Angular - Cannot find name 'Validators' - Solved

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In this post, I will give you the solution of "Cannot find name 'Validators'" in angular application. we need to import Validators from @angular/forms library. so let's see below the solution and full code.

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Solution:

let's import Validators from @angular/forms npm package, as bellow:

Import Validators:

import { Validators } from '@angular/forms';

Let's see bellow working code:

Example:

import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { FormControl, FormGroup, Validators} from '@angular/forms';
  
@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit{
  title = 'my-new-app';
  
  ngOnInit() {
    this.title = "Title Updated";
  }
  
  form = new FormGroup({
    name: new FormControl('', [Validators.required, Validators.minLength(3)]),
    email: new FormControl('', [Validators.required, Validators.email]),
    body: new FormControl('', Validators.required)
  });
    
  get f(){
    return this.form.controls;
  }
    
  submit(){
    console.log(this.form.value);
  }
}

I hope it can help you...