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Auto resize directive for TextAreas in Angular 2/4
// An autoresize directive that works with ion-textarea in Ionic 2
// Usage example: <ion-textarea autoresize [(ngModel)]="body"></ion-textarea>
// Usage example: <ion-textarea autoresize="100" [(ngModel)]="body"></ion-textarea>
// Based on https://www.npmjs.com/package/angular2-autosize
import { Directive, HostListener, ElementRef, Input } from "@angular/core";
@Directive({
selector: "ion-textarea[autoresize]" // Attribute selector
})
export class AutoresizeDirective {
@HostListener('input', ['$event.target'])
onInput(textArea: HTMLTextAreaElement): void {
this.adjust();
}
@Input('autoresize') maxHeight: number;
constructor(public element: ElementRef) {
}
ngOnInit(): void {
this.adjust();
}
adjust(): void {
let ta = this.element.nativeElement.querySelector("textarea"),
newHeight;
if (ta) {
ta.style.overflow = "hidden";
ta.style.height = "auto";
if (this.maxHeight) {
console.log('this.maxHeight',this.maxHeight)
newHeight = Math.min(ta.scrollHeight, this.maxHeight);
console.log('newHeight',newHeight)
} else {
newHeight = ta.scrollHeight;
}
ta.style.height = newHeight + "px";
}
}
}
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Does this works well in detail page as well ?

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Good!!!

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