What is @angular/language-service?
The @angular/language-service package provides a way to get completions, errors, hints, and navigation inside Angular templates. It works with both external and inline templates and is used primarily in integrated development environments (IDEs) and text editors to enhance the development experience with Angular applications.
What are @angular/language-service's main functionalities?
Autocompletion
Provides autocompletion suggestions for Angular template syntax, including bindings, directives, components, and template variables.
No specific code sample can be provided as this functionality is integrated into IDEs and leverages the language service API to provide autocompletion suggestions.
Error Checking
Highlights errors in Angular templates, such as type errors, missing directives, and incorrect bindings, helping developers to identify and fix issues more quickly.
No specific code sample can be provided as this functionality is integrated into IDEs and leverages the language service API to highlight errors in Angular templates.
Navigation and Refactoring
Enables features like 'Go to definition' for components, directives, and template variables, and supports refactoring operations such as renaming symbols.
No specific code sample can be provided as this functionality is integrated into IDEs and leverages the language service API to enable features like go to definition and refactoring.
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