Show how to dynamically add or remove form validators based on model state changes.
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Dynamic validation setup inside component constructor
import { Component, OnInit, inject } from '@angular/core';
import { FormBuilder, Validators, ReactiveFormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
@Component({
selector: 'app-booking',
standalone: true,
imports: [ReactiveFormsModule],
template: '...'
})
export class BookingComponent implements OnInit {
private fb = inject(FormBuilder);
form = this.fb.group({
method: ['email'],
email: ['', Validators.email],
phone: ['']
});
ngOnInit() {
this.form.get('method')?.valueChanges.subscribe(method => {
const emailCtrl = this.form.get('email');
const phoneCtrl = this.form.get('phone');
if (method === 'phone') {
phoneCtrl?.setValidators([Validators.required]);
emailCtrl?.clearValidators();
} else {
emailCtrl?.setValidators([Validators.required, Validators.email]);
phoneCtrl?.clearValidators();
}
phoneCtrl?.updateValueAndValidity();
emailCtrl?.updateValueAndValidity();
});
}
}05
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