I am trying to dynamically create variables in a class to store values and use them in ngModel and other places. I understand that I can assign values to variables in the ngOnInit() function like this:
export class Component implements OnInit{
name: string;
ngOnInit(){
this.name = 'John Doe';
}
}
However, I am encountering an issue - I retrieve my fields from a server API and do not know what or how many items I will get. I can only parse the server response and assign values to new variables after receiving them.
I cannot do it like this (TS2540: Cannot assign to 'name' because it is a constant or a read-only property.)
export class Component implements OnInit{
ngOnInit(){
name = 'John Doe';
}
}
How can I assign new fields to my class in ngOnInit() or perhaps in another place? (I believe I can do it in the constructor, but the documentation advises against using it with Observable calls to APIs and other complex operations)