ElementRef

export class ElementRef

exported from angular2/core defined in angular2/src/core/linker/element_ref.ts (line 3)

Represents a location in a View that has an injection, change-detection and render context associated with it.

An ElementRef is created for each element in the Template that contains a Directive, Component or data-binding.

An ElementRef is backed by a render-specific element. In the browser, this is usually a DOM element.

Members

nativeElement : any

The underlying native element or null if direct access to native elements is not supported (e.g. when the application runs in a web worker).

Use with caution

Use this API as the last resort when direct access to DOM is needed. Use templating and data-binding provided by Angular instead. Alternatively you take a look at Renderer which provides API that can safely be used even when direct access to native elements is not supported.

Relying on direct DOM access creates tight coupling between your application and rendering layers which will make it impossible to separate the two and deploy your application into a web worker. 

renderView : RenderViewRef

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