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Angular 2 Show and Hide an element

Submitted by: @import:stackoverflow-api·Mar 10, 2026·

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Problem

I'm having a problem hiding and showing an element depending of a boolean variable in Angular 2.

this is the code for the div to show and hide:


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the variable is "edited" and it's stored in my component:

export class AppComponent implements OnInit{

  (...)
  public edited = false;
  (...)
  saveTodos(): void {
   //show box msg
   this.edited = true;
   //wait 3 Seconds and hide
   setTimeout(function() {
       this.edited = false;
       console.log(this.edited);
   }, 3000);
  }
}

The element is hidden, when saveTodos function starts, the element is shown, but after 3 seconds, even if the variable come back to be false, the element does not hide. Why?

Solution

You should use the *ngIf Directive


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export class AppComponent implements OnInit{

  (...)
  public edited = false;
  (...)
  saveTodos(): void {
   //show box msg
   this.edited = true;
   //wait 3 Seconds and hide
   setTimeout(function() {
       this.edited = false;
       console.log(this.edited);
   }.bind(this), 3000);
  }
}

Update: you are missing the reference to the outer scope when you are inside the Timeout callback.

so add the .bind(this) like I added Above

Q : edited is a global variable. What would be your approach within a *ngFor-loop? – Blauhirn

A : I would add edit as a property to the object I am iterating over.


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export class AppComponent implements OnInit{
   
  public listOfObjects = [
    {
       name : 'obj - 1',
       edit : false
    },
    {
       name : 'obj - 2',
       edit : false
    },
    {
       name : 'obj - 2',
       edit : false
    } 
  ];
  saveTodos(): void {
   //show box msg
   this.edited = true;
   //wait 3 Seconds and hide
   setTimeout(function() {
       this.edited = false;
       console.log(this.edited);
   }.bind(this), 3000);
  }
}

Code Snippets

<div *ngIf="edited" class="alert alert-success box-msg" role="alert">
        <strong>List Saved!</strong> Your changes has been saved.
</div>


export class AppComponent implements OnInit{

  (...)
  public edited = false;
  (...)
  saveTodos(): void {
   //show box msg
   this.edited = true;
   //wait 3 Seconds and hide
   setTimeout(function() {
       this.edited = false;
       console.log(this.edited);
   }.bind(this), 3000);
  }
}

<div *ngFor="let obj of listOfObjects" *ngIf="obj.edited" class="alert alert-success box-msg" role="alert">
        <strong>List Saved!</strong> Your changes has been saved.
</div>


export class AppComponent implements OnInit{
   
  public listOfObjects = [
    {
       name : 'obj - 1',
       edit : false
    },
    {
       name : 'obj - 2',
       edit : false
    },
    {
       name : 'obj - 2',
       edit : false
    } 
  ];
  saveTodos(): void {
   //show box msg
   this.edited = true;
   //wait 3 Seconds and hide
   setTimeout(function() {
       this.edited = false;
       console.log(this.edited);
   }.bind(this), 3000);
  }
}

Context

Stack Overflow Q#35163009, score: 189

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