@trycatch/types-extensions v1.0.14

Types Extensions

This lib provide some useful functions to extend core types and some of the Angular Types

How to use it

npm install --save @trycatch/types-extensions

in your .ts file where you want to use types extensions

import "@trycatch/types-extensions";

String Extensions

padZero(length: number)

let str = "trycatch";
str = str.padZero(10);
console.log("padZero string :", str);
// above will log to console - "00trycatch"

AbstractControl Extensions

control(path: string): AbstractControl;

in Module

import { ReactiveFormsModule } from "@angular/forms";

@NgModule({
	imports: [
		....,
		ReactiveFormsModule,
		....
	]
	....
})
export class AppModule {}

in Component

import { FormGroup, FormBuilder, Validators } from "@angular/forms";
import "@trycatch/types-extensions";

@Component()
export class AppComponent {
	form: FormGroup;

	constructor(private fb: FormBuilder) {}

	buildForm() {
		this.form = this.fb.group({
			firstName: ["", Validators.required],
			lastName: ["", Validators.required],
			address: this.fb.group({
				streetNo: ["", Validators.required],
				streetName: ["", Validators.required],
				suburb: ["", Validators.required]
			})
		});
	}

	someOtherMethod() {
		// below should get control: form -> firstName
		const firstNameControl = this.form.control("firstName");

		// below should get control: form -> address -> suburb
		const suburb = this.form.control("address.suburb");
	}
}

controlValue(path: string, property?: string): any;

in Module

import { ReactiveFormsModule } from "@angular/forms";

@NgModule({
	imports: [
		....,
		ReactiveFormsModule,
		....
	]
	....
})
export class AppModule {}

in Component

import { FormGroup, FormBuilder, Validators } from "@angular/forms";
import "@trycatch/types-extensions";

@Component()
export class AppComponent {
	form: FormGroup;

	constructor(private fb: FormBuilder) {}

	buildForm() {
		this.form = this.fb.group({
			firstName: ["", Validators.required],
			lastName: ["", Validators.required],
			address: this.fb.group({
				streetNo: ["", Validators.required],
				streetName: ["", Validators.required],
				suburb: ["", Validators.required]
			})
		});

		this.form.controls["firstName"].setValue("TryCatch");
		(<FormGroup>this.form.controls["address"]).controls[
			"streetName"
		].setValue("Bourke");
		(<FormGroup>this.form.controls["address"]).controls["suburb"].setValue({
			name: "Melbourne",
			postcode: 3000,
			state: "VIC"
		});
	}

	someOtherMethod() {
		// below should get control: form -> firstName
		const firstNameControl = this.form.controlValue("firstName");

		// below should get control: form -> address -> streetName
		const streetName = this.form.controlValue("address.streetName");

		// below should get control: form -> address -> suburb
		// this will return { name: "Melbourne", postcode: 3000, state: "VIC" }
		const suburb = this.form.controlValue("address.suburb");

		// below should get control: form -> address -> suburb -> postcode
		// this will return 3000
		const suburb = this.form.controlValue("address.suburb", "postcode");
	}
}