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ComponentRef

class

Represents a component created by a ComponentFactory. Provides access to the component instance and related objects, and provides the means of destroying the instance.

abstract class ComponentRef<C> {
  abstract location: ElementRef
  abstract injector: Injector
  abstract instance: C
  abstract hostView: ViewRef
  abstract changeDetectorRef: ChangeDetectorRef
  abstract componentType: Type<any>
  abstract destroy(): void
  abstract onDestroy(callback: Function): void
}

Properties

Property Description
abstract location: ElementRef Read-only.

The host or anchor element for this component instance.
abstract injector: Injector Read-only.

The dependency injector for this component instance.
abstract instance: C Read-only.

This component instance.
abstract hostView: ViewRef Read-only.

The host view defined by the template for this component instance.
abstract changeDetectorRef: ChangeDetectorRef Read-only.

The change detector for this component instance.
abstract componentType: Type<any> Read-only.

The component type.

Methods

destroy()

Destroys the component instance and all of the data structures associated with it.

abstract destroy(): void

Parameters

There are no parameters.

Returns

void
onDestroy()

A lifecycle hook that provides additional developer-defined cleanup functionality for the component.

abstract onDestroy(callback: Function): void

Parameters

callback

A handler function that cleans up developer-defined data associated with this component. Called when the destroy() method is invoked.

Returns

void

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https://v6.angular.io/api/core/ComponentRef