Angular2 Attribute Directive: Listen for User Event

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<html>

  <head>
    <base href="." />
    <title>angular2 playground</title>
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    <script src="config.js"></script>
    <script>
    System.import('app')
      .catch(console.error.bind(console));
  </script>
  </head>

  <body>
    <my-app>
    loading...
  </my-app>
  </body>

</html>

/* Styles go here */

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System.config({
  //use typescript for compilation
  transpiler: 'typescript',
  //typescript compiler options
  typescriptOptions: {
    emitDecoratorMetadata: true
  },
  paths: {
    'npm:': 'https://unpkg.com/'
  },
  //map tells the System loader where to look for things
  map: {
    
    'app': './src',
    
    '@angular/core': 'npm:@angular/core/bundles/core.umd.js',
    '@angular/common': 'npm:@angular/common/bundles/common.umd.js',
    '@angular/compiler': 'npm:@angular/compiler/bundles/compiler.umd.js',
    '@angular/platform-browser': 'npm:@angular/platform-browser/bundles/platform-browser.umd.js',
    '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic': 'npm:@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/bundles/platform-browser-dynamic.umd.js',
    '@angular/http': 'npm:@angular/http/bundles/http.umd.js',
    '@angular/router': 'npm:@angular/router/bundles/router.umd.js',
    '@angular/forms': 'npm:@angular/forms/bundles/forms.umd.js',
    
    '@angular/core/testing': 'npm:@angular/core/bundles/core-testing.umd.js',
    '@angular/common/testing': 'npm:@angular/common/bundles/common-testing.umd.js',
    '@angular/compiler/testing': 'npm:@angular/compiler/bundles/compiler-testing.umd.js',
    '@angular/platform-browser/testing': 'npm:@angular/platform-browser/bundles/platform-browser-testing.umd.js',
    '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/testing': 'npm:@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/bundles/platform-browser-dynamic-testing.umd.js',
    '@angular/http/testing': 'npm:@angular/http/bundles/http-testing.umd.js',
    '@angular/router/testing': 'npm:@angular/router/bundles/router-testing.umd.js',
    
    'rxjs': 'npm:rxjs',
    'typescript': 'npm:typescript@2.0.2/lib/typescript.js'
  },
  //packages defines our app package
  packages: {
    app: {
      main: './main.ts',
      defaultExtension: 'ts'
    },
    rxjs: {
      defaultExtension: 'js'
    }
  }
});

//main entry point
import {platformBrowserDynamic} from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic';
import {AppModule} from './app';

platformBrowserDynamic().bootstrapModule(AppModule)

//our root app component
import {Component, NgModule} from '@angular/core'
import {BrowserModule} from '@angular/platform-browser'

import {ClickDirective} from './click.directive';

@Component({
  selector: 'my-app',
  template: `
    <div>
      <h2>{{title}}</h2>
            
      <h3>This H3 Tag does not have an attribute directive</h3>
      <h3 alClick>Clicking this H3 will display an alert</h3>
      
      <p>This P Tag does not have an attribute directive</p>
      <p alClick>Clicking this P Tag will display an alert</p>
    </div>
  `,
})
export class App {
  title: string;
  constructor() {
    this.title = 'Angular2 Attribute Directive: Listen for User Event'
  }
}

@NgModule({
  imports: [ BrowserModule ],
  declarations: [ App, ClickDirective ],
  bootstrap: [ App ]
})
export class AppModule {}

import { Directive, ElementRef, Input, Renderer, HostListener } from '@angular/core';

@Directive({ selector: '[alClick]' })

export class ClickDirective {
  
  private _el: ElementRef;
  
  constructor(el: ElementRef, renderer: Renderer) { 
    this._el = el;
  }

  @HostListener('click') onClick() {
    let str = this._el.nativeElement.innerHTML;
    alert("innerHTML from the element you clicked: " + str);
  }
    
}