MultiSelect component triggers two empty change events when rendered

[mher-at-qbeyond]

Describe the bug

If the multiselect is configured with the following properties, it will launch two onChange events with value: null and without originalEvent

    [options]="cities"
    [(ngModel)]="selectedCity"
    [filter]="false"
    optionLabel="name"
    optionValue="code"
    [maxSelectedLabels]="2"
    (onChange)="dropdownChanged($event);"

Environment

Angular: 16.2.7
PrimeNG: 16.7.0
Browser: latest Chrome

Reproducer

https://stackblitz.com/edit/djzi3p-5kiysu?file=src%2Fapp%2Fdemo%2Fmulti-select-basic-demo.ts

Angular version

16.2.7

PrimeNG version

16.7.0

Build / Runtime

Angular CLI App

Language

TypeScript

Node version (for AoT issues node --version)

16.20.2

Browser(s)

No response

Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. configure multiselect as seen above

2. after the page is rendered two empty events will be launched on onChange trigger
   

Expected behavior

Should not launch two empty onChange events when rendered.

[cetincakiroglu]

Hi,

This issue is fixed in 2008537

Thanks a lot for reporting the issue!