Angular 2: Get Values of Multiple Checked Checkboxes

My problem is really simple: I have a list of checkboxes like this:

<div class="form-group">
    <label for="options">Options :</label>
    <label *ngFor="#option of options" class="form-control">
        <input type="checkbox" name="options" value="option" /> {{option}}
    </label>
</div>

And I would like to send an array of the selected options, something like: [option1, option5, option8] if options 1, 5 and 8 are selected. This array is part of a JSON that I would like to send via an HTTP PUT request.

Thanks for your help!


Solution 1:

Here's a simple way using ngModel (final Angular 2)

<!-- my.component.html -->

<div class="form-group">
    <label for="options">Options:</label>
    <div *ngFor="let option of options">
        <label>
            <input type="checkbox"
                   name="options"
                   value="{{option.value}}"
                   [(ngModel)]="option.checked"/>
            {{option.name}}
        </label>
    </div>
</div>

// my.component.ts

@Component({ moduleId:module.id, templateUrl:'my.component.html'})

export class MyComponent {
  options = [
    {name:'OptionA', value:'1', checked:true},
    {name:'OptionB', value:'2', checked:false},
    {name:'OptionC', value:'3', checked:true}
  ]

  get selectedOptions() { // right now: ['1','3']
    return this.options
              .filter(opt => opt.checked)
              .map(opt => opt.value)
  }
}

Solution 2:

I have find a solution thanks to Gunter! Here is my whole code if it could help anyone:

<div class="form-group">
            <label for="options">Options :</label>
            <div *ngFor="#option of options; #i = index">
                <label>
                    <input type="checkbox"
                           name="options"
                           value="{{option}}"
                           [checked]="options.indexOf(option) >= 0"
                           (change)="updateCheckedOptions(option, $event)"/>
                    {{option}}
                </label>
            </div>
        </div>

Here are the 3 objects I'm using:

options = ['OptionA', 'OptionB', 'OptionC'];
optionsMap = {
        OptionA: false,
        OptionB: false,
        OptionC: false,
};
optionsChecked = [];

And there are 3 useful methods:

1. To initiate optionsMap:

initOptionsMap() {
    for (var x = 0; x<this.order.options.length; x++) {
        this.optionsMap[this.options[x]] = true;
    }
}

2. to update the optionsMap:

updateCheckedOptions(option, event) {
   this.optionsMap[option] = event.target.checked;
}

3. to convert optionsMap into optionsChecked and store it in options before sending the POST request:

updateOptions() {
    for(var x in this.optionsMap) {
        if(this.optionsMap[x]) {
            this.optionsChecked.push(x);
        }
    }
    this.options = this.optionsChecked;
    this.optionsChecked = [];
}

Solution 3:

create a list like :-

this.xyzlist = [
  {
    id: 1,
    value: 'option1'
  },
  {
    id: 2,
    value: 'option2'
  }
];

Html :-

<div class="checkbox" *ngFor="let list of xyzlist">
            <label>
              <input formControlName="interestSectors" type="checkbox" value="{{list.id}}" (change)="onCheckboxChange(list,$event)">{{list.value}}</label>
          </div>

then in it's component ts :-

onCheckboxChange(option, event) {
     if(event.target.checked) {
       this.checkedList.push(option.id);
     } else {
     for(var i=0 ; i < this.xyzlist.length; i++) {
       if(this.checkedList[i] == option.id) {
         this.checkedList.splice(i,1);
      }
    }
  }
  console.log(this.checkedList);
}

Solution 4:

<input type="checkbox" name="options" value="option" (change)="updateChecked(option, $event)" /> 

export class MyComponent {
  checked: boolean[] = [];
  updateChecked(option, event) {
    this.checked[option]=event; // or `event.target.value` not sure what this event looks like
  }
}