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# Components
Angular components are the fundamental building blocks of an application. Each component consists of a TypeScript class with behaviors, an HTML template, and a CSS selector.
## Component Definition
Use the `@Component` decorator to define a component's metadata.
```ts
@Component({
selector: 'app-profile',
template: `
<img src="profile.jpg" alt="Profile photo" />
<button (click)="save()">Save</button>
`,
styles: `
img {
border-radius: 50%;
}
`,
})
export class Profile {
save() {
/* ... */
}
}
```
## Metadata Options
- `selector`: The CSS selector that identifies this component in templates.
- `template`: Inline HTML template (preferred for small templates).
- `templateUrl`: Path to an external HTML file.
- `styles`: Inline CSS styles.
- `styleUrl` / `styleUrls`: Path(s) to external CSS file(s).
- `imports`: Lists the components, directives, or pipes used in this component's template.
## Using Components
To use a component, add it to the `imports` array of the consuming component and use its selector in the template.
```ts
@Component({
selector: 'app-root',
imports: [Profile],
template: `<app-profile />`,
})
export class App {}
```
## Template Control Flow
Angular uses built-in blocks for conditional rendering and loops.
### Conditional Rendering (`@if`)
Use `@if` to conditionally show content. You can include `@else if` and `@else` blocks.
```html
@if (user.isAdmin) {
<admin-dashboard />
} @else if (user.isModerator) {
<mod-dashboard />
} @else {
<standard-dashboard />
}
```
**Result aliasing**: Save the result of the expression for reuse.
```html
@if (user.settings(); as settings) {
<p>Theme: {{ settings.theme }}</p>
}
```
### Loops (`@for`)
The `@for` block iterates over collections. The `track` expression is **required** for performance and DOM reuse.
```html
<ul>
@for (item of items(); track item.id; let i = $index, total = $count) {
<li>{{ i + 1 }}/{{ total }}: {{ item.name }}</li>
} @empty {
<li>No items to display.</li>
}
</ul>
```
**Implicit Variables**: `$index`, `$count`, `$first`, `$last`, `$even`, `$odd`.
### Switching Content (`@switch`)
The `@switch` block renders content based on a value. It uses strict equality (`===`) and has **no fallthrough**.
```html
@switch (status()) { @case ('loading') { <app-spinner /> } @case ('error') { <app-error-msg /> }
@case ('success') { <app-data-grid /> } @default {
<p>Unknown status</p>
} }
```
**Exhaustive Type Checking**: Use `@default never;` to ensure all cases of a union type are handled.
```html
@switch (state) { @case ('on') { ... } @case ('off') { ... } @default never; // Errors if a new
state like 'standby' is added }
```
## Core Concepts
- **Host Element**: The DOM element that matches the component's selector.
- **View**: The DOM rendered by the component's template inside the host element.
- **Standalone**: By default, components are standalone (since Angular 19, `standalone: true` is default). For older versions, `standalone: true` must be explicit or the component must be part of an `NgModule`.
- **Component Tree**: Angular applications are structured as a tree of components, where each component can host child components.
- **Component Naming**: Do not add suffixes the `Component` suffix for Component classes (e.g., AppComponent) unless the project has been configured to use that naming configuration.