Clearing select field in angular

Question

How can I separately clear these fields?

<div class="form-group">
    <label for="lrcfile">Lyrics file (.lrc)</label>
    <input type="file" class="form-control-file" id="lrcfile" accept=".lrc" (change)="setLrcFile($event)" >
</div>
<div class="form-group">
    <label for="pitchfile">Pitches file (.txt)</label>
    <input type="file" class="form-control-file" id="pitchfile" accept=".txt" (change)="setPitchfile($event)">
</div>

lrcfile: any;
pitchfile: any;

Setting the file:

setPitchfile(fileInput: any) {
    for (var i =  fileInput.target.files.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
         var file = fileInput.target.files[i];
         this.pitchfile = file;
    }
}

Setting them to ' ' or to null like most sources recommend does not do anything.

this.pitchfile = null;

It still shows like it is there. In this picture you can see that the lrc file that I had chosen before stays like it was and I have not made any changes to the txt file just to show how it should look like.

EDIT

I did manage to clear it, but it clears a bit too much.. with this I could clear all of my <input> fields, but I only want the ones with the type = "file".

In my HTML I have other <input>'s like..

<div class="form-group">
  <label for="durationText">Song Duration (ms)</label>
  <input type="text" class="form-control" [(ngModel)]="durationText" id="durationText" placeholder="Song Duration">
</div>

Which are not type = "file". I managed to clear them all using jquery.

jQuery('#addNewSongDialog').find("input,textarea,select")
        .val('')
        .end()

Is there maybe a way to use this to only clear type = "file" fields?

@BenSteward I am just showing how it stays and how it should look like. Will edit the post. — Richard, Nov 30 '18 at 00:27
I don’t know I stopped reading. You should keep reading though. — Ben Steward, Nov 30 '18 at 00:43
Where are you setting that default? I don't see it set in your code? — DeborahK, Nov 30 '18 at 00:55

DeborahK · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-30T01:09:49.257

OK, here is some code that works for me:

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

@Component({
  selector: 'hello',
  template: `<h1>Hello {{name}}!</h1>
  <div class="form-group">
    <label for="lrcfile">Lyrics file (.lrc)</label>
    <input type="file" class="form-control-file" id="lrcfile" accept=".lrc" (change)="setLrcFile($event)" >
</div>
<div class="form-group">
    <label for="pitchfile">Pitches file (.txt)</label>
    <input type="file" class="form-control-file" id="pitchfile" accept=".txt" #file (change)="setPitchfile($event)">
</div>
<button (click)="clear(file)">Clear Pitches</button>
`,
  styles: [`h1 { font-family: Lato; }`]
})
export class HelloComponent {
  @Input() name: string;
  pitchfile = '';

  constructor() {
  }

  clear(file) {
    file.value = '';
  }

  setPitchfile(fileInput: any) {
    for (var i = fileInput.target.files.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
      var file = fileInput.target.files[i];
      this.pitchfile = file;
    }
  }
}

The associated stackblitz is here: https://stackblitz.com/edit/angular-swrvew

On this line:

    <input type="file" class="form-control-file" 
           id="pitchfile" accept=".txt" 
           #file (change)="setPitchfile($event)">

I added a template reference variable (#file) that provides a reference to the control.

On the Clear button, I pass that along to the clear method. I then use the value property of the control to clear the text.

Does that help?

Wierd.. when I tried `file.value = '';` it did not work, but now it somehow does. Anyways thank a lot for your help. It is working now. — Richard, Nov 30 '18 at 01:09

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