I'm trying to show a checkmark if an answer is the accepted answer:
template: `<div ngIf="answer.accepted">✔</div>`
But I get this error:
EXCEPTION: No provider for TemplateRef! (NgIf ->TemplateRef)
What am I doing wrong?
You missed the *
in front of NgIf (like we all have, dozens of times):
<div *ngIf="answer.accepted">✔</div>
Without the *
, Angular sees that the ngIf
directive is being applied to the div
element, but since there is no *
or <template>
tag, it is unable to locate a template, hence the error.
If you get this error with Angular v5:
Error: StaticInjectorError[TemplateRef]: StaticInjectorError[TemplateRef]: NullInjectorError: No provider for TemplateRef!
You may have <template>...</template>
in one or more of your component templates. Change/update the tag to <ng-template>...</ng-template>
.
So, I can help to understand what (and where) you made the mistake, but before it, we need to read the documentation:
Access a TemplateRef instance by placing a directive on an element (or directive prefixed with *). The TemplateRef for the embedded view is injected into the constructor of the directive, using the TemplateRef token. You can also use a Query to find a TemplateRef associated with a component or a directive.
So:
When using [ngIf]="something" you must use
Using *ngIf you can use it where you want 'cause the * garante the access to template ref(eg: when using or
If you're using in your code something like <span [ngIf]="message"> {{message}}</span>
you probably gonna get some error.
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