more of the *lifecycle hook* interfaces in the Angular `core` library.
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The hooks give you the opportunity to act on a component or directive instance at the appropriate moment, as Angular creates, updates, or destroys that instance.
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Each interface has a single hook method whose name is the interface name prefixed with `ng`.
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For example, the `OnInit` interface has a hook method named `ngOnInit()`
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that Angular calls shortly after creating the component:
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Each interface defines the prototype for a single hook method, whose name is the interface name prefixed with `ng`.
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For example, the `OnInit` interface has a hook method named `ngOnInit()`. If you implement this method in your component or directive class, Angular calls it shortly after checking the input properties for that component or directive for the first time.
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<code-example path="lifecycle-hooks/src/app/peek-a-boo.component.ts" region="ngOnInit" header="peek-a-boo.component.ts (excerpt)"></code-example>
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No directive or component will implement all of the lifecycle hooks.
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Angular only calls a directive/component hook method *if it is defined*.
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You don't have to implement all (or any) of the lifecycle hooks, just the ones you need.
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{@a hooks-purpose-timing}
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## Lifecycle sequence
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### Lifecycle event sequence
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*After* creating a component/directive by calling its constructor, Angular
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calls the lifecycle hook methods in the following sequence at specific moments:
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After your application instantiates a component or directive by calling its constructor, Angular calls the hook methods you have implemented at the appropriate point in the lifecycle of that instance.
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Angular executes hook methods in the following sequence. You can use them to perform the following kinds of operations.
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<table width="100%">
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<col width="20%"></col>
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<col width="80%"></col>
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<col width="60%"></col>
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<col width="20%"></col>
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<tr>
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<th>Hook</th>
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<th>Purpose and Timing</th>
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<th>Hook method</th>
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<th>Purpose</th>
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<th>Timing</th>
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</tr>
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<tr style='vertical-align:top'>
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<td>
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</td>
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<td>
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Respond when Angular (re)sets data-bound input properties.
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Respond when Angular sets or resets data-bound input properties.
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The method receives a `SimpleChanges` object of current and previous property values.
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Note that this happens very frequently, so any operation you perform here impacts performance significantly.
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See details in [Using change detection hooks](#onchanges) in this document.
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</td>
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<td>
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Called before `ngOnInit()` and whenever one or more data-bound input properties change.
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</td>
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</td>
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<td>
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Initialize the directive/component after Angular first displays the data-bound properties
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and sets the directive/component's input properties.
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Initialize the directive or component after Angular first displays the data-bound properties
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and sets the directive or component's input properties.
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See details in [Initializing a component or directive](#oninit) in this document.
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Called _once_, after the _first_ `ngOnChanges()`.
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</td>
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<td>
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Called once, after the first `ngOnChanges()`.
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</td>
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<td>
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Detect and act upon changes that Angular can't or won't detect on its own.
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See details and example in [Defining custom change detection](#docheck) in this document.
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Called during every change detection run, immediately after `ngOnChanges()` and `ngOnInit()`.
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</td>
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<td>
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Called immediately after `ngOnChanges()` on every change detection run, and immediately after `ngOnInit()` on the first run.
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<td>
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Respond after Angular projects external content into the component's view / the view that a directive is in.
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Respond after Angular projects external content into the component's view, or into the view that a directive is in.
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See details and example in [Responding to changes in content](#aftercontent) in this document.
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</td>
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<td>
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Called _once_ after the first `ngDoCheck()`.
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</td>
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<td>
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Respond after Angular checks the content projected into the directive/component.
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Respond after Angular checks the content projected into the directive or component.
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Called after the `ngAfterContentInit()` and every subsequent `ngDoCheck()`.
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See details and example in [Responding to projected content changes](#aftercontent) in this document.
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<td>
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Called after `ngAfterContentInit()` and every subsequent `ngDoCheck()`.
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<td>
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Respond after Angular initializes the component's views and child views / the view that a directive is in.
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Respond after Angular initializes the component's views and child views, or the view that contains the directive.
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See details and example in [Responding to view changes](#afterview) in this document.
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Called _once_ after the first `ngAfterContentChecked()`.
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Respond after Angular checks the component's views and child views / the view that a directive is in.
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Respond after Angular checks the component's views and child views, or the view that contains the directive.
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Called after the `ngAfterViewInit()` and every subsequent `ngAfterContentChecked()`.
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Cleanup just before Angular destroys the directive/component.
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Cleanup just before Angular destroys the directive or component.
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Unsubscribe Observables and detach event handlers to avoid memory leaks.
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See details in [Cleaning up on instance destruction](#ondestroy) in this document.
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Called _just before_ Angular destroys the directive/component.
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{@a interface-optional}
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## Interfaces are optional (technically)
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The interfaces are optional for JavaScript and Typescript developers from a purely technical perspective.
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The JavaScript language doesn't have interfaces.
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Fortunately, they aren't necessary.
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You don't have to add the lifecycle hook interfaces to directives and components to benefit from the hooks themselves.
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Angular instead inspects directive and component classes and calls the hook methods *if they are defined*.
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Angular finds and calls methods like `ngOnInit()`, with or without the interfaces.
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Nonetheless, it's good practice to add interfaces to TypeScript directive classes
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in order to benefit from strong typing and editor tooling.
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## Other Angular lifecycle hooks
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## Lifecycle examples
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### Lifecycle example set
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The <live-example></live-example>
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demonstrates the lifecycle hooks in action through a series of exercises
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demonstrates the use of lifecycle hooks through a series of exercises
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They follow a common pattern: a *parent* component serves as a test rig for
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In each case a *parent* component serves as a test rig for
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a *child* component that illustrates one or more of the lifecycle hook methods.
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Here's a brief description of each exercise:
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The following table lists the exercises with brief descriptions.
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The sample code is also used to illustrate specific tasks in the following sections.
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This example applies the `SpyDirective` to a `<div>` in an `ngFor` *hero* repeater
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managed by the parent `SpyComponent`.
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Shows what Angular means by a [view](guide/glossary#view "Definition of view.").
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An `ngOnInit()` is a good place for a component to fetch its initial data.
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For an example, see the [Tour of Heroes tutorial](tutorial/toh-pt4#oninit).
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The `ngOnChanges()` method is your first opportunity to access those properties.
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Put cleanup logic in `ngOnDestroy()`, the logic that must run before Angular destroys the directive.
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### Sequence and frequency of all lifecycle events
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The `PeekABooComponent` demonstrates all of the hooks in one component.
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To show how Angular calls the hooks in the expected order, the `PeekABooComponent` demonstrates all of the hooks in one component.
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You would rarely, if ever, implement all of the interfaces like this.
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The peek-a-boo exists to show how Angular calls the hooks in the expected order.
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In practice you would rarely, if ever, implement all of the interfaces the way this demo does.
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The log confirms that input properties (the `name` property in this case) have no assigned values at construction.
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Notice that the log confirms that input properties (the `name` property in this case) have no assigned values at construction.
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The input properties are available to the `onInit()` method for further initialization.
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</div>
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|
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Had the user clicked the *Update Hero* button, the log would show another `OnChanges` and two more triplets of
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`DoCheck`, `AfterContentChecked` and `AfterViewChecked`.
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Clearly these three hooks fire *often*. Keep the logic in these hooks as lean as possible!
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The next examples focus on hook details.
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Had the user clicked the *Update Hero* button, the log would show another `OnChanges` and two more triplets of `DoCheck`, `AfterContentChecked` and `AfterViewChecked`.
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Notice that these three hooks fire *often*, so it is important to keep their logic as lean as possible.
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{@a spy}
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## Spying *OnInit* and *OnDestroy*
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### Use directives to watch the DOM
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Go undercover with these two spy hooks to discover when an element is initialized or destroyed.
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The `Spy` example demonstrates how you can use hook method for directives as well as components.
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The `SpyDirective` implements two hooks, `ngOnInit()` and `ngOnDestroy()`, in order to discover when a watched element is in the current view.
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This is the perfect infiltration job for a directive.
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The heroes will never know they're being watched.
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This template applies the `SpyDirective` to a `<div>` in the `ngFor` *hero* repeater managed by the parent `SpyComponent`.
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<div class="alert is-helpful">
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The example does not perform any initialization or clean-up.
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It just tracks the appearance and disappearance of an element in the view by recording when the directive itself is instantiated and destroyed.
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Kidding aside, pay attention to two key points:
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A spy directive like this can provide insight into a DOM object that you cannot change directly.
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You can't touch the implementation of a native `<div>`, or modify a third party component.
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You can, however watch these elements with a directive.
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1. Angular calls hook methods for *directives* as well as components.<br><br>
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2. A spy directive can provide insight into a DOM object that you cannot change directly.
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Obviously you can't touch the implementation of a native `<div>`.
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You can't modify a third party component either.
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But you can watch both with a directive.
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</div>
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The sneaky spy directive is simple, consisting almost entirely of `ngOnInit()` and `ngOnDestroy()` hooks
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The directive defines `ngOnInit()` and `ngOnDestroy()` hooks
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that log messages to the parent via an injected `LoggerService`.
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<code-example path="lifecycle-hooks/src/app/spy.directive.ts" region="spy-directive" header="src/app/spy.directive.ts"></code-example>
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You can apply the spy to any native or component element and it'll be initialized and destroyed
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You can apply the spy to any native or component element, and see that it is initialized and destroyed
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at the same time as that element.
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Here it is attached to the repeated hero `<div>`:
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<code-example path="lifecycle-hooks/src/app/spy.component.html" region="template" header="src/app/spy.component.html"></code-example>
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Each spy's birth and death marks the birth and death of the attached hero `<div>`
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Each spy's creation and destruction marks the appearance and disappearance of the attached hero `<div>`
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with an entry in the *Hook Log* as seen here:
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|
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<div class="lightbox">
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|
@ -359,70 +411,20 @@ The *Reset* button clears the `heroes` list.
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Angular removes all hero `<div>` elements from the DOM and destroys their spy directives at the same time.
|
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The spy's `ngOnDestroy()` method reports its last moments.
|
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|
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The `ngOnInit()` and `ngOnDestroy()` methods have more vital roles to play in real applications.
|
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{@a counter}
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|
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{@a oninit}
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### Use component and directive hooks together
|
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|
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### _OnInit()_
|
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In this example, a `CounterComponent` uses the `ngOnChanges()` method to log a change every time the parent component increments its input `counter` property.
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|
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Use `ngOnInit()` for two main reasons:
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|
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1. To perform complex initializations shortly after construction.
|
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1. To set up the component after Angular sets the input properties.
|
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|
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Experienced developers agree that components should be cheap and safe to construct.
|
||||
|
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<div class="alert is-helpful">
|
||||
|
||||
Misko Hevery, Angular team lead,
|
||||
[explains why](http://misko.hevery.com/code-reviewers-guide/flaw-constructor-does-real-work/)
|
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you should avoid complex constructor logic.
|
||||
|
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</div>
|
||||
|
||||
Don't fetch data in a component constructor.
|
||||
You shouldn't worry that a new component will try to contact a remote server when
|
||||
created under test or before you decide to display it.
|
||||
Constructors should do no more than set the initial local variables to simple values.
|
||||
|
||||
An `ngOnInit()` is a good place for a component to fetch its initial data. The
|
||||
[Tour of Heroes Tutorial](tutorial/toh-pt4#oninit) guide shows how.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Remember also that a directive's data-bound input properties are not set until _after construction_.
|
||||
That's a problem if you need to initialize the directive based on those properties.
|
||||
They'll have been set when `ngOnInit()` runs.
|
||||
|
||||
<div class="alert is-helpful">
|
||||
|
||||
The `ngOnChanges()` method is your first opportunity to access those properties.
|
||||
Angular calls `ngOnChanges()` before `ngOnInit()` and many times after that.
|
||||
It only calls `ngOnInit()` once.
|
||||
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
You can count on Angular to call the `ngOnInit()` method _soon_ after creating the component.
|
||||
That's where the heavy initialization logic belongs.
|
||||
|
||||
{@a ondestroy}
|
||||
|
||||
### _OnDestroy()_
|
||||
|
||||
Put cleanup logic in `ngOnDestroy()`, the logic that *must* run before Angular destroys the directive.
|
||||
|
||||
This is the time to notify another part of the application that the component is going away.
|
||||
|
||||
This is the place to free resources that won't be garbage collected automatically.
|
||||
Unsubscribe from Observables and DOM events. Stop interval timers.
|
||||
Unregister all callbacks that this directive registered with global or application services.
|
||||
You risk memory leaks if you neglect to do so.
|
||||
This example applies the `SpyDirective` from the previous example to the `CounterComponent` log, in order to watch the creation and destruction of log entries.
|
||||
|
||||
{@a onchanges}
|
||||
|
||||
## _OnChanges()_
|
||||
## Using change detection hooks
|
||||
|
||||
Angular calls its `ngOnChanges()` method whenever it detects changes to ***input properties*** of the component (or directive).
|
||||
This example monitors the `OnChanges` hook.
|
||||
Angular calls the `ngOnChanges()` method of a component or directive whenever it detects changes to the ***input properties***.
|
||||
The *onChanges* example demonstrates this by monitoring the `OnChanges()` hook.
|
||||
|
||||
<code-example path="lifecycle-hooks/src/app/on-changes.component.ts" region="ng-on-changes" header="on-changes.component.ts (excerpt)"></code-example>
|
||||
|
||||
|
@ -434,7 +436,7 @@ The example component, `OnChangesComponent`, has two input properties: `hero` an
|
|||
|
||||
<code-example path="lifecycle-hooks/src/app/on-changes.component.ts" region="inputs" header="src/app/on-changes.component.ts"></code-example>
|
||||
|
||||
The host `OnChangesParentComponent` binds to them like this:
|
||||
The host `OnChangesParentComponent` binds to them as follows.
|
||||
|
||||
<code-example path="lifecycle-hooks/src/app/on-changes-parent.component.html" region="on-changes" header="src/app/on-changes-parent.component.html"></code-example>
|
||||
|
||||
|
@ -445,51 +447,20 @@ Here's the sample in action as the user makes changes.
|
|||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
The log entries appear as the string value of the *power* property changes.
|
||||
But the `ngOnChanges` does not catch changes to `hero.name`
|
||||
That's surprising at first.
|
||||
Notice, however, that the `ngOnChanges()` method does not catch changes to `hero.name`.
|
||||
This is because Angular calls the hook only when the value of the input property changes.
|
||||
In this case, `hero` is the input property, and the value of the `hero` property is the *reference to the hero object*.
|
||||
The object reference did not change when the value of its own `name` property changed.
|
||||
|
||||
Angular only calls the hook when the value of the input property changes.
|
||||
The value of the `hero` property is the *reference to the hero object*.
|
||||
Angular doesn't care that the hero's own `name` property changed.
|
||||
The hero object *reference* didn't change so, from Angular's perspective, there is no change to report!
|
||||
|
||||
{@a docheck}
|
||||
|
||||
## _DoCheck()_
|
||||
|
||||
Use the `DoCheck` hook to detect and act upon changes that Angular doesn't catch on its own.
|
||||
|
||||
<div class="alert is-helpful">
|
||||
|
||||
Use this method to detect a change that Angular overlooked.
|
||||
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
The *DoCheck* sample extends the *OnChanges* sample with the following `ngDoCheck()` hook:
|
||||
|
||||
<code-example path="lifecycle-hooks/src/app/do-check.component.ts" region="ng-do-check" header="DoCheckComponent (ngDoCheck)"></code-example>
|
||||
|
||||
This code inspects certain _values of interest_, capturing and comparing their current state against previous values.
|
||||
It writes a special message to the log when there are no substantive changes to the `hero` or the `power`
|
||||
so you can see how often `DoCheck` is called. The results are illuminating:
|
||||
|
||||
<div class="lightbox">
|
||||
<img src='generated/images/guide/lifecycle-hooks/do-check-anim.gif' alt="DoCheck">
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
While the `ngDoCheck()` hook can detect when the hero's `name` has changed, it has a frightful cost.
|
||||
This hook is called with enormous frequency—after _every_
|
||||
change detection cycle no matter where the change occurred.
|
||||
It's called over twenty times in this example before the user can do anything.
|
||||
|
||||
Most of these initial checks are triggered by Angular's first rendering of *unrelated data elsewhere on the page*.
|
||||
Mere mousing into another `<input>` triggers a call.
|
||||
Relatively few calls reveal actual changes to pertinent data.
|
||||
Clearly our implementation must be very lightweight or the user experience suffers.
|
||||
|
||||
{@a afterview}
|
||||
|
||||
## AfterView
|
||||
### Responding to view changes
|
||||
|
||||
As Angular traverses the [view hierarchy](guide/glossary#view-hierarchy "Definition of view hierarchy definition") during change detection, it needs to be sure that a change in a child does not attempt to cause a change in its own parent. Such a change would not be rendered properly, because of how [unidirectional data flow](guide/glossary#unidirectional-data-flow "Definition") works.
|
||||
|
||||
If you need to make a change that inverts the expected data flow, you must trigger a new change detection cycle to allow that change to be rendered.
|
||||
The examples illustrate how to make such changes safely.
|
||||
|
||||
The *AfterView* sample explores the `AfterViewInit()` and `AfterViewChecked()` hooks that Angular calls
|
||||
*after* it creates a component's child views.
|
||||
|
@ -506,47 +477,46 @@ The following hooks take action based on changing values *within the child view*
|
|||
which can only be reached by querying for the child view via the property decorated with
|
||||
[@ViewChild](api/core/ViewChild).
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<code-example path="lifecycle-hooks/src/app/after-view.component.ts" region="hooks" header="AfterViewComponent (class excerpts)"></code-example>
|
||||
|
||||
{@a wait-a-tick}
|
||||
|
||||
### Abide by the unidirectional data flow rule
|
||||
The `doSomething()` method updates the screen when the hero name exceeds 10 characters.
|
||||
#### Wait before updating the view
|
||||
|
||||
In this example, the `doSomething()` method updates the screen when the hero name exceeds 10 characters, but waits a tick before updating `comment`.
|
||||
|
||||
<code-example path="lifecycle-hooks/src/app/after-view.component.ts" region="do-something" header="AfterViewComponent (doSomething)"></code-example>
|
||||
|
||||
Why does the `doSomething()` method wait a tick before updating `comment`?
|
||||
Both the `AfterViewInit()` and `AfterViewChecked()` hooks fire after the component's view has been composed.
|
||||
If you modify the code so that the hook updates the component's data-bound `comment` property immediately, you can see that Angular throws an error.
|
||||
|
||||
Angular's unidirectional data flow rule forbids updates to the view *after* it has been composed.
|
||||
Both of these hooks fire _after_ the component's view has been composed.
|
||||
The `LoggerService.tick_then()` statement postpones the log update
|
||||
for one turn of the browser's JavaScript cycle, which triggers a new change-detection cycle.
|
||||
|
||||
Angular throws an error if the hook updates the component's data-bound `comment` property immediately (try it!).
|
||||
The `LoggerService.tick_then()` postpones the log update
|
||||
for one turn of the browser's JavaScript cycle and that's just long enough.
|
||||
#### Write lean hook methods to avoid performance problems
|
||||
|
||||
Here's *AfterView* in action:
|
||||
When you run the *AfterView* sample, notice how frequently Angular calls `AfterViewChecked()`$emdash;often when there are no changes of interest.
|
||||
Be very careful about how much logic or computation you put into one of these methods.
|
||||
|
||||
<div class="lightbox">
|
||||
|
||||
<img src='generated/images/guide/lifecycle-hooks/after-view-anim.gif' alt="AfterView">
|
||||
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
Notice that Angular frequently calls `AfterViewChecked()`, often when there are no changes of interest.
|
||||
Write lean hook methods to avoid performance problems.
|
||||
|
||||
{@a aftercontent}
|
||||
|
||||
## AfterContent
|
||||
|
||||
The *AfterContent* sample explores the `AfterContentInit()` and `AfterContentChecked()` hooks that Angular calls
|
||||
*after* Angular projects external content into the component.
|
||||
|
||||
{@a aftercontent-hooks}
|
||||
{@a content-projection}
|
||||
|
||||
### Content projection
|
||||
### Responding to projected content changes
|
||||
|
||||
*Content projection* is a way to import HTML content from outside the component and insert that content
|
||||
into the component's template in a designated spot.
|
||||
You can identify content projection in a template by looking for the following constructs.
|
||||
|
||||
* HTML between component element tags.
|
||||
* The presence of `<ng-content>` tags in the component's template.
|
||||
|
||||
<div class="alert is-helpful">
|
||||
|
||||
|
@ -554,9 +524,12 @@ into the component's template in a designated spot.
|
|||
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
Consider this variation on the [previous _AfterView_](guide/lifecycle-hooks#afterview) example.
|
||||
The *AfterContent* sample explores the `AfterContentInit()` and `AfterContentChecked()` hooks that Angular calls *after* Angular projects external content into the component.
|
||||
|
||||
Consider this variation on the [previous _AfterView_](#afterview) example.
|
||||
This time, instead of including the child view within the template, it imports the content from
|
||||
the `AfterContentComponent`'s parent. Here's the parent's template:
|
||||
the `AfterContentComponent`'s parent.
|
||||
The following is the parent's template.
|
||||
|
||||
<code-example path="lifecycle-hooks/src/app/after-content.component.ts" region="parent-template" header="AfterContentParentComponent (template excerpt)"></code-example>
|
||||
|
||||
|
@ -564,7 +537,7 @@ Notice that the `<app-child>` tag is tucked between the `<after-content>` tags.
|
|||
Never put content between a component's element tags *unless you intend to project that content
|
||||
into the component*.
|
||||
|
||||
Now look at the component's template:
|
||||
Now look at the component's template.
|
||||
|
||||
<code-example path="lifecycle-hooks/src/app/after-content.component.ts" region="template" header="AfterContentComponent (template)"></code-example>
|
||||
|
||||
|
@ -576,18 +549,8 @@ In this case, the projected content is the `<app-child>` from the parent.
|
|||
<img src='generated/images/guide/lifecycle-hooks/projected-child-view.png' alt="Projected Content">
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
<div class="alert is-helpful">
|
||||
|
||||
The telltale signs of *content projection* are twofold:
|
||||
|
||||
* HTML between component element tags.
|
||||
* The presence of `<ng-content>` tags in the component's template.
|
||||
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
{@a aftercontent-hooks}
|
||||
|
||||
### AfterContent hooks
|
||||
#### Using AfterContent hooks
|
||||
|
||||
*AfterContent* hooks are similar to the *AfterView* hooks.
|
||||
The key difference is in the child component.
|
||||
|
@ -606,11 +569,44 @@ which can only be reached by querying for them via the property decorated with
|
|||
|
||||
{@a no-unidirectional-flow-worries}
|
||||
|
||||
### No unidirectional flow worries with _AfterContent_
|
||||
<div class="alert is-helpful>
|
||||
|
||||
This component's `doSomething()` method update's the component's data-bound `comment` property immediately.
|
||||
There's no [need to wait](guide/lifecycle-hooks#wait-a-tick).
|
||||
<header>No need to wait for content updates</header>
|
||||
|
||||
Recall that Angular calls both *AfterContent* hooks before calling either of the *AfterView* hooks.
|
||||
This component's `doSomething()` method updates the component's data-bound `comment` property immediately.
|
||||
There's no need to [delay the update to ensure proper rendering](#wait-a-tick "Delaying updates").
|
||||
|
||||
Angular calls both *AfterContent* hooks before calling either of the *AfterView* hooks.
|
||||
Angular completes composition of the projected content *before* finishing the composition of this component's view.
|
||||
There is a small window between the `AfterContent...` and `AfterView...` hooks to modify the host view.
|
||||
There is a small window between the `AfterContent...` and `AfterView...` hooks that allows you to modify the host view.
|
||||
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
{@a docheck}
|
||||
|
||||
## Defining custom change detection
|
||||
|
||||
To monitor changes that occur where `ngOnChanges()` won't catch them, you can implement your own change check, as shown in the *DoCheck* example.
|
||||
This example shows how you can use the `ngDoCheck()` hook to detect and act upon changes that Angular doesn't catch on its own.
|
||||
|
||||
The *DoCheck* sample extends the *OnChanges* sample with the following `ngDoCheck()` hook:
|
||||
|
||||
<code-example path="lifecycle-hooks/src/app/do-check.component.ts" region="ng-do-check" header="DoCheckComponent (ngDoCheck)"></code-example>
|
||||
|
||||
This code inspects certain _values of interest_, capturing and comparing their current state against previous values.
|
||||
It writes a special message to the log when there are no substantive changes to the `hero` or the `power` so you can see how often `DoCheck()` is called.
|
||||
The results are illuminating.
|
||||
|
||||
<div class="lightbox">
|
||||
<img src='generated/images/guide/lifecycle-hooks/do-check-anim.gif' alt="DoCheck">
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
While the `ngDoCheck()` hook can detect when the hero's `name` has changed, it is very expensive.
|
||||
This hook is called with enormous frequency—after _every_
|
||||
change detection cycle no matter where the change occurred.
|
||||
It's called over twenty times in this example before the user can do anything.
|
||||
|
||||
Most of these initial checks are triggered by Angular's first rendering of *unrelated data elsewhere on the page*.
|
||||
Just moving the cursor into another `<input>` triggers a call.
|
||||
Relatively few calls reveal actual changes to pertinent data.
|
||||
If you use this hook, your implementation must be extremely lightweight or the user experience suffers.
|
||||
|
|
|
@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"url": "guide/lifecycle-hooks",
|
||||
"title": "Lifecycle Hooks",
|
||||
"title": "Hook into the Component Lifecycle",
|
||||
"tooltip": "Angular calls lifecycle hook methods on directives and components as it creates, changes, and destroys them."
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
|
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