How can I stop adding duplicate values in the list using Angular Material chips? So, for example, I want to add Apple only one in the fruits list, and when I add Lemon also I want to add only one. Now I can add multiple times. And when I close the chip I would like to be able to add it again. I would appreciate any help. Thanks! import {COMMA, ENTER} from '@angular/cdk/keycodes'; import {Component, ElementRef, ViewChild} from '@angular/core'; import {FormControl} from '@angular/forms'; import {MatAutocompleteSelectedEvent, MatChipInputEvent} from '@angular/material'; import {Observable} from 'rxjs'; import {map, startWith} from 'rxjs/operators'; /** * @title Chips Autocomplete */ @Component({ selector: 'chips-autocomplete-example', templateUrl: 'chips-autocomplete-example.html', styleUrls: ['chips-autocomplete-example.css'] }) export class ChipsAutocompleteExample { visible: boolean = true; selectable: boolean = true; removable: boolean = true; addOnBlur: boolean = false; separatorKeysCodes = [ENTER, COMMA]; fruitCtrl = new FormControl(); filteredFruits: Observable<any[]>; fruits = [ 'Lemon', ]; allFruits = [ 'Apple', 'Lemon', 'Lime', 'Orange', 'Strawberry' ]; @ViewChild('fruitInput') fruitInput: ElementRef; constructor() { this.filteredFruits = this.fruitCtrl.valueChanges.pipe( startWith(null), map((fruit: string | null) => fruit ? this.filter(fruit) : this.allFruits.slice())); } add(event: MatChipInputEvent): void { const input = event.input; const value = event.value; // Add our fruit if ((value || '').trim()) { this.fruits.push(value.trim()); } // Reset the input value if (input) { input.value = ''; } this.fruitCtrl.setValue(null); } remove(fruit: any): void { const index = this.fruits.indexOf(fruit); if (index >= 0) { this.fruits.splice(index, 1); } } filter(name: string) { return this.allFruits.filter(fruit => fruit.toLowerCase().indexOf(name.toLowerCase()) === 0); } selected(event: MatAutocompleteSelectedEvent): void { this.fruits.push(event.option.viewValue); this.fruitInput.nativeElement.value = ''; this.fruitCtrl.setValue(null); } } /** Copyright 2018 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved. Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file at http://angular.io/license */ <mat-form-field class="demo-chip-list"> <mat-chip-list #chipList> <mat-chip *ngFor="let fruit of fruits" [selectable]="selectable" [removable]="removable" (removed)="remove(fruit)"> {{fruit}} <mat-icon matChipRemove *ngIf="removable">cancel</mat-icon> </mat-chip> <input placeholder="New fruit..." #fruitInput [formControl]="fruitCtrl" [matAutocomplete]="auto" [matChipInputFor]="chipList" [matChipInputSeparatorKeyCodes]="separatorKeysCodes" [matChipInputAddOnBlur]="addOnBlur" (matChipInputTokenEnd)="add($event)" /> </mat-chip-list> <mat-autocomplete #auto="matAutocomplete" (optionSelected)="selected($event)"> <mat-option *ngFor="let fruit of filteredFruits | async" [value]="fruit"> {{ fruit }} </mat-option> </mat-autocomplete> </mat-form-field> <!-- Copyright 2018 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved. Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file at http://angular.io/license --> Continue reading...