I am using a custom-element with my Aurelia app. When I am binding data from my view-model with the custom-element, it is working fine. Even if I make some changes in the data in the custom-element control, the change is also reflected to the data in my view model, thanks to the two-way data binding.
However, if I make some changes in the data from the view model (using javascript), the data is not updated in the custom-element. I have replicated this problem for a simpler setting.
Simple View Model
export class Playground {
public testObj: any;
counter = 0;
constructor() {
this.testObj = {
prop1: "This is prop1 value"
, collection2: [{ id: "item21" }]
}
}
updateProp1() {
alert("before update: "+this.testObj.prop1);
this.testObj.prop1 = "Sayan " + this.counter++;
alert(this.testObj.prop1);
}
verifyChange() {
alert(this.testObj.prop1);
}
}
Simple View
<template>
<h1>
Playground
</h1>
<div >
<div repeat.for="item of testObj.collection2">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-sm-4">
<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="prop1"
value.bind="$parent.testObj['prop1']">
</div>
</div>
</div>
<button click.delegate="updateProp1()" class="btn btn-primary"> Update Prop1 </button>
<button click.delegate="verifyChange()" class="btn btn-primary"> Verify Change </button>
</div>
</template>
Now whenever I click Verify Change after changing the value in textbox, the changed value comes in the alert. But, if I click the Update Prop1 button, the prop1 value gets updated, but the change doesn't reflect in the view.
I am not sure exactly what I am missing.
Note: Instead of using $parent.testObj['prop1'], if $parent.testObj.prop1 is used, the databinding works as it should. However, my actual custom-element is of generic kind and the property name is not known before hand, hence it seems that I need to keep using $parent.testObj['prop1'] notation instead of dot notation: $parent.testObj.prop1.
At pointer/suggestion/feedback is appreciated.
Update: If anyone can point out the the difference between the dot notation and indexer notation w.r.t. aurelia data-binding (I have checked this already), that will be of great help.
