ng-template - typed variable

Issue

How can parent component recognise type of let-content which comes from ngTemplateOutletContext? Now {{content.type}} works correctly, but IDE says:

unresolved variable type

How can I type it as Video?

parent.component.ts:

export interface Video {
  id: number;
  duration: number;
  type: string;
}

public videos: Video = [{id: 1, duration: 30, type: 'documentary'}];

parent.component.html:

<ul>
  <li *ngFor="let video of videos">
    <tile [bodyTemplate]="tileTemplate" [content]="video"></app-card>
  </li>
</ul>

<ng-template #tileTemplate let-content>
  <h5 class="tile__type">{{content.type}}</h5>
</ng-template>

tile.component.ts:

@Component({
  selector: 'tile',
  templateUrl: './tile.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./tile.component.scss'],
  changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
})
export class CardComponent {
  @Input() tileTemplate: TemplateRef<any>;
  @Input() content: Video;
}

tile.component.html:

<div
...
  <ng-container
    [ngTemplateOutlet]="tileTemplate"
    [ngTemplateOutletContext]="{ $implicit: content }">
  </ng-container>
...
</div>

Solution

There is no type inference for let-* variables. The let- context is part of the micro syntax parser for Angular, and an IDE can not infer the type as there is no clear origin.

https://gist.github.com/mhevery/d3530294cff2e4a1b3fe15ff75d08855

You can try to silence the IDE warning using $any()

https://angular.io/guide/template-syntax#the-any-type-cast-function

<ng-template #tileTemplate let-content>
  <h5 class="tile__type">{{$any(content).type}}</h5>
</ng-template>

You can force type inference by using a function

<ng-template #tileTemplate let-content>
  <h5 class="tile__type">{{toVideo(content).type}}</h5>
</ng-template>

public toVideo(value: any): Video { return value as Video; }

Answered By - Reactgular