What Is Meant by Directives in Angular

Directives are classes that add additional behavior to elements in your Angular applications. Use Angular’s built-in directives to manage forms, lists, styles, and what users see. … Attribute directives—directives that change the appearance or behavior of an element, component, or another directive.

What is meant by directives in Angular 6?

A structure directive basically deals with manipulating the dom elements. Structural directives have a * sign before the directive. For example, *ngIf and *ngFor.

What are types of directives?

Components—directives with a template. This type of directive is the most common directive type. Attribute directives—directives that change the appearance or behavior of an element, component, or another directive. Structural directives—directives that change the DOM layout by adding and removing DOM elements.

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