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user416
user416

Reputation: 536

How to build dynamic controls in angular js using json?

I am working on a angular js project. Right now the controls are static. But client wants to create the html controls based on database.

I have a table with controls specification

For eg:

type : text/dropdown/radio/checkbox

events : onchange/onblur/onfocus

attributes:"color:red"

How can I generate the dynamic model which can parse database value to html controls?

Any help would be really appreciated...

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3985

Answers (1)

Elliot Swart
Elliot Swart

Reputation: 439

This is pretty easy using the ng-repeat directive. Note how I assign the value of the model back to the scope variable in the ng-repeat. This allows me to retrieve it later.

angular.module('formModule', []).
controller('DynamicFormController', ['$scope',
  function($scope) {

    //Set equal to json from database
    $scope.formControls = [{
        name: "Name",
        type: "text"
      }, {
        name: "Age",
        type: "number",
        color: "red"
      },

      {
        name: "UseNestedControls",
        type: "checkbox",
        nestCondition: true,
        nestedControls: [{
          name: "NestedText",
          type: "text"
        }]
      }
    ];


  }
]);
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.2.23/angular.min.js"></script>

<body ng-app="formModule">
  <div ng-controller="DynamicFormController">
    <form>
      <div ng-repeat="input in formControls">
        <label>{{input.name}}</label>
        <input type="{{input.type}}" ng-model="input.value" ng-style="{'color':input.color}" />
        <div ng-repeat="nestedInput in input.nestedControls" style="margin-left:20px" ng-show="input.value == input.nestCondition">
          <label>{{nestedInput.name}}</label>
          <input type="{{nestedInput.type}}" ng-model="nestedInput.value" ng-style="{'color':nestedInput.color}"/>
        </div>
      </div>
    </form>
    <div ng-repeat="input in formControls">
      <span>{{input.name}} = {{input.value}}</span>
      <div  ng-repeat="nestedInput in input.nestedControls" style="margin-left:20px">
        <span>{{nestedInput.name}} = {{nestedInput.value}}</span>
        </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</body>

Upvotes: 3

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