ng.getComponent

global function

Contents

Retrieves the component instance associated with a given DOM element.

      
      ng.getComponent<T>(element: Element): T | null

element

Element

DOM element from which the component should be retrieved.

T | null: Component instance associated with the element or null if there is no component associated with it.

Usage notes

Given the following DOM structure:

      
      <app-root>
  <div>
    <child-comp></child-comp>
  </div>
</app-root>

Calling getComponent on <child-comp> will return the instance of ChildComponent associated with this DOM element.

Calling the function on <app-root> will return the MyApp instance.