Angular 2 - Lifecycle Hooks

Angular 2 application goes through an entire set of processes or has a lifecycle right from its initiation to the end of the application.

The following diagram shows the entire processes in the lifecycle of the Angular 2 application.

Following is a description of each lifecycle hook.

• ngOnChanges − When the value of a data bound property changes, then this method is called.

• ngOnInit − This is called whenever the initialization of the directive/component after Angular first displays the data-bound properties happens.

• ngDoCheck − This is for the detection and to act on changes that Angular can't or won't detect on its own.

• ngAfterContentInit − This is called in response after Angular projects external content into the component's view.

• ngAfterContentChecked − This is called in response after Angular checks the content projected into the component.

• ngAfterViewInit − This is called in response after Angular initializes the component's views and child views.

• ngAfterViewChecked − This is called in response after Angular checks the component's views and child views.

• ngOnDestroy − This is the cleanup phase just before Angular destroys the directive/component.

Following is an example of implementing one lifecycle hook. In the app.component.ts file, place the following code.

import { 
   Component 
} from '@angular/core';  

@Component ({ 
   selector: 'my-app', 
   template: '<div> {{values}} </div> ' 
}) 

export class AppComponent { 
   values = ''; 
   ngOnInit() { 
      this.values = "Hello"; 
   } 
}

In the above program, we are calling the ngOnInit lifecycle hook to specifically mention that the value of the this.values parameter should be set to “Hello”.

Once you save all the code changes and refresh the browser, you will get the following output.