AbstractControl

class

npm Package	@angular/forms
Module	import { AbstractControl } from '@angular/forms';
Source	forms/src/model.ts

Overview

class AbstractControl {
  constructor(validator: ValidatorFn | null, asyncValidator: AsyncValidatorFn | null)
  get value: any
  validator: ValidatorFn | null
  asyncValidator: AsyncValidatorFn | null
  get parent: FormGroup | FormArray
  get status: string
  get valid: boolean
  get invalid: boolean
  get pending: boolean
  get disabled: boolean
  get enabled: boolean
  get errors: ValidationErrors | null
  get pristine: boolean
  get dirty: boolean
  get touched: boolean
  get untouched: boolean
  get valueChanges: Observable<any>
  get statusChanges: Observable<any>
  get updateOn: FormHooks
  setValidators(newValidator: ValidatorFn | ValidatorFn[] | null): void
  setAsyncValidators(newValidator: AsyncValidatorFn | AsyncValidatorFn[] | null): void
  clearValidators(): void
  clearAsyncValidators(): void
  markAsTouched(opts: {...}): void
  markAsUntouched(opts: {...}): void
  markAsDirty(opts: {...}): void
  markAsPristine(opts: {...}): void
  markAsPending(opts: {...}): void
  disable(opts: {...}): void
  enable(opts: {...}): void
  setParent(parent: FormGroup | FormArray): void
  setValue(value: any, options?: Object): void
  patchValue(value: any, options?: Object): void
  reset(value?: any, options?: Object): void
  updateValueAndValidity(opts: {...}): void
  setErrors(errors: ValidationErrors | null, opts: {...}): void
  get(path: Array<string | number> | string): AbstractControl | null
  getError(errorCode: string, path?: string[]): any
  hasError(errorCode: string, path?: string[]): boolean
  get root: AbstractControl
}

Subclasses

• FormArray

• FormControl

• FormGroup

Constructor

Members

get value: any

validator: ValidatorFn | null

asyncValidator: AsyncValidatorFn | null

get parent: FormGroup | FormArray

The parent control.

get status: string

The validation status of the control. There are four possible validation statuses:

• VALID: control has passed all validation checks
• INVALID: control has failed at least one validation check
• PENDING: control is in the midst of conducting a validation check
• DISABLED: control is exempt from validation checks

These statuses are mutually exclusive, so a control cannot be both valid AND invalid or invalid AND disabled.

get valid: boolean

A control is valid when its status === VALID.

In order to have this status, the control must have passed all its validation checks.

get invalid: boolean

A control is invalid when its status === INVALID.

In order to have this status, the control must have failed at least one of its validation checks.

get pending: boolean

A control is pending when its status === PENDING.

In order to have this status, the control must be in the middle of conducting a validation check.

get disabled: boolean

A control is disabled when its status === DISABLED.

Disabled controls are exempt from validation checks and are not included in the aggregate value of their ancestor controls.

get enabled: boolean

A control is enabled as long as its status !== DISABLED.

In other words, it has a status of VALID, INVALID, or PENDING.

get errors: ValidationErrors | null

Returns any errors generated by failing validation. If there are no errors, it will return null.

get pristine: boolean

A control is pristine if the user has not yet changed the value in the UI.

Note that programmatic changes to a control's value will not mark it dirty.

get dirty: boolean

A control is dirty if the user has changed the value in the UI.

Note that programmatic changes to a control's value will not mark it dirty.

get touched: boolean

A control is marked touched once the user has triggered a blur event on it.

get untouched: boolean

A control is untouched if the user has not yet triggered a blur event on it.

get valueChanges: Observable<any>

Emits an event every time the value of the control changes, in the UI or programmatically.

get statusChanges: Observable<any>

Emits an event every time the validation status of the control is re-calculated.

get updateOn: FormHooks

Returns the update strategy of the AbstractControl (i.e. the event on which the control will update itself). Possible values: 'change' (default) | 'blur' | 'submit'

setValidators(newValidator: ValidatorFn | ValidatorFn[] | null): void

Sets the synchronous validators that are active on this control. Calling this will overwrite any existing sync validators.

setAsyncValidators(newValidator: AsyncValidatorFn | AsyncValidatorFn[] | null): void

Sets the async validators that are active on this control. Calling this will overwrite any existing async validators.

clearValidators(): void

Empties out the sync validator list.

clearAsyncValidators(): void

Empties out the async validator list.

markAsTouched(opts: { onlySelf?: boolean; } = {}): void

Marks the control as touched.

This will also mark all direct ancestors as touched to maintain the model.

markAsUntouched(opts: { onlySelf?: boolean; } = {}): void

Marks the control as untouched.

If the control has any children, it will also mark all children as untouched to maintain the model, and re-calculate the touched status of all parent controls.

markAsDirty(opts: { onlySelf?: boolean; } = {}): void

Marks the control as dirty.

This will also mark all direct ancestors as dirty to maintain the model.

markAsPristine(opts: { onlySelf?: boolean; } = {}): void

Marks the control as pristine.

If the control has any children, it will also mark all children as pristine to maintain the model, and re-calculate the pristine status of all parent controls.

markAsPending(opts: { onlySelf?: boolean; } = {}): void

Marks the control as pending.

disable(opts: { onlySelf?: boolean; emitEvent?: boolean; } = {}): void

Disables the control. This means the control will be exempt from validation checks and excluded from the aggregate value of any parent. Its status is DISABLED.

If the control has children, all children will be disabled to maintain the model.

enable(opts: { onlySelf?: boolean; emitEvent?: boolean; } = {}): void

Enables the control. This means the control will be included in validation checks and the aggregate value of its parent. Its status is re-calculated based on its value and its validators.

If the control has children, all children will be enabled.

setParent(parent: FormGroup | FormArray): void

setValue(value: any, options?: Object): void

Sets the value of the control. Abstract method (implemented in sub-classes).

patchValue(value: any, options?: Object): void

Patches the value of the control. Abstract method (implemented in sub-classes).

reset(value?: any, options?: Object): void

Resets the control. Abstract method (implemented in sub-classes).

updateValueAndValidity(opts: { onlySelf?: boolean; emitEvent?: boolean; } = {}): void

Re-calculates the value and validation status of the control.

By default, it will also update the value and validity of its ancestors.

setErrors(errors: ValidationErrors | null, opts: { emitEvent?: boolean; } = {}): void

Sets errors on a form control.

This is used when validations are run manually by the user, rather than automatically.

Calling setErrors will also update the validity of the parent control.

Example

const login = new FormControl("someLogin");
login.setErrors({
  "notUnique": true
});

expect(login.valid).toEqual(false);
expect(login.errors).toEqual({"notUnique": true});

login.setValue("someOtherLogin");

expect(login.valid).toEqual(true);

get(path: Array<string | number> | string): AbstractControl | null

Retrieves a child control given the control's name or path.

Paths can be passed in as an array or a string delimited by a dot.

To get a control nested within a person sub-group:

• this.form.get('person.name');

-OR-

• this.form.get(['person', 'name']);

getError(errorCode: string, path?: string[]): any

Returns error data if the control with the given path has the error specified. Otherwise returns null or undefined.

If no path is given, it checks for the error on the present control.

hasError(errorCode: string, path?: string[]): boolean

Returns true if the control with the given path has the error specified. Otherwise returns false.

If no path is given, it checks for the error on the present control.

get root: AbstractControl

Retrieves the top-level ancestor of this control.