@angular/common

What is @angular/common?

The @angular/common package is a core Angular library that provides commonly needed services, pipes, and directives that are essential for application development. It is part of the Angular framework and is used for tasks such as HTTP communication, localization, and various utility functions.

What are @angular/common's main functionalities?

HTTP Client

Provides a simplified API for HTTP functionality which allows performing HTTP requests and handling responses within an Angular application.

import { HttpClientModule } from '@angular/common/http';

@NgModule({
  imports: [
    HttpClientModule
  ]
})
export class AppModule { }

Common Directives

Includes directives like ngIf, ngFor, and ngSwitch which are essential for controlling the rendering of the template.

import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';

@NgModule({
  imports: [
    CommonModule
  ]
})
export class SharedModule { }

Location Services

Provides services for interacting with the browser's URL. Useful for routing and navigation within an Angular application.

import { Location } from '@angular/common';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-component',
  template: '<p>Current path: {{ location.path() }}</p>'
})
export class AppComponent {
  constructor(public location: Location) { }
}

Date, Currency, and Decimal Pipes

Provides built-in pipes for formatting data such as dates, currency, and numbers.

import { DatePipe, CurrencyPipe, DecimalPipe } from '@angular/common';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-component',
  template: '<p>Today is {{ today | date }}</p><p>Amount: {{ amount | currency }}</p>'
})
export class AppComponent {
  today = new Date();
  amount = 1234.56;
}

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README

Angular

The sources for this package are in the main Angular repo. Please file issues and pull requests against that repo.

Usage information and reference details can be found in Angular documentation.

License: MIT

Changelog

17.1.2 (2024-01-31)

| Commit | Type | Description | | -- | -- | -- | | ccddacf11d | fix | cta clickability issue in adev homepage. (#52905) |

animations

| Commit | Type | Description | | -- | -- | -- | | 98d545fafa | fix | cleanup DOM elements when root view is removed with async animations (#53033) |

common

| Commit | Type | Description | | -- | -- | -- | | cdc5e39532 | fix | The date pipe should return ISO format for week and week-year as intended in the unit test. (#53879) |

compiler

| Commit | Type | Description | | -- | -- | -- | | f12b01ec88 | fix | Update type check block to fix control flow source mappings (#53980) |

core

| Commit | Type | Description | | -- | -- | -- | | c477e876e3 | fix | change defer block fixture default behavior to playthrough (#54088) |

migrations

| Commit | Type | Description | | -- | -- | -- | | 8264382a6b | fix | error in standalone migration when non-array value is used as declarations in TestBed (#54122) |

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