OnDisconnect

Executes a callback when an element is disconnected from the DOM.

Usage

angular-ts
import { Component, viewChild, ElementRef } from '@angular/core';
import { onDisconnect } from '@signality/core';

@Component({
  template: `<div #el>Content</div>`,
})
export class OnDisconnectDemo {
  readonly el = viewChild<ElementRef>('el');

  constructor() {
    onDisconnect(this.el, () => {
      console.log('Element disconnected from DOM');
    });
  }
}

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
targetMaybeElementSignal<T>Element to watch for disconnection
callback(element: T) => voidCallback executed when element disconnects
optionsOnDisconnectOptionsOptional configuration (see Options below)

Return Value

Returns an OnDisconnectRef object:

PropertyTypeDescription
destroy() => voidStops watching for disconnection

Options

The WithInjector interface provides:

OptionTypeDescription
injectorInjectorOptional injector for DI context

SSR Compatibility

On the server, onDisconnect returns a no-op reference. The callback will never execute during server-side rendering.

Type Definitions

typescript
export interface OnDisconnectRef {
  readonly destroy: () => void;
}

export type OnDisconnectOptions = WithInjector;

export function onDisconnect<T extends Element>(
  target: MaybeElementSignal<T>,
  callback: (element: T) => void,
  options?: OnDisconnectOptions
): OnDisconnectRef;
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