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# `@Input()` and `@Output()` properties
# Sharing data between child and parent directives and components
`@Input()` and `@Output()` allow Angular to share data between the parent context
and child directives or components. An `@Input()` property is writable
while an `@Output()` property is observable.
A common pattern in Angular is sharing data between a parent component and one or more child components.
You can implement this pattern by using the `@Input()` and `@Output()` directives.
<div class="alert is-helpful">
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</div>
Consider this example of a child/parent relationship:
Consider the following hierarchy:
```html
<parent-component>
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```
Here, the `<child-component>` selector, or child directive, is embedded
within a `<parent-component>`, which serves as the child's context.
The `<parent-component>` serves as the context for the `<child-component>`.
`@Input()` and `@Output()` act as
the API, or application programming interface, of the child
component in that they allow the child to
communicate with the parent. Think of `@Input()` and `@Output()` like ports
or doorways&mdash;`@Input()` is the doorway into the component allowing data
to flow in while `@Output()` is the doorway out of the component, allowing the
child component to send data out.
`@Input()` and `@Output()` give a child component a way to communicate with its parent component.
`@Input()` allows a parent component to update data in the child component.
Conversely, `@Output() allows the child to send data to a parent component.
<div class="alert is-helpful">
#### `@Input()` and `@Output()` are independent
Though `@Input()` and `@Output()` often appear together in apps, you can use
them separately. If the nested
component is such that it only needs to send data to its parent, you wouldn't
need an `@Input()`, only an `@Output()`. The reverse is also true in that if the
child only needs to receive data from the parent, you'd only need `@Input()`.
</div>
{@a input}
## How to use `@Input()`
Use the `@Input()` decorator in a child component or directive to let Angular know
that a property in that component can receive its value from its parent component.
It helps to remember that the data flow is from the perspective of the
child component. So an `@Input()` allows data to be input _into_ the
child component from the parent component.
## Sending data to a child component
The `@Input()` decorator in a child component or directive signifies that the property can receive its value from its parent component.
<div class="lightbox">
<img src="generated/images/guide/inputs-outputs/input.svg" alt="Input data flow diagram">
</div>
To illustrate the use of `@Input()`, edit these parts of your app:
To use `@Input()`, you must configure the parent and child.
* The child component class and template
* The parent component class and template
### Configuring the child component
### In the child
To use the `@Input()` decorator in a child component class, first import
`Input` and then decorate the property with `@Input()`:
To use the `@Input()` decorator in a child component class, first import `Input` and then decorate the property with `@Input()`, as in the following example.
<code-example path="inputs-outputs/src/app/item-detail/item-detail.component.ts" region="use-input" header="src/app/item-detail/item-detail.component.ts"></code-example>
In this case, `@Input()` decorates the property <code class="no-auto-link">item</code>, which has
a type of `string`, however, `@Input()` properties can have any type, such as
`number`, `string`, `boolean`, or `object`. The value for `item` will come from the parent component, which the next section covers.
In this case, `@Input()` decorates the property <code class="no-auto-link">item</code>, which has a type of `string`, however, `@Input()` properties can have any type, such as `number`, `string`, `boolean`, or `object`.
The value for `item` comes from the parent component.
Next, in the child component template, add the following:
<code-example path="inputs-outputs/src/app/item-detail/item-detail.component.html" region="property-in-template" header="src/app/item-detail/item-detail.component.html"></code-example>
### In the parent
### Configuring the parent component
The next step is to bind the property in the parent component's template.
In this example, the parent component template is `app.component.html`.
First, use the child's selector, here `<app-item-detail>`, as a directive within the
parent component template. Then, use [property binding](guide/property-binding)
to bind the property in the child to the property of the parent.
1. Use the child's selector, here `<app-item-detail>`, as a directive within the
parent component template.
2. Use [property binding](guide/property-binding) to bind the `item` property in the child to the `currentItem` property of the parent.
<code-example path="inputs-outputs/src/app/app.component.html" region="input-parent" header="src/app/app.component.html"></code-example>
Next, in the parent component class, `app.component.ts`, designate a value for `currentItem`:
3. In the parent component class, designate a value for `currentItem`:
<code-example path="inputs-outputs/src/app/app.component.ts" region="parent-property" header="src/app/app.component.ts"></code-example>
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<img src="generated/images/guide/inputs-outputs/input-diagram-target-source.svg" alt="Property binding diagram">
</div>
The target in the square brackets, `[]`, is the property you decorate
with `@Input()` in the child component. The binding source, the part
to the right of the equal sign, is the data that the parent
component passes to the nested component.
The target in the square brackets, `[]`, is the property you decorate with `@Input()` in the child component.
The binding source, the part to the right of the equal sign, is the data that the parent component passes to the nested component.
The key takeaway is that when binding to a child component's property in a parent component&mdash;that is, what's
in square brackets&mdash;you must
decorate the property with `@Input()` in the child component.
### Watching for `@Input()` changes
<div class="alert is-helpful">
### `OnChanges` and `@Input()`
To watch for changes on an `@Input()` property, use
`OnChanges`, one of Angular's [lifecycle hooks](guide/lifecycle-hooks#onchanges).
`OnChanges` is specifically designed to work with properties that have the
`@Input()` decorator. See the [`OnChanges`](guide/lifecycle-hooks#onchanges) section of the [Lifecycle Hooks](guide/lifecycle-hooks) guide for more details and examples.
</div>
To watch for changes on an `@Input()` property, you can use `OnChanges`, one of Angular's [lifecycle hooks](guide/lifecycle-hooks).
See the [`OnChanges`](guide/lifecycle-hooks#onchanges) section of the [Lifecycle Hooks](guide/lifecycle-hooks) guide for more details and examples.
{@a output}
## How to use `@Output()`
Use the `@Output()` decorator in the child component or directive to allow data to flow from
the child _out_ to the parent.
An `@Output()` property should normally be initialized to an Angular [`EventEmitter`](api/core/EventEmitter) with values flowing out of the component as [events](guide/event-binding).
## Sending data to a parent component
The `@Output()` decorator in a child component or directive allows data to flow from the child to the parent.
<div class="lightbox">
<img src="generated/images/guide/inputs-outputs/output.svg" alt="Output diagram">
</div>
Just like with `@Input()`, you can use `@Output()`
on a property of the child component but its type should be
`EventEmitter`.
`@Output()` marks a property in a child component as a doorway through which data can travel from the child to the parent.
`@Output()` marks a property in a child component as a doorway
through which data can travel from the child to the parent.
The child component then has to raise an event so the
parent knows something has changed. To raise an event,
`@Output()` works hand in hand with `EventEmitter`,
which is a class in `@angular/core` that you
use to emit custom events.
The child component uses the `@Output()` property to raise an event to notify the parent of the change.
To raise an event, an `@Output()` must have the type of `EventEmitter`, which is a class in `@angular/core` that you use to emit custom events.
When you use `@Output()`, edit these parts of your app:
The following example shows how to set up an `@Output()` in a child component that pushes data from an HTML `<input>` to an array in the parent component.
* The child component class and template
* The parent component class and template
To use `@Output()`, you must configure the parent and child.
### Configuring the child component
The following example shows how to set up an `@Output()` in a child
component that pushes data you enter in an HTML `<input>` to an array in the
parent component.
The following example features an `<input>` where a user can enter a value and click a `<button>` that raises an event. The `EventEmitter` then relays the data to the parent component.
<div class="alert is-helpful">
1. Import `Output` and `EventEmitter` in the child component class:
The HTML element `<input>` and the Angular decorator `@Input()`
are different. This documentation is about component communication in Angular as it pertains to `@Input()` and `@Output()`. For more information on the HTML element `<input>`, see the [W3C Recommendation](https://www.w3.org/TR/html5/sec-forms.html#the-input-element).
```js
import { Output, EventEmitter } from '@angular/core';
</div>
```
## In the child
1. In the component class, decorate a property with `@Output()`.
The following example `newItemEvent` `@Output()` has a type of `EventEmitter`, which means it's an event.
This example features an `<input>` where a user can enter a value and click a `<button>` that raises an event. The `EventEmitter` then relays the data to the parent component.
<code-example path="inputs-outputs/src/app/item-output/item-output.component.ts" region="item-output" header="src/app/item-output/item-output.component.ts"></code-example>
First, be sure to import `Output` and `EventEmitter`
in the child component class:
The different parts of the above declaration are as follows:
```js
import { Output, EventEmitter } from '@angular/core';
* `@Output()`&mdash;a decorator function marking the property as a way for data to go from the child to the parent
* `newItemEvent`&mdash;the name of the `@Output()`
* `EventEmitter<string>`&mdash;the `@Output()`'s type
* `new EventEmitter<string>()`&mdash;tells Angular to create a new event emitter and that the data it emits is of type string.
```
For more information on `EventEmitter`, see the [EventEmitter API documentation](api/core/EventEmitter).
Next, still in the child, decorate a property with `@Output()` in the component class.
The following example `@Output()` is called `newItemEvent` and its type is
`EventEmitter`, which means it's an event.
1. Create an `addNewItem()` method in the same component class:
<code-example path="inputs-outputs/src/app/item-output/item-output.component.ts" region="item-output-class" header="src/app/item-output/item-output.component.ts"></code-example>
<code-example path="inputs-outputs/src/app/item-output/item-output.component.ts" region="item-output" header="src/app/item-output/item-output.component.ts"></code-example>
The `addNewItem()` function uses the `@Output()`, `newItemEvent`, to raise an event with the value the user types into the `<input>`.
The different parts of the above declaration are as follows:
### Configuring the child's template
* `@Output()`&mdash;a decorator function marking the property as a way for data to go from the child to the parent
* `newItemEvent`&mdash;the name of the `@Output()`
* `EventEmitter<string>`&mdash;the `@Output()`'s type
* `new EventEmitter<string>()`&mdash;tells Angular to create a new event emitter and that the data it emits is of type string. The type could be any type, such as `number`, `boolean`, and so on. For more information on `EventEmitter`, see the [EventEmitter API documentation](api/core/EventEmitter).
Next, create an `addNewItem()` method in the same component class:
<code-example path="inputs-outputs/src/app/item-output/item-output.component.ts" region="item-output-class" header="src/app/item-output/item-output.component.ts"></code-example>
The `addNewItem()` function uses the `@Output()`, `newItemEvent`,
to raise an event in which it emits the value the user
types into the `<input>`. In other words, when
the user clicks the add button in the UI, the child lets the parent know
about the event and gives that data to the parent.
### In the child's template
The child's template has two controls. The first is an HTML `<input>` with a
[template reference variable](guide/template-reference-variables) , `#newItem`,
where the user types in an item name. Whatever the user types
into the `<input>` gets stored in the `value` property of the `#newItem` variable.
The child's template has two controls.
The first is an HTML `<input>` with a [template reference variable](guide/template-reference-variables) , `#newItem`, where the user types in an item name.
The `value` property of the `#newItem` variable stores what the user types into the `<input>`.
<code-example path="inputs-outputs/src/app/item-output/item-output.component.html" region="child-output" header="src/app/item-output/item-output.component.html"></code-example>
The second element is a `<button>`
with an [event binding](guide/event-binding). You know it's
an event binding because the part to the left of the equal
sign is in parentheses, `(click)`.
The second element is a `<button>` with a `click` [event binding](guide/event-binding).
The `(click)` event is bound to the `addNewItem()` method in the child component class which
takes as its argument whatever the value of `#newItem.value` property is.
The `(click)` event is bound to the `addNewItem()` method in the child component class.
The `addNewItem()` method takes as its argument the value of the `#newItem.value` property.
Now the child component has an `@Output()`
for sending data to the parent and a method for raising an event.
The next step is in the parent.
### Configuring the parent component
## In the parent
In this example, the parent component is `AppComponent`, but you could use
any component in which you could nest the child.
The `AppComponent` in this example features a list of `items`
in an array and a method for adding more items to the array.
The `AppComponent` in this example features a list of `items` in an array and a method for adding more items to the array.
<code-example path="inputs-outputs/src/app/app.component.ts" region="add-new-item" header="src/app/app.component.ts"></code-example>
The `addItem()` method takes an argument in the form of a string
and then pushes, or adds, that string to the `items` array.
The `addItem()` method takes an argument in the form of a string and then adds that string to the `items` array.
### In the parent's template
### Configuring the parent's template
Next, in the parent's template, bind the parent's
method to the child's event. Put the child selector, here `<app-item-output>`,
within the parent component's
template, `app.component.html`.
1. In the parent's template, bind the parent's method to the child's event.
<code-example path="inputs-outputs/src/app/app.component.html" region="output-parent" header="src/app/app.component.html"></code-example>
1. Put the child selector, here `<app-item-output>`, within the parent component's template, `app.component.html`.
The event binding, `(newItemEvent)='addItem($event)'`, tells
Angular to connect the event in the child, `newItemEvent`, to
the method in the parent, `addItem()`, and that the event that the child
is notifying the parent about is to be the argument of `addItem()`.
In other words, this is where the actual hand off of data takes place.
The `$event` contains the data that the user types into the `<input>`
in the child template UI.
<code-example path="inputs-outputs/src/app/app.component.html" region="output-parent" header="src/app/app.component.html"></code-example>
Now, in order to see the `@Output()` working, add the following to the parent's template:
The event binding, `(newItemEvent)='addItem($event)'`, connects the event in the child, `newItemEvent`, to the method in the parent, `addItem()`.
```html
The `$event` contains the data that the user types into the `<input>` in the child template UI.
To see the `@Output()` working, you can add the following to the parent's template:
```html
<ul>
<li *ngFor="let item of items">{{item}}</li>
</ul>
```
The `*ngFor` iterates over the items in the `items` array. When you enter a value in the child's `<input>` and click the button, the child emits the event and the parent's `addItem()` method pushes the value to the `items` array and it renders in the list.
The `*ngFor` iterates over the items in the `items` array.
When you enter a value in the child's `<input>` and click the button, the child emits the event and the parent's `addItem()` method pushes the value to the `items` array and new item renders in the list.
## `@Input()` and `@Output()` together
## Using `@Input()` and `@Output()` together
You can use `@Input()` and `@Output()` on the same child component as in the following:
You can use `@Input()` and `@Output()` on the same child component as follows:
<code-example path="inputs-outputs/src/app/app.component.html" region="together" header="src/app/app.component.html"></code-example>
The target, `item`, which is an `@Input()` property in the child component class, receives its value from the parent's property, `currentItem`. When you click delete, the child component raises an event, `deleteRequest`, which is the argument for the parent's `crossOffItem()` method.
The target, `item`, which is an `@Input()` property in the child component class, receives its value from the parent's property, `currentItem`.
When you click delete, the child component raises an event, `deleteRequest`, which is the argument for the parent's `crossOffItem()` method.
The following diagram is of an `@Input()` and an `@Output()` on the same
child component and shows the different parts of each:
The following diagram shows the different parts of the `@Input()` and `@Output()` on the `<app-input-output>` child component.
<div class="lightbox">
<img src="generated/images/guide/inputs-outputs/input-output-diagram.svg" alt="Input/Output diagram">
</div>
As the diagram shows, use inputs and outputs together in the same manner as using them separately. Here, the child selector is `<app-input-output>` with `item` and `deleteRequest` being `@Input()` and `@Output()`
properties in the child component class. The property `currentItem` and the method `crossOffItem()` are both in the parent component class.
The child selector is `<app-input-output>` with `item` and `deleteRequest` being `@Input()` and `@Output()`
properties in the child component class.
The property `currentItem` and the method `crossOffItem()` are both in the parent component class.
To combine property and event bindings using the banana-in-a-box
syntax, `[()]`, see [Two-way Binding](guide/two-way-binding).
## `@Input()` and `@Output()` declarations
Instead of using the `@Input()` and `@Output()` decorators
to declare inputs and outputs, you can identify
members in the `inputs` and `outputs` arrays
of the directive metadata, as in this example:
<code-example path="inputs-outputs/src/app/in-the-metadata/in-the-metadata.component.ts" region="metadata" header="src/app/in-the-metadata/in-the-metadata.component.ts"></code-example>
While declaring `inputs` and `outputs` in the `@Directive` and `@Component`
metadata is possible, it is a better practice to use the `@Input()` and `@Output()`
class decorators instead, as follows:
<code-example path="inputs-outputs/src/app/input-output/input-output.component.ts" region="input-output" header="src/app/input-output/input-output.component.ts"></code-example>
See the [Decorate input and output properties](guide/styleguide#decorate-input-and-output-properties) section of the
[Style Guide](guide/styleguide) for details.
<div class="alert is-helpful">
If you get a template parse error when trying to use inputs or outputs, but you know that the
properties do indeed exist, double check
that your properties are annotated with `@Input()` / `@Output()` or that you've declared
them in an `inputs`/`outputs` array:
<code-example language="bash">
Uncaught Error: Template parse errors:
Can't bind to 'item' since it isn't a known property of 'app-item-detail'
</code-example>
</div>
{@a aliasing-io}
## Aliasing inputs and outputs
Sometimes the public name of an input/output property should be different from the internal name. While it is a best practice to avoid this situation, Angular does
offer a solution.
### Aliasing in the metadata
Alias inputs and outputs in the metadata using a colon-delimited (`:`) string with
the directive property name on the left and the public alias on the right:
<code-example path="inputs-outputs/src/app/aliasing/aliasing.component.ts" region="alias" header="src/app/aliasing/aliasing.component.ts"></code-example>
### Aliasing with the `@Input()`/`@Output()` decorator
You can specify the alias for the property name by passing the alias name to the `@Input()`/`@Output()` decorator. The internal name remains as usual.
<code-example path="inputs-outputs/src/app/aliasing/aliasing.component.ts" region="alias-input-output" header="src/app/aliasing/aliasing.component.ts"></code-example>

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## Transmitting data between components
Angular provides an `EventEmitter` class that is used when publishing values from a component through the [`@Output()` decorator](guide/inputs-outputs#how-to-use-output).
Angular provides an `EventEmitter` class that is used when publishing values from a component through the [`@Output()` decorator](guide/inputs-outputs#output).
`EventEmitter` extends [RxJS `Subject`](https://rxjs.dev/api/index/class/Subject), adding an `emit()` method so it can send arbitrary values.
When you call `emit()`, it passes the emitted value to the `next()` method of any subscribed observer.

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"url": "guide/inputs-outputs",
"title": "Inputs and Outputs",
"title": "Sharing data between child and parent directives and components",
"tooltip": "Introductory guide to sharing data between parent and child directives or components."
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