How to Toggle a Div Inside a ngFor Loop in Angular

Описание: Learn how to uniquely toggle content in an Angular ngFor loop using a simple property modification approach.
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Toggle Extra Content in an Angular ngFor Loop

When building applications with Angular, you might encounter a situation where you need to show or hide extra content for each item in a list. This often arises in scenarios where users can expand to view more details about a specific item without affecting other items in the collection. In this guide, we will dive into a practical solution for toggling a div using the ngFor directive in Angular.

The Problem

Imagine you have a collection of items rendered with an ngFor loop, and each item contains a title and some additional content that should be shown or hidden based on user interaction. The challenge is to ensure that when a user clicks a button to show more information, only the corresponding item's content is toggled. This means that you cannot rely on a global variable, as doing so would affect all items simultaneously.

Here's a sample structure using ngFor:

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The Solution

Step 1: Add a New Property to Your Item

The first step in solving this problem is to introduce a new property to each item that will track whether its extra content is shown or hidden. You can easily achieve this by modifying the data structure of your items. Here’s how to do this:

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This line of code utilizes JavaScript's map function to iterate through each item and add a show property that defaults to false. This means that initially, all extra content is hidden.

Step 2: Toggle the Property on Click

Next, you need to set up an event for when the user clicks on the "Show more" button. This click event should toggle the show property for each individual item. Here's the updated HTML structure:

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Key Changes Made:

The click function now updates the show property of the specific item, effectively toggling it between true and false.

The extra-content div is only rendered if item.show is true, thanks to the use of ngIf.

Step 3: Benefits of This Approach

Unique Control: Each item's extra content visibility is controlled independently, ensuring a better user experience.

Simplicity: The implementation is straightforward and leverages Angular's reactive programming model effectively.

Performance: Toggling visibility using conditions like *ngIf is efficient in Angular and reduces unnecessary rendering.

Conclusion

To wrap it up, toggling a div within an ngFor loop in Angular can be easily and effectively managed by adding a simple property to each item for tracking visibility. This way, you can ensure that user interactions only affect the intended elements, enhancing usability across your application. By following the steps outlined above, you can create a more dynamic and engaging interface for your users.

Now go ahead and implement this in your Angular app, and you'll find that adding expandable content can be done with just a few lines of code!