How to store multiple checkbox values in reactive form in angular2?

I liked very much the answer of @yurzui But had an issue with getting the values back .. So..

My solution - solved it for Angular 5 with Material View
The connection is through the

formArrayName="notification"

(change)="updateChkbxArray(n.id, $event.checked, 'notification')"

This way it can work for multiple checkboxes arrays in one form. Just set the name of the controls array to connect each time.

constructor(
  private fb: FormBuilder,
  private http: Http,
  private codeTableService: CodeTablesService) {

  this.codeTableService.getnotifications().subscribe(response => {
      this.notifications = response;
    })
    ...
}


createForm() {
  this.form = this.fb.group({
    notification: this.fb.array([])...
  });
}

ngOnInit() {
  this.createForm();
}

updateChkbxArray(id, isChecked, key) {
  const chkArray = < FormArray > this.form.get(key);
  if (isChecked) {
    chkArray.push(new FormControl(id));
  } else {
    let idx = chkArray.controls.findIndex(x => x.value == id);
    chkArray.removeAt(idx);
  }
}

<div class="col-md-12">
  <section class="checkbox-section text-center" *ngIf="notifications  && notifications.length > 0">
    <label class="example-margin">Notifications to send:</label>
    <p *ngFor="let n of notifications; let i = index" formArrayName="notification">
      <mat-checkbox class="checkbox-margin" (change)="updateChkbxArray(n.id, $event.checked, 'notification')" value="n.id">{{n.description}}</mat-checkbox>
    </p>
  </section>
</div>

At the end you are getting to save the form with array of original records id's to save/update.

Will be happy to have any remarks for improvement.

Here is the Gist

One way would be like this:

1) Setup FormArray fields with false default values

this.form = this.formBuilder.group({
  cities   : this.formBuilder.array(this.cities.map(x => !1)),
  zip_codes : this.formBuilder.array(this.zip_codes.map(x => !1))
});

2) The template will look like this:

<div *ngFor="let city of cities; let i = index" formArrayName="cities">
  <input type="checkbox" [formControlName]="i">
  <span>{{city}}</span>
</div>

<div *ngFor="let zipCode of zip_codes; let i = index" formArrayName="zip_codes">
  <input type="checkbox" [formControlName]="i">
  <span>{{zipCode}}</span>
</div>

3) Submit form

convertToValue(key: string) {
  return this.form.value[key].map((x, i) => x && this[key][i]).filter(x => !!x);
}

onSubmit() {
  const valueToStore = Object.assign({}, this.form.value, {
    cities: this.convertToValue('cities'),
    zip_codes: this.convertToValue('zip_codes')
  });
  console.log(valueToStore);
}

4) Default values

const defaultCities = ["Mohali", "Amritsar"];
const defaultZipCodes = ["456123"];
this.form = this.formBuilder.group({
  cities: this.formBuilder.array(this.cities.map(x => defaultCities.indexOf(x) > -1)),
  zip_codes: this.formBuilder.array(this.zip_codes.map(x => defaultZipCodes.indexOf(x) > -1))
});

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