Represents a container where one or more views can be attached to a component.

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abstract class ViewContainerRef {
  abstract element: ElementRef
  abstract injector: Injector
  abstract parentInjector: Injector
  abstract length: number
  abstract clear(): void
  abstract get(index: number): ViewRef | null
  abstract createEmbeddedView<C>(templateRef: TemplateRef<C>, context?: C, index?: number): EmbeddedViewRef<C>
  abstract createComponent<C>(componentFactory: ComponentFactory<C>, index?: number, injector?: Injector, projectableNodes?: any[][], ngModule?: NgModuleRef<any>): ComponentRef<C>
  abstract insert(viewRef: ViewRef, index?: number): ViewRef
  abstract move(viewRef: ViewRef, currentIndex: number): ViewRef
  abstract indexOf(viewRef: ViewRef): number
  abstract remove(index?: number): void
  abstract detach(index?: number): ViewRef | null
}

See also

• ComponentRef

• EmbeddedViewRef

Description

Can contain host views (created by instantiating a component with the createComponent() method), and embedded views (created by instantiating a TemplateRef with the createEmbeddedView() method).

A view container instance can contain other view containers, creating a view hierarchy.

Properties

Property	Description
abstract element: ElementRef	Read-Only Anchor element that specifies the location of this container in the containing view. Each view container can have only one anchor element, and each anchor element can have only a single view container. Root elements of views attached to this container become siblings of the anchor element in the rendered view. Access the ViewContainerRef of an element by placing a Directive injected with ViewContainerRef on the element, or use a ViewChild query.
abstract injector: Injector	Read-Only The dependency injector for this view container.
abstract parentInjector: Injector	Read-Only
abstract length: number	Read-Only Reports how many views are currently attached to this container.

Methods

clear()
Destroys all views in this container.
abstract clear(): void Parameters There are no parameters. Returns void

get()
Retrieves a view from this container.
abstract get(index: number): ViewRef | null Parameters index number The 0-based index of the view to retrieve. Returns ViewRef | null: The ViewRef instance, or null if the index is out of range.

createEmbeddedView()
Instantiates an embedded view and inserts it into this container.
abstract createEmbeddedView<C>(templateRef: TemplateRef<C>, context?: C, index?: number): EmbeddedViewRef<C> Parameters templateRef TemplateRef The HTML template that defines the view. context C Optional. Default is undefined. index number The 0-based index at which to insert the new view into this container. If not specified, appends the new view as the last entry. Optional. Default is undefined. Returns EmbeddedViewRef<C>: The ViewRef instance for the newly created view.

createComponent()
Instantiates a single component and inserts its host view into this container.
abstract createComponent<C>(componentFactory: ComponentFactory<C>, index?: number, injector?: Injector, projectableNodes?: any[][], ngModule?: NgModuleRef<any>): ComponentRef<C> Parameters componentFactory ComponentFactory The factory to use. index number The index at which to insert the new component's host view into this container. If not specified, appends the new view as the last entry. Optional. Default is undefined. injector Injector The injector to use as the parent for the new component. Optional. Default is undefined. projectableNodes any[][] Optional. Default is undefined. ngModule NgModuleRef Optional. Default is undefined. Returns ComponentRef<C>: The new component instance, containing the host view.

insert()
Inserts a view into this container.
abstract insert(viewRef: ViewRef, index?: number): ViewRef Parameters viewRef ViewRef The view to insert. index number The 0-based index at which to insert the view. If not specified, appends the new view as the last entry. Optional. Default is undefined. Returns ViewRef: The inserted ViewRef instance.

move()
Moves a view to a new location in this container.
abstract move(viewRef: ViewRef, currentIndex: number): ViewRef Parameters viewRef ViewRef The view to move. currentIndex number Returns ViewRef: The moved ViewRef instance.

indexOf()
Returns the index of a view within the current container.
abstract indexOf(viewRef: ViewRef): number Parameters viewRef ViewRef The view to query. Returns number: The 0-based index of the view's position in this container, or -1 if this container doesn't contain the view.

remove()
Destroys a view attached to this container
abstract remove(index?: number): void Parameters index number The 0-based index of the view to destroy. If not specified, the last view in the container is removed. Optional. Default is undefined. Returns void

detach()
Detaches a view from this container without destroying it. Use along with insert() to move a view within the current container.
abstract detach(index?: number): ViewRef | null Parameters index number The 0-based index of the view to detach. If not specified, the last view in the container is detached. Optional. Default is undefined. Returns ViewRef | null