Clear input value from Reactive Form in Angular after custom validator returns 'invalid'

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I have a reactive form written in Angular 6. I have an input text field that has a custom validator. The validator works correctly. The text field contains a dropdown list. If the user enters data not in the list and tabs to the next field, the validator display an error ('location not valid').

I would like the invalid data in the text box to be cleared once the user tabs to the next field and the invalid error message display. This is the HTML:

<input
        type="text"
        matInput
        formControlName = 'originControl'
        [(ngModel)]="originId"
        [matAutocomplete]="autoOrigin"
        id="mat-card__origin-input-id"
      />
    <mat-autocomplete autoActiveFirstOption #autoOrigin="matAutocomplete">
        <mat-option *ngFor="let option of originOptions | async" [value]="option">
            {{ option }}
        </mat-option>
    </mat-autocomplete>
    <mat-error *ngIf="scheduleForm.controls['originControl'].hasError('invalid')" id="mat-error__origin">
       Please select a valid location
    </mat-error>

This is the validator function:

export function ValidateLocation(locationArray: Array<any>): ValidatorFn {
    return (control: AbstractControl): { [key: string]: boolean } | null => {
        if ((control.value !== undefined || control.value !== null || control.value !== "") &&
        (locationArray.indexOf(control.value) == -1)) {
            return { 'invalid': true };
        }
        return null;
    }
}

This is the typescript that creates the FormControl:

this.scheduleForm = new FormGroup({
      'originControl': new FormControl(null, [ValidateLocation(this.fetchDataService.locationArray)])     
    });

How to clear the data in the control and leave the error message?

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angularangular-reactive-forms

1 Answers

0
votes

you can get your formControl and reset it

if(this.scheduleForm.get('originControl').invalid){
  this.scheduleForm.get('originControl').reset();
}