[Angular 2] @ViewChild to access Child component's method

When you want to access child component's method, you can use @ViewChild in the parent:

 

Parent Component:

import {Component, OnInit, ViewChild} from 'angular2/core';
import {HeroService, Hero} from './HeroService';
import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Rx';
import {SelectedHero} from './selected-hero';
import {HeroItem} from './hero-item';
@Component({
    selector: 'hero-list',
    directives: [SelectedHero, HeroItem],
    template: `
        <button (click)="removeSelectedHero()">clear</button>
        <ul>
            <li *ngFor="#hero of heros | async">
                <hero-item [hero]="hero" (changed)="thisHero = $event"></hero-item>
            </li>
        </ul>
        <selected-hero [thisHero]="thisHero"></selected-hero>
    `
})

export class HeroList implements OnInit{

    heros: Observable<Hero[]>;
    @ViewChild(SelectedHero) selectedItem: SelectedHero;

    constructor(public heroService: HeroService){}
    
    ngOnInit(){
        this.getHeros();
    }

    removeSelectedHero(){
        this.selectedItem.clear();
    }

    getHeros(){
        this.heros = this.heroService.getHeros();
    }
} 

 

Child Component: 

import {Component, Input} from 'angular2/core';
import {Hero} from './HeroService';
@Component({
    selector: 'selected-hero',
    template: `
        <h2>{{thisHero && thisHero.name}}</h2>
    `
})

export class SelectedHero{
    
    @Input() thisHero: Hero;
    constructor(){

    }

    clear(){
        this.thisHero = new Hero("");
    }
}