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Topic: Set mdb-accordion-item collapsed programatically

Declan Ward priority asked 5 years ago


*Expected behavior*Accordion should open if there is only one item in the list.

*Actual behavior*Accordion remains collapsed

Resources (screenshots, code snippets etc.)

<mdb-accordion-item  [collapsed]="true" *ngFor="let item of itemsList">

Changing value of collapsed from "true" to "false" works as expected.

I need to bind this to the length of the list - itemsList.length > 1

This, in my template, - Len:{{docTypes.length>1}} shows a value of true or false, as expected.

Using mdb-accordion-item [collapsed]="[collapsed]", I set collapsed = "true" or "false", in code, based on the length of the list but the accordion seems to ignore this. Is it binding too late?

As a test I added a button to toggle the value:

<button type="button"  (click)="toggle()">Toggle</button>

collapsed: string = "false";

toggle(): void {
if (this.collapsed == "true"){
  this.collapsed = "false";
}
else {
  this.collapsed = "true";
}

}

Toggle() changes the value as expected but the list item does not open/close. What am I missing?


Bartosz Termena staff answered 5 years ago


Dear @declan.ward

You can access your items via ViewChildren in you TS file.

Sample: @ViewChildren('SBItemComponent') SBItemComponent: QueryList<SBItemComponent>;

Below is a full example:

  @ViewChildren('SBItemComponent') SBItemComponent: QueryList<SBItemComponent>;
  title = 'Accordion Test';
  collapsed = false;
  items: string[] = ['Item 1', 'Item 2', 'Item 3', 'Item 4'];
  toggle() {
    if (this.collapsed === true) {
      this.collapsed = false;
      console.log('Set to false');
    } else {
      this.collapsed = true;
      console.log('Set to true');
    }
    this.SBItemComponent.forEach((item, index) => {
      if (index === 1) {
        item.toggle(this.collapsed);
      }
    });
  }

HTML

<mdb-accordion>
  <mdb-accordion-item [collapsed]="collapsed" #SBItemComponent *ngFor="let item of items">
    <mdb-accordion-item-head>Item Head</mdb-accordion-item-head>
    <mdb-accordion-item-body>

      <p>Item: {{item}}</p>

    </mdb-accordion-item-body>
  </mdb-accordion-item>
<button mdbBtn (click)="toggle()">toggle</button>

Hope it helps!

Best Regards, Bartosz.


dominic_ks premium answered 4 years ago


Was there any further update here, or has anyone managed to get this working with *ngFor? I am trying to get accordion items to open and close based on a child route. It is working if you navigate directly to the route, but if you change route while on the page I am experiencing the same issue where the arrow on the right of the header changes but the content is now hidden or shown.


Arkadiusz Idzikowski staff commented 4 years ago

Please create a new thread and provide more details about your configuration (MDB Angular version) and an example code on which we will be able to reproduce this problem.


Wojciech Marciniak free commented 3 years ago

Why applyToggle() has never been documented? That's the question. I lost a couple of hours.


Arkadiusz Idzikowski staff commented 3 years ago

We added this method to the accordion API page.


Declan Ward priority answered 5 years ago


Excellent Bartosz, thank you. This gives me exactly what I need.

Brilliant support, I am really impressed :)


Declan Ward priority answered 5 years ago


Hi Bartosz,

That works fine for static content. Unfortunately, as soon as I add

*ngFor="let item of items"

it stops working.

This does not work: (with *ngFor)

<mdb-accordion>
<mdb-accordion-item [collapsed]="collapsed" #SBItemComponent *ngFor="let item of items">
  <mdb-accordion-item-head>Item Head</mdb-accordion-item-head>
  <mdb-accordion-item-body>

    <p>Item: {{item}}</p>

  </mdb-accordion-item-body>
</mdb-accordion-item>

This does work (without *ngFor)

<mdb-accordion>
<mdb-accordion-item [collapsed]="collapsed" #SBItemComponent>
  <mdb-accordion-item-head>Collapsible Group Item #1</mdb-accordion-item-head>
  <mdb-accordion-item-body>
    Item 1
  </mdb-accordion-item-body>
</mdb-accordion-item>

<mdb-accordion-item>
  <mdb-accordion-item-head>Collapsible Group Item #2</mdb-accordion-item-head>
  <mdb-accordion-item-body>
    Item 2
  </mdb-accordion-item-body>
</mdb-accordion-item>

<mdb-accordion-item>
  <mdb-accordion-item-head>Collapsible Group Item #3</mdb-accordion-item-head>
  <mdb-accordion-item-body>
    Item 3
  </mdb-accordion-item-body>
</mdb-accordion-item>

Regards, Declan


Bartosz Termena staff answered 5 years ago


Dear @declan.ward

Use our toggle() method from here: https://mdbootstrap.com/docs/angular/advanced/accordion/#a-methods

change your TS code to this:

  import { SBItemComponent } from 'yourpath';

  @ViewChild('SBItemComponent', { static: true }) SBItemComponent: SBItemComponent;
  title = 'Accordion Test';
  collapsed = false;
  items: string[] = ['Item 1', 'Item 2', 'Item 3', 'Item 4'];

  toggle() {
    if (this.collapsed === true) {
      this.collapsed = false;
      console.log('Set to false');
    } else {
      this.collapsed = true;
      console.log('Set to true');
    }
    this.SBItemComponent.toggle(this.collapsed);
  }

HTML

<mdb-accordion>
  <mdb-accordion-item [collapsed]="collapsed" #SBItemComponent>
    <mdb-accordion-item-head>Collapsible Group Item #1</mdb-accordion-item-head>
    <mdb-accordion-item-body>
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      single-origin coffee nulla assumenda shoreditch et. Nihil anim keffiyeh helvetica, craft beer
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    </mdb-accordion-item-body>
  </mdb-accordion-item>
</mdb-accordion>

For [multiple]="false" use :

this.SBItemComponent.applyToggle(this.collapsed);

Best Regards, Bartosz.


Alejandro Medero free commented 4 years ago

Why isn't the applyToggle documented? spent a couple of hours until i got to this post to know how to do it lol....


Konrad Stępień staff commented 4 years ago

hi @Alejandro Medero,

Sorry for problems, we will add this in the near future.

In case of further problems, we encourage to open new support forum post.

Best, Konrad.


wipro_ltd pro commented 4 years ago

hi @bartoz this will not work with *ngFor , @Konrad Stępień can you suggest a way to do with ngFor , only the first child should be opened and rest all should be collapsed ?


Arkadiusz Idzikowski staff commented 4 years ago

Please provide some code and more details about the problem. Which version of MDB Angular do you use?


Declan Ward priority answered 5 years ago


Hi Bartoz,

I am afraid that does not work. All it does is toggle the arrow to the right of the first item-head to up or down based on the value of collapsed. It does not open/close the item.

What I am trying to achieve is - if there is only one item then it should be open.

See https://www.screencast.com/t/MeOYUB5T

I have built a test app to show this.

app.modules.ts:

import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { MDBBootstrapModulesPro } from 'ng-uikit-pro-standard';
import { MDBSpinningPreloader } from 'ng-uikit-pro-standard';
import { BrowserAnimationsModule } from  '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';

@NgModule({
  declarations: [
        AppComponent
  ],
  imports: [
BrowserModule,
MDBBootstrapModulesPro.forRoot(),
BrowserAnimationsModule
  ],
providers: [
MDBSpinningPreloader
 ],
bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }

app.component.ts:


import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { MDBModalRef, MDBModalService, CollapseModule } from 'ng-uikit-pro-standard';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.scss']
})
export class AppComponent {
  title = 'Accordion Test';

  items: string[] = ["Item 1", "Item 2", "Item 3", "Item 4"];

  constructor(){

  }

  ngOnInit(){

  }

  collapsed: boolean = true;

  toggle(): void {
    if (this.collapsed === true){
      this.collapsed = false;
      console.log("Set to false");
    }
    else {
      this.collapsed = true;
      console.log("Set to true");
    }
    console.log("Collapsed:" + this.collapsed);
  }

}

app.component.html is a direct copy from: Basic Accordion at https://mdbootstrap.com/docs/angular/advanced/accordion/

The only change is on mdb-accordion-item [collapsed]="collapsed" to add "collapsed" instead of "false" and the addition of a button to toggle: button type="button" (click)="toggle()"


Bartosz Termena staff answered 5 years ago


Dear @declan.ward

Just change strings to booleans in your code, like below:

collapsed = false;

toggle(): void {
if (this.collapsed === true){
  this.collapsed = false;
}
else {
  this.collapsed = true;
}

and then in your HTML:

 <mdb-accordion-item [collapsed]="collapsed">

Hope it helps!

Best Regards, Bartosz.



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  • ForumUser: Priority
  • Premium support: Yes
  • Technology: MDB Angular
  • MDB Version: 8.3.1
  • Device: Desktop
  • Browser: Firefox
  • OS: Windows 10
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