How to display customized dropdown in angular 5












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I am trying to display items in dropdown using ng-select in Angular 5. But the dropdown component that I am designing should be more generic in nature meaning people who are calling my dropdown should be able to pass customized template for displaying items in dropdown. i.e. the items list in dropdown should be build with specific template and a call to my generic dropdown should display the customized list of items. Is this something that can be achieved in transclusion? Currently I am using "dropdownVal" which is of String datatype but instead I need to have array of template/component.



My code is below



dropdown.component.ts



@Component({
selector: 'wdsk-dropdown',
templateUrl: './dropdown.component.html',
styleUrls: ['./dropdown.component.scss']
})
export class DropdownComponent implements OnInit {


@Input() dropdownVal: string;
@Input() placeholder: string;

@Output() selectedItem = new EventEmitter();

constructor() { }

ngOnInit() {
}

onSelect(value: any) {
this.selectedItem.emit(value);
}
}


Template - dropdown.component.html



<div class="col-md-12 account-dropdown">
<div class="form-group row">

<div class="col-md-12">

<ngx-select tabindex="0" placeholder={{placeholder}} [items]="dropdownVal" (selected)="onSelect($event)">
</ngx-select>
</div>
</div>
</div>









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  • Just add <ng-content></ng-content> inside the dropdown.component.html wherever you want the customised content to display, and pass whatever you want to display inside the wdsk-dropdown tags
    – user184994
    Nov 21 '18 at 20:51












  • i have a solution for this, but it is using the mat-select element from angular-materials... does that count? :)
    – JBoothUA
    Nov 21 '18 at 21:03










  • i guess i might share my solution just in case it helps at all
    – JBoothUA
    Nov 21 '18 at 21:04










  • Thanks for response but will the data inside <ng-content></ng-content> will appear under dropdown? How to link the [items] directive of ngx-select to the contents of <ng-content></ng-content> so that the data in <ng-content></ng-content> is listed as dropdown items. Also [items] accepts Array of data.
    – Nicolas
    Nov 21 '18 at 21:07






  • 1




    @JBoothUA, please share your solution
    – Nicolas
    Nov 21 '18 at 21:10
















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I am trying to display items in dropdown using ng-select in Angular 5. But the dropdown component that I am designing should be more generic in nature meaning people who are calling my dropdown should be able to pass customized template for displaying items in dropdown. i.e. the items list in dropdown should be build with specific template and a call to my generic dropdown should display the customized list of items. Is this something that can be achieved in transclusion? Currently I am using "dropdownVal" which is of String datatype but instead I need to have array of template/component.



My code is below



dropdown.component.ts



@Component({
selector: 'wdsk-dropdown',
templateUrl: './dropdown.component.html',
styleUrls: ['./dropdown.component.scss']
})
export class DropdownComponent implements OnInit {


@Input() dropdownVal: string;
@Input() placeholder: string;

@Output() selectedItem = new EventEmitter();

constructor() { }

ngOnInit() {
}

onSelect(value: any) {
this.selectedItem.emit(value);
}
}


Template - dropdown.component.html



<div class="col-md-12 account-dropdown">
<div class="form-group row">

<div class="col-md-12">

<ngx-select tabindex="0" placeholder={{placeholder}} [items]="dropdownVal" (selected)="onSelect($event)">
</ngx-select>
</div>
</div>
</div>









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  • Just add <ng-content></ng-content> inside the dropdown.component.html wherever you want the customised content to display, and pass whatever you want to display inside the wdsk-dropdown tags
    – user184994
    Nov 21 '18 at 20:51












  • i have a solution for this, but it is using the mat-select element from angular-materials... does that count? :)
    – JBoothUA
    Nov 21 '18 at 21:03










  • i guess i might share my solution just in case it helps at all
    – JBoothUA
    Nov 21 '18 at 21:04










  • Thanks for response but will the data inside <ng-content></ng-content> will appear under dropdown? How to link the [items] directive of ngx-select to the contents of <ng-content></ng-content> so that the data in <ng-content></ng-content> is listed as dropdown items. Also [items] accepts Array of data.
    – Nicolas
    Nov 21 '18 at 21:07






  • 1




    @JBoothUA, please share your solution
    – Nicolas
    Nov 21 '18 at 21:10














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I am trying to display items in dropdown using ng-select in Angular 5. But the dropdown component that I am designing should be more generic in nature meaning people who are calling my dropdown should be able to pass customized template for displaying items in dropdown. i.e. the items list in dropdown should be build with specific template and a call to my generic dropdown should display the customized list of items. Is this something that can be achieved in transclusion? Currently I am using "dropdownVal" which is of String datatype but instead I need to have array of template/component.



My code is below



dropdown.component.ts



@Component({
selector: 'wdsk-dropdown',
templateUrl: './dropdown.component.html',
styleUrls: ['./dropdown.component.scss']
})
export class DropdownComponent implements OnInit {


@Input() dropdownVal: string;
@Input() placeholder: string;

@Output() selectedItem = new EventEmitter();

constructor() { }

ngOnInit() {
}

onSelect(value: any) {
this.selectedItem.emit(value);
}
}


Template - dropdown.component.html



<div class="col-md-12 account-dropdown">
<div class="form-group row">

<div class="col-md-12">

<ngx-select tabindex="0" placeholder={{placeholder}} [items]="dropdownVal" (selected)="onSelect($event)">
</ngx-select>
</div>
</div>
</div>









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I am trying to display items in dropdown using ng-select in Angular 5. But the dropdown component that I am designing should be more generic in nature meaning people who are calling my dropdown should be able to pass customized template for displaying items in dropdown. i.e. the items list in dropdown should be build with specific template and a call to my generic dropdown should display the customized list of items. Is this something that can be achieved in transclusion? Currently I am using "dropdownVal" which is of String datatype but instead I need to have array of template/component.



My code is below



dropdown.component.ts



@Component({
selector: 'wdsk-dropdown',
templateUrl: './dropdown.component.html',
styleUrls: ['./dropdown.component.scss']
})
export class DropdownComponent implements OnInit {


@Input() dropdownVal: string;
@Input() placeholder: string;

@Output() selectedItem = new EventEmitter();

constructor() { }

ngOnInit() {
}

onSelect(value: any) {
this.selectedItem.emit(value);
}
}


Template - dropdown.component.html



<div class="col-md-12 account-dropdown">
<div class="form-group row">

<div class="col-md-12">

<ngx-select tabindex="0" placeholder={{placeholder}} [items]="dropdownVal" (selected)="onSelect($event)">
</ngx-select>
</div>
</div>
</div>






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  • Just add <ng-content></ng-content> inside the dropdown.component.html wherever you want the customised content to display, and pass whatever you want to display inside the wdsk-dropdown tags
    – user184994
    Nov 21 '18 at 20:51












  • i have a solution for this, but it is using the mat-select element from angular-materials... does that count? :)
    – JBoothUA
    Nov 21 '18 at 21:03










  • i guess i might share my solution just in case it helps at all
    – JBoothUA
    Nov 21 '18 at 21:04










  • Thanks for response but will the data inside <ng-content></ng-content> will appear under dropdown? How to link the [items] directive of ngx-select to the contents of <ng-content></ng-content> so that the data in <ng-content></ng-content> is listed as dropdown items. Also [items] accepts Array of data.
    – Nicolas
    Nov 21 '18 at 21:07






  • 1




    @JBoothUA, please share your solution
    – Nicolas
    Nov 21 '18 at 21:10


















  • Just add <ng-content></ng-content> inside the dropdown.component.html wherever you want the customised content to display, and pass whatever you want to display inside the wdsk-dropdown tags
    – user184994
    Nov 21 '18 at 20:51












  • i have a solution for this, but it is using the mat-select element from angular-materials... does that count? :)
    – JBoothUA
    Nov 21 '18 at 21:03










  • i guess i might share my solution just in case it helps at all
    – JBoothUA
    Nov 21 '18 at 21:04










  • Thanks for response but will the data inside <ng-content></ng-content> will appear under dropdown? How to link the [items] directive of ngx-select to the contents of <ng-content></ng-content> so that the data in <ng-content></ng-content> is listed as dropdown items. Also [items] accepts Array of data.
    – Nicolas
    Nov 21 '18 at 21:07






  • 1




    @JBoothUA, please share your solution
    – Nicolas
    Nov 21 '18 at 21:10
















Just add <ng-content></ng-content> inside the dropdown.component.html wherever you want the customised content to display, and pass whatever you want to display inside the wdsk-dropdown tags
– user184994
Nov 21 '18 at 20:51






Just add <ng-content></ng-content> inside the dropdown.component.html wherever you want the customised content to display, and pass whatever you want to display inside the wdsk-dropdown tags
– user184994
Nov 21 '18 at 20:51














i have a solution for this, but it is using the mat-select element from angular-materials... does that count? :)
– JBoothUA
Nov 21 '18 at 21:03




i have a solution for this, but it is using the mat-select element from angular-materials... does that count? :)
– JBoothUA
Nov 21 '18 at 21:03












i guess i might share my solution just in case it helps at all
– JBoothUA
Nov 21 '18 at 21:04




i guess i might share my solution just in case it helps at all
– JBoothUA
Nov 21 '18 at 21:04












Thanks for response but will the data inside <ng-content></ng-content> will appear under dropdown? How to link the [items] directive of ngx-select to the contents of <ng-content></ng-content> so that the data in <ng-content></ng-content> is listed as dropdown items. Also [items] accepts Array of data.
– Nicolas
Nov 21 '18 at 21:07




Thanks for response but will the data inside <ng-content></ng-content> will appear under dropdown? How to link the [items] directive of ngx-select to the contents of <ng-content></ng-content> so that the data in <ng-content></ng-content> is listed as dropdown items. Also [items] accepts Array of data.
– Nicolas
Nov 21 '18 at 21:07




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@JBoothUA, please share your solution
– Nicolas
Nov 21 '18 at 21:10




@JBoothUA, please share your solution
– Nicolas
Nov 21 '18 at 21:10












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I have done this before with Angular Material's mat-select element, using @ContentChildren and ng-template.



Working Example Here



dropdown.ts



import { Component, OnInit, Input, ViewEncapsulation, Output, EventEmitter, ViewChild, ContentChildren, QueryList , TemplateRef} from '@angular/core';
import { MatSelectChange, MatSelect } from '@angular/material/select';

// Template Sections
@Component({
selector: 'custom-dropdown-item',
template: '<ng-template #content><ng-content></ng-content></ng-template>'
})
export class CustomDropdownItemsComponent {
@ViewChild('content') content: any;
@Input() value: any;
@Input() width: string;
@Input() height: string;
@Output() click: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter();

onClick() {
this.click.emit(this.value);
}
}

@Component({
selector: 'custom-dropdown',
templateUrl: './custom-dropdown.component.html',
styleUrls: ['./custom-dropdown.component.scss']
})
export class CustomDropdownComponent implements OnInit {
@ViewChild('matSelect') matSelect: MatSelect;
@Output() valueChange: EventEmitter<MatSelectChange> = new EventEmitter<MatSelectChange>();
@Output() openedChange: EventEmitter<boolean> = new EventEmitter<boolean>();
@Input() value: any;
@Input() items: string;
@Input() placeholder: string;
@Input() dropdownTitle: string;
@Input() addDynamicContent: boolean = false;
@Input() compareWith: Function;
defaultCompareWithFn: Function = function () { };
selectedIndex = -1;

@ContentChildren(CustomDropdownItemsComponent)
ddItems:QueryList<CustomDropdownItemsComponent>;

constructor() { }

ngOnInit() {
}

valueChanged(event: MatSelectChange) {
this.valueChange.emit(event.value);
}
}


dropdown.html



<mat-select #matSelect [(value)]="value" (selectionChange)="valueChanged($event)">
<mat-option style="width:100px" [value]="0">
<h1 style="color:red">I'm content = 0</h1>
</mat-option>
<mat-option [style.width]="ddlItem.width" [value]="i+1" *ngFor="let ddlItem of ddItems; let i = index">
<ng-container [ngTemplateOutlet]="ddlItem.content"></ng-container>
</mat-option>
</mat-select>


Passing in custom items:



<div class="mat-app-background basic-container" style="width:200px; padding:0; margin:0">
<custom-dropdown [addDynamicContent]="true" [(value)]="selected">
<custom-dropdown-item width="100px">
<span style="color:green">I'm dynamic content = 1</span>
</custom-dropdown-item>
<custom-dropdown-item width="100px">
<p style="color:blue">I'm dynamic content = 2</p>
</custom-dropdown-item>
</custom-dropdown>
</div>
<div>
Selected: {{ selected }}
</div>





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    Thanks @JBoothUA, your solution helps but unfortunately I've to implement the same using ngx-select
    – Nicolas
    Nov 22 '18 at 3:03






  • 1




    @Nicolas if you can create a stackblitz with ngx-select i can take a look at it
    – JBoothUA
    Nov 22 '18 at 4:34












  • @Nicolas maybe the same tactics will work with ngx-select?
    – JBoothUA
    Nov 27 '18 at 16:33










  • I'm newbie to this, really not sure if it works but wanted to achieve this with ngx-select.
    – Nicolas
    Nov 27 '18 at 16:47






  • 1




    Can you take a look at my stackblitz ngdropdown
    – Nicolas
    Nov 28 '18 at 15:08











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I have done this before with Angular Material's mat-select element, using @ContentChildren and ng-template.



Working Example Here



dropdown.ts



import { Component, OnInit, Input, ViewEncapsulation, Output, EventEmitter, ViewChild, ContentChildren, QueryList , TemplateRef} from '@angular/core';
import { MatSelectChange, MatSelect } from '@angular/material/select';

// Template Sections
@Component({
selector: 'custom-dropdown-item',
template: '<ng-template #content><ng-content></ng-content></ng-template>'
})
export class CustomDropdownItemsComponent {
@ViewChild('content') content: any;
@Input() value: any;
@Input() width: string;
@Input() height: string;
@Output() click: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter();

onClick() {
this.click.emit(this.value);
}
}

@Component({
selector: 'custom-dropdown',
templateUrl: './custom-dropdown.component.html',
styleUrls: ['./custom-dropdown.component.scss']
})
export class CustomDropdownComponent implements OnInit {
@ViewChild('matSelect') matSelect: MatSelect;
@Output() valueChange: EventEmitter<MatSelectChange> = new EventEmitter<MatSelectChange>();
@Output() openedChange: EventEmitter<boolean> = new EventEmitter<boolean>();
@Input() value: any;
@Input() items: string;
@Input() placeholder: string;
@Input() dropdownTitle: string;
@Input() addDynamicContent: boolean = false;
@Input() compareWith: Function;
defaultCompareWithFn: Function = function () { };
selectedIndex = -1;

@ContentChildren(CustomDropdownItemsComponent)
ddItems:QueryList<CustomDropdownItemsComponent>;

constructor() { }

ngOnInit() {
}

valueChanged(event: MatSelectChange) {
this.valueChange.emit(event.value);
}
}


dropdown.html



<mat-select #matSelect [(value)]="value" (selectionChange)="valueChanged($event)">
<mat-option style="width:100px" [value]="0">
<h1 style="color:red">I'm content = 0</h1>
</mat-option>
<mat-option [style.width]="ddlItem.width" [value]="i+1" *ngFor="let ddlItem of ddItems; let i = index">
<ng-container [ngTemplateOutlet]="ddlItem.content"></ng-container>
</mat-option>
</mat-select>


Passing in custom items:



<div class="mat-app-background basic-container" style="width:200px; padding:0; margin:0">
<custom-dropdown [addDynamicContent]="true" [(value)]="selected">
<custom-dropdown-item width="100px">
<span style="color:green">I'm dynamic content = 1</span>
</custom-dropdown-item>
<custom-dropdown-item width="100px">
<p style="color:blue">I'm dynamic content = 2</p>
</custom-dropdown-item>
</custom-dropdown>
</div>
<div>
Selected: {{ selected }}
</div>





share|improve this answer

















  • 1




    Thanks @JBoothUA, your solution helps but unfortunately I've to implement the same using ngx-select
    – Nicolas
    Nov 22 '18 at 3:03






  • 1




    @Nicolas if you can create a stackblitz with ngx-select i can take a look at it
    – JBoothUA
    Nov 22 '18 at 4:34












  • @Nicolas maybe the same tactics will work with ngx-select?
    – JBoothUA
    Nov 27 '18 at 16:33










  • I'm newbie to this, really not sure if it works but wanted to achieve this with ngx-select.
    – Nicolas
    Nov 27 '18 at 16:47






  • 1




    Can you take a look at my stackblitz ngdropdown
    – Nicolas
    Nov 28 '18 at 15:08
















1














I have done this before with Angular Material's mat-select element, using @ContentChildren and ng-template.



Working Example Here



dropdown.ts



import { Component, OnInit, Input, ViewEncapsulation, Output, EventEmitter, ViewChild, ContentChildren, QueryList , TemplateRef} from '@angular/core';
import { MatSelectChange, MatSelect } from '@angular/material/select';

// Template Sections
@Component({
selector: 'custom-dropdown-item',
template: '<ng-template #content><ng-content></ng-content></ng-template>'
})
export class CustomDropdownItemsComponent {
@ViewChild('content') content: any;
@Input() value: any;
@Input() width: string;
@Input() height: string;
@Output() click: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter();

onClick() {
this.click.emit(this.value);
}
}

@Component({
selector: 'custom-dropdown',
templateUrl: './custom-dropdown.component.html',
styleUrls: ['./custom-dropdown.component.scss']
})
export class CustomDropdownComponent implements OnInit {
@ViewChild('matSelect') matSelect: MatSelect;
@Output() valueChange: EventEmitter<MatSelectChange> = new EventEmitter<MatSelectChange>();
@Output() openedChange: EventEmitter<boolean> = new EventEmitter<boolean>();
@Input() value: any;
@Input() items: string;
@Input() placeholder: string;
@Input() dropdownTitle: string;
@Input() addDynamicContent: boolean = false;
@Input() compareWith: Function;
defaultCompareWithFn: Function = function () { };
selectedIndex = -1;

@ContentChildren(CustomDropdownItemsComponent)
ddItems:QueryList<CustomDropdownItemsComponent>;

constructor() { }

ngOnInit() {
}

valueChanged(event: MatSelectChange) {
this.valueChange.emit(event.value);
}
}


dropdown.html



<mat-select #matSelect [(value)]="value" (selectionChange)="valueChanged($event)">
<mat-option style="width:100px" [value]="0">
<h1 style="color:red">I'm content = 0</h1>
</mat-option>
<mat-option [style.width]="ddlItem.width" [value]="i+1" *ngFor="let ddlItem of ddItems; let i = index">
<ng-container [ngTemplateOutlet]="ddlItem.content"></ng-container>
</mat-option>
</mat-select>


Passing in custom items:



<div class="mat-app-background basic-container" style="width:200px; padding:0; margin:0">
<custom-dropdown [addDynamicContent]="true" [(value)]="selected">
<custom-dropdown-item width="100px">
<span style="color:green">I'm dynamic content = 1</span>
</custom-dropdown-item>
<custom-dropdown-item width="100px">
<p style="color:blue">I'm dynamic content = 2</p>
</custom-dropdown-item>
</custom-dropdown>
</div>
<div>
Selected: {{ selected }}
</div>





share|improve this answer

















  • 1




    Thanks @JBoothUA, your solution helps but unfortunately I've to implement the same using ngx-select
    – Nicolas
    Nov 22 '18 at 3:03






  • 1




    @Nicolas if you can create a stackblitz with ngx-select i can take a look at it
    – JBoothUA
    Nov 22 '18 at 4:34












  • @Nicolas maybe the same tactics will work with ngx-select?
    – JBoothUA
    Nov 27 '18 at 16:33










  • I'm newbie to this, really not sure if it works but wanted to achieve this with ngx-select.
    – Nicolas
    Nov 27 '18 at 16:47






  • 1




    Can you take a look at my stackblitz ngdropdown
    – Nicolas
    Nov 28 '18 at 15:08














1












1








1






I have done this before with Angular Material's mat-select element, using @ContentChildren and ng-template.



Working Example Here



dropdown.ts



import { Component, OnInit, Input, ViewEncapsulation, Output, EventEmitter, ViewChild, ContentChildren, QueryList , TemplateRef} from '@angular/core';
import { MatSelectChange, MatSelect } from '@angular/material/select';

// Template Sections
@Component({
selector: 'custom-dropdown-item',
template: '<ng-template #content><ng-content></ng-content></ng-template>'
})
export class CustomDropdownItemsComponent {
@ViewChild('content') content: any;
@Input() value: any;
@Input() width: string;
@Input() height: string;
@Output() click: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter();

onClick() {
this.click.emit(this.value);
}
}

@Component({
selector: 'custom-dropdown',
templateUrl: './custom-dropdown.component.html',
styleUrls: ['./custom-dropdown.component.scss']
})
export class CustomDropdownComponent implements OnInit {
@ViewChild('matSelect') matSelect: MatSelect;
@Output() valueChange: EventEmitter<MatSelectChange> = new EventEmitter<MatSelectChange>();
@Output() openedChange: EventEmitter<boolean> = new EventEmitter<boolean>();
@Input() value: any;
@Input() items: string;
@Input() placeholder: string;
@Input() dropdownTitle: string;
@Input() addDynamicContent: boolean = false;
@Input() compareWith: Function;
defaultCompareWithFn: Function = function () { };
selectedIndex = -1;

@ContentChildren(CustomDropdownItemsComponent)
ddItems:QueryList<CustomDropdownItemsComponent>;

constructor() { }

ngOnInit() {
}

valueChanged(event: MatSelectChange) {
this.valueChange.emit(event.value);
}
}


dropdown.html



<mat-select #matSelect [(value)]="value" (selectionChange)="valueChanged($event)">
<mat-option style="width:100px" [value]="0">
<h1 style="color:red">I'm content = 0</h1>
</mat-option>
<mat-option [style.width]="ddlItem.width" [value]="i+1" *ngFor="let ddlItem of ddItems; let i = index">
<ng-container [ngTemplateOutlet]="ddlItem.content"></ng-container>
</mat-option>
</mat-select>


Passing in custom items:



<div class="mat-app-background basic-container" style="width:200px; padding:0; margin:0">
<custom-dropdown [addDynamicContent]="true" [(value)]="selected">
<custom-dropdown-item width="100px">
<span style="color:green">I'm dynamic content = 1</span>
</custom-dropdown-item>
<custom-dropdown-item width="100px">
<p style="color:blue">I'm dynamic content = 2</p>
</custom-dropdown-item>
</custom-dropdown>
</div>
<div>
Selected: {{ selected }}
</div>





share|improve this answer












I have done this before with Angular Material's mat-select element, using @ContentChildren and ng-template.



Working Example Here



dropdown.ts



import { Component, OnInit, Input, ViewEncapsulation, Output, EventEmitter, ViewChild, ContentChildren, QueryList , TemplateRef} from '@angular/core';
import { MatSelectChange, MatSelect } from '@angular/material/select';

// Template Sections
@Component({
selector: 'custom-dropdown-item',
template: '<ng-template #content><ng-content></ng-content></ng-template>'
})
export class CustomDropdownItemsComponent {
@ViewChild('content') content: any;
@Input() value: any;
@Input() width: string;
@Input() height: string;
@Output() click: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter();

onClick() {
this.click.emit(this.value);
}
}

@Component({
selector: 'custom-dropdown',
templateUrl: './custom-dropdown.component.html',
styleUrls: ['./custom-dropdown.component.scss']
})
export class CustomDropdownComponent implements OnInit {
@ViewChild('matSelect') matSelect: MatSelect;
@Output() valueChange: EventEmitter<MatSelectChange> = new EventEmitter<MatSelectChange>();
@Output() openedChange: EventEmitter<boolean> = new EventEmitter<boolean>();
@Input() value: any;
@Input() items: string;
@Input() placeholder: string;
@Input() dropdownTitle: string;
@Input() addDynamicContent: boolean = false;
@Input() compareWith: Function;
defaultCompareWithFn: Function = function () { };
selectedIndex = -1;

@ContentChildren(CustomDropdownItemsComponent)
ddItems:QueryList<CustomDropdownItemsComponent>;

constructor() { }

ngOnInit() {
}

valueChanged(event: MatSelectChange) {
this.valueChange.emit(event.value);
}
}


dropdown.html



<mat-select #matSelect [(value)]="value" (selectionChange)="valueChanged($event)">
<mat-option style="width:100px" [value]="0">
<h1 style="color:red">I'm content = 0</h1>
</mat-option>
<mat-option [style.width]="ddlItem.width" [value]="i+1" *ngFor="let ddlItem of ddItems; let i = index">
<ng-container [ngTemplateOutlet]="ddlItem.content"></ng-container>
</mat-option>
</mat-select>


Passing in custom items:



<div class="mat-app-background basic-container" style="width:200px; padding:0; margin:0">
<custom-dropdown [addDynamicContent]="true" [(value)]="selected">
<custom-dropdown-item width="100px">
<span style="color:green">I'm dynamic content = 1</span>
</custom-dropdown-item>
<custom-dropdown-item width="100px">
<p style="color:blue">I'm dynamic content = 2</p>
</custom-dropdown-item>
</custom-dropdown>
</div>
<div>
Selected: {{ selected }}
</div>






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  • 1




    Thanks @JBoothUA, your solution helps but unfortunately I've to implement the same using ngx-select
    – Nicolas
    Nov 22 '18 at 3:03






  • 1




    @Nicolas if you can create a stackblitz with ngx-select i can take a look at it
    – JBoothUA
    Nov 22 '18 at 4:34












  • @Nicolas maybe the same tactics will work with ngx-select?
    – JBoothUA
    Nov 27 '18 at 16:33










  • I'm newbie to this, really not sure if it works but wanted to achieve this with ngx-select.
    – Nicolas
    Nov 27 '18 at 16:47






  • 1




    Can you take a look at my stackblitz ngdropdown
    – Nicolas
    Nov 28 '18 at 15:08














  • 1




    Thanks @JBoothUA, your solution helps but unfortunately I've to implement the same using ngx-select
    – Nicolas
    Nov 22 '18 at 3:03






  • 1




    @Nicolas if you can create a stackblitz with ngx-select i can take a look at it
    – JBoothUA
    Nov 22 '18 at 4:34












  • @Nicolas maybe the same tactics will work with ngx-select?
    – JBoothUA
    Nov 27 '18 at 16:33










  • I'm newbie to this, really not sure if it works but wanted to achieve this with ngx-select.
    – Nicolas
    Nov 27 '18 at 16:47






  • 1




    Can you take a look at my stackblitz ngdropdown
    – Nicolas
    Nov 28 '18 at 15:08








1




1




Thanks @JBoothUA, your solution helps but unfortunately I've to implement the same using ngx-select
– Nicolas
Nov 22 '18 at 3:03




Thanks @JBoothUA, your solution helps but unfortunately I've to implement the same using ngx-select
– Nicolas
Nov 22 '18 at 3:03




1




1




@Nicolas if you can create a stackblitz with ngx-select i can take a look at it
– JBoothUA
Nov 22 '18 at 4:34






@Nicolas if you can create a stackblitz with ngx-select i can take a look at it
– JBoothUA
Nov 22 '18 at 4:34














@Nicolas maybe the same tactics will work with ngx-select?
– JBoothUA
Nov 27 '18 at 16:33




@Nicolas maybe the same tactics will work with ngx-select?
– JBoothUA
Nov 27 '18 at 16:33












I'm newbie to this, really not sure if it works but wanted to achieve this with ngx-select.
– Nicolas
Nov 27 '18 at 16:47




I'm newbie to this, really not sure if it works but wanted to achieve this with ngx-select.
– Nicolas
Nov 27 '18 at 16:47




1




1




Can you take a look at my stackblitz ngdropdown
– Nicolas
Nov 28 '18 at 15:08




Can you take a look at my stackblitz ngdropdown
– Nicolas
Nov 28 '18 at 15:08


















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