How to handle null variable while dealing with two way data binding in Angular 2+

Question

I am using same component for edit as well as add new entries.

if(this.action='edit'){
    this._PersonnelService.getUsersById(this.selectedperid)
      .subscribe((userdata: Iuser) => { this.personnel = userdata[0]; this.personnel.perid = this.selectedperid;console.log(userdata[0]); }, (error) => {
        this.statusMessage = 'Problem with service. Please try again.'
        console.error(error);
      });
   }
    else{     this.personnel=null}

  }

Which means that if the this.action variable is add this.personnel will be set to null.

Now in HTML I have elements such as :

<input type="text"   class="form-control" name="PerFullName"  
[(ngModel)]="personnel.perfullname" id="fullname ">

I am getting truck load of errors in console. My textboxes aren't visible.
How do I fix this?

Possible duplicate of [two way binding with elvis-operator](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36016407/two-way-binding-with-elvis-operator) — ConnorsFan, Apr 20 '18 at 14:43

Isaac Obella · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-20T15:00:53.903

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Use the elvis operator ? in your html

<input type="text"   class="form-control" name="PerFullName"  
[ngModel]="personnel?.perfullname" (ngModelChange)="personnel?.perfullname personnel?.perfullname = $event : null" id="fullname ">

and the ?? in your javascript to set defaults incase of null

const j = null
y = j ?? 'Anonymous'

And this was answered previously here two-way-binding-with-elvis-operator.

edited Apr 20 '18 at 15:00

answered Apr 20 '18 at 14:40

Isaac Obella

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As far as I know. Elvis (?) operator does not work with two way binding – SamuraiJack Apr 20 '18 at 14:42
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The elvis operator does work when you use [(ngModel)] as [ngModel] – Isaac Obella Apr 20 '18 at 14:49
but isnt [ngModel] used for one way binding? – SamuraiJack Apr 20 '18 at 14:55
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it would be great if someone could explain `(ngModelChange)="personnel?.perfullname personnel?.perfullname = $event : null"` part – SamuraiJack Apr 20 '18 at 15:18

How to handle null variable while dealing with two way data binding in Angular 2+

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