Wrapping Angular FormField Component in Custom Angular Component

Updated on Jan 20, 2026

Environment

Product

Progress® Kendo UI® FormField for Angular

Description

I am trying to wrap the FormField component in a custom component for reuse in an Angular Reactive Form.

This knowledge base article also answers the following questions:

• How to use the Kendo UI for Angular FormField component within custom components?
• How to correctly project content into a custom component wrapping a Kendo UI for Angular FormField?
• How to avoid the only one control of type NgControl error when using Kendo UI for Angular FormField in custom components?

Solution

To wrap the Kendo UI for Angular FormField component within custom components, follow the approach detailed below. This method involves wrapping the FormField component together with the desired form controls and conditionally rendering the desired form control based on specific situations.

1. Create a custom component that uses the kendo-formfield to wrap a Kendo UI for Angular DropDownList or MultiSelect component.

   html

   <!-- app.component.html -->
   <form class="k-form" [formGroup]="form">
     <my-dropdown controlName="size" label="T-Shirt Size" [data]="sizes"></my-dropdown>
     <my-dropdown controlName="label" label="Color" [data]="colors"></my-dropdown>
   </form>

2. In your custom component, use the kendo-formfield to correctly bind the form control and pass necessary data.

   html

   <!-- my-dropdown.component.html -->
   <kendo-formfield showErrors="initial">
     <kendo-label [for]="ddlLabel" [text]="label"></kendo-label>
     <kendo-multiselect
         #ddlLabel
         [formControlName]="formControl"
         [data]="data"
     >
     </kendo-multiselect>
   </kendo-formfield>

3. Ensure that the custom component correctly provides ControlContainer and FormGroupDirective.

   ts

   import { ControlContainer, FormGroupDirective } from '@angular/forms';
   
   @Component({
     selector: 'my-dropdown',
     viewProviders: [ { provide: ControlContainer, useExisting: FormGroupDirective }]
   })

The example below demonstrates the custom implementation in action.

Depending on your specific requirements, further modifications might be necessary. The key is to ensure that each form field within the custom component is correctly associated with a single form control instance.

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See Also

• Kendo UI for Angular FormField Component Overview
• Kendo UI for Angular MultiSelect Component