Angular Directives
Angular uses a set of directives for manipulating DOM elements and templates to extend the power of the HTML. The three types of directives in angular:
- 1) Attribute directives
- 2) Structural directives
- 3) Components
Attribute directives
Attribute directives can change the appearance or behavior of DOM element. Its use as attribute of element.
Structural directives
Structural directives can change the behavior of DOM by adding, removing and manipulating DOM elements. The example of structural directive - NgFor, NgSwitch, and NgIf.
NOTE- It is easy to recognize, asterisk (*) precedes the directive attribute name.