Angular2 Reactive forms - Set default value for form fields with dropdown

Question

How can I set the default value for all forms fields in angular 2 reactive forms?

Here is the plnkr to reproduce the issue

Below code does not update dropdown values as it has an object associated with it.

Note: Here I need to set the default value for all form fields with the response received from Backend API.

Component.html

<form [formGroup]="myForm" novalidate (ngSubmit)="save(myForm.value, myForm.valid)">
    <div class="form-group">
        <label>Country:</label>
        <select formControlName="country">
          <option *ngFor="let country of masterCountries" [ngValue]="country">{{country.countryName}}</option>
        </select>
    </div>

    <div class="form-group">
      <label for="">Name</label>
      <input type="text" class="form-control" formControlName="name">
      <small [hidden]="myForm.controls.name.valid || (myForm.controls.name.pristine && !submitted)" class="text-danger">
            Name is required (minimum 5 characters).
          </small>
      <!--<pre class="margin-20">{{ myForm.controls.name.errors | json }}</pre>-->
    </div>
    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-default">Submit</button>
    <div class="margin-20">
      <div>myForm details:-</div>
      <pre>Is myForm valid?: <br>{{myForm.valid | json}}</pre>
      <pre>Is myForm submitted?: <br>{{submitted | json}}</pre>
      <pre>myForm value: <br>{{myForm.value | json}}</pre>
    </div>

Component.ts

export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
    public myForm: FormGroup;
    public masterCountries: any[] = [{"countryCode":"AF","countryName":"Afghanistan"},{"countryCode":"AL","countryName":"Albania"},{"countryCode":"DZ","countryName":"Algeria"},{"countryCode":"AS","countryName":"American Samoa"},{"countryCode":"AD","countryName":"Andorra"}];

    // Sample response received from backend api
    public CountryResponse = {country: {"countryCode":"AF","countryName":"Afghanistan"}, name: 'test123'};
    constructor(private _fb: FormBuilder) { }

    ngOnInit() {

        // the short way
        this.myForm = this._fb.group({
            country: [''],
            name: ['', [<any>Validators.required, <any>Validators.minLength(5)]],
        });


        (<FormGroup>this.myForm)
            .setValue(this.CountryResponse, {onlySelf: true});


    }


    save(model: User, isValid: boolean) {
        this.submitted = true;
        console.log(model, isValid);
    }
}

Let me know if there is any other way to set the whole form.

Answer 1

I know this is an old question, but if anyone looks for it, there is now a better way to set value in the whole form, with PatchValue:

this.myForm.patchValue({
   country: this.CountryResponse,
   name: 'Any Name'
});

this also allows partial, so you would still be able to do something like:

this.myForm.patchValue({ country: this.CountryResponse });

or you can set the value into a single control:

this.myForm.get('country').setValue(this.CountryResponse);