Angular 13 ElementRef initialization error

Issue

hello i am having issues initializing viewchild elementRef this always work fine for me but in angular 13 i am having an error message

 @ViewChild("text", { static: true }) text : ElementRef;

Property 'text' has no initializer and is not definitely assigned in the constructor

Thanks

Solution

Change it to.

@ViewChild("text", { static: true }) text!: ElementRef;

Read more

1. Property 'text' has no initializer and is not definitely assigned in the constructor
2. Not null assertion operator

Answered By - Naren Murali