Angular Reactive Form not populating with new array

Question

I have a reactive form in my angular application, and I'm trying to submit a form that includes an array.

In my ngOnInit() I populate the form as follows:

  this.userForm = this.fb.group({
    id: [result.id, Validators.required],
    firstName: [result.firstName, Validators.required],
    lastName: [result.lastName, Validators.required],
    roles: this.fb.array([])
  });

When submitting the form, I'm trying to add the contents on a string array into my form.

I'm adding my string array to the form like this:

this.userForm.controls.roles = this.roles.filter(x=>x.selected == true).map(x=>x.name)

This seems to work:

console.log(this.userForm.controls.roles)

gives me:

["Administrator", "Manager"]

However when I check the contents of my userForm (which is what I'm submitting), roles is blank:

console.log(this.userForm.value)

firstName: "John"
id: "4efba5d3-1875-4496-aeca-6f372924a700"
lastName: "Smith"
roles: []

What am I doing wrong?

You are assigning an array or strings (["Administrator", "Manager"]) to an array of AbstractControl. — Agustin Seifert
– Agustin Seifert, Commented Apr 3, 2019 at 21:00

Giuan Adauto · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-03 20:58:45Z

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try to use this.userForm.patchValue({roles: this.roles.filter(x=>x.selected == true).map(x=>x.name)}) instead of changing the controls of the form.

answered Apr 3, 2019 at 20:58

Giuan Adauto

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mbojko · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-03 20:58:59Z

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Don't

this.userForm.controls.roles = this.roles.filter(x=>x.selected == true).map(x=>x.name)

instead, do

this.userForm.patchValue(
   { roles: this.roles.filter(x=>x.selected == true).map(x=>x.name) }
);

answered Apr 3, 2019 at 20:58

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