The above answer didn't work with Angular 6. So following is how I resolved it. Lets say this is how I defined my input box -
<input type="number" id="myTextBox" name="myTextBox"_x000D_
[(ngModel)]="response.myTextBox"_x000D_
#myTextBox="ngModel">
_x000D_
To check if the field is empty or not this should be the script.
<div *ngIf="!myTextBox.value" style="color:red;">_x000D_
Your field is empty_x000D_
</div>
_x000D_
Do note the subtle difference between the above answer and this answer. I have added an additional attribute .value
after my input name myTextBox
.
I don't know if the above answer worked for above version of Angular, but for Angular 6 this is how it should be done.
Some more explanation on why this check works; when there is no value present in the input box the default value of myTextBox.value
will be undefined
. As soon as you enter some text, your text becomes the new value of myTextBox.value
.
When your check is !myTextBox.value
it is checking that the value is undefined or not, it is equivalent to myTextBox.value == undefined
.