So I have a complex form for creating an entity and I want to use it for editing as well I am using new angular forms API. I structured the form exactly as the data I retrieve from the database so I want to set the value of the whole form to the data retrieved here is an example to what i want to do: this.form = builder.group({ b : [ "", Validators.required ], c : [ "", Validators.required ], d : [ "" ], e : [ [] ], f : [ "" ] }); this.form.value({b:"data",c:"data",d:"data",e:["data1","data2"],f:data}); PS: NgModel doesn't work with new forms api also i don't mind using one way data binding in template as in <input formControlName="d" value="[data.d]" /> that works but it would be a pain in case of the arrays Continue reading...
