Introduction to Angular Programming Virtual Classroom Live May 20, 2024

Course Overview

Introduction

• What is Angular?
• Central Features of the Angular Framework
• Appropriate Use Cases
• Building Blocks of an Angular Application
• Basic Architecture of an Angular Application
• Installing and Using Angular
• Anatomy of an Angular Application
• Running the Application
• Building and Deploying the Application
• Angular for Native Mobile Apps

Introduction to TypeScript

• Programming Languages for Use with Angular
• TypeScript Syntax
• Programming Editors
• The Type System – Defining Variables
• The Type System – Defining Arrays
• Basic Primitive Types
• Type in Functions
• Type Inference
• Defining Classes
• Class Methods
• Visibility Control
• Class Constructors
• Class Constructors – Alternate Form
• Uninitialized Fields
• Interfaces
• Working with ES6 Modules
• var vs let
• Arrow Functions
• Arrow Function Compact Syntax
• Template Strings
• Generics in Class
• Generics in Function

Components

• What is a Component?
• An Example Component
• Creating a Component Using Angular CLI
• The Component Class
• The @Component Decorator
• Registering a Component to Its Module
• Component Template
• Example: HelloComponent Template
• Example: The HelloComponent Class
• Using a Component
• Run the Application
• Component Hierarchy
• The Application Root Component
• The Bootstrap File
• Component Lifecycle Hooks
• Example Lifecycle Hooks
• CSS Styles

Component Templates

• Templates
• Template Location
• The Mustache {{ }} Syntax
• Setting DOM Element Properties
• Setting Element Body Text
• Event Binding
• Expression Event Handler
• Prevent Default Handling
• Attribute Directives
• Apply Styles by Changing CSS Classes
• Example: ngClass
• Applying Styles Directly
• Structural Directives
• Conditionally Execute Template
• Example: ngIf
• Looping Using ngFor
• ngFor Local Variables
• Manipulating the Collection
• Example - Deleting an Item
• Item Tracking with ngFor
• Swapping Elements with ngSwitch
• Grouping Elements
• Template Reference Variable

Inter Component Communication

• Communication Basics
• The Data Flow Architecture
• Preparing the Child to Receive Data
• Send Data from Parent
• More About Setting Properties
• Firing Event from a Component
• @Output() Example - Child Component
• @Output() Example - Parent Component
• Full Two Way Binding
• Setting up Two Way Data Binding in Parent

Template Driven Forms

• Template Driven Forms
• Importing Forms Module
• Basic Approach
• Setting Up a Form
• Getting User Input
• Omitting ngForm Attribute
• Initialize the Form
• Two Way Data Binding
• Form Validation
• Angular Validators
• Displaying Validation State Using Classes
• Additional Input Types
• Checkboxes
• Select (Drop Down) Fields
• Rendering Options for Select (Drop Down)
• Date fields
• Radio Buttons

Reactive Forms

• Reactive Forms Overview
• The Building Blocks
• Import ReactiveFormsModule
• Construct a Form
• Design the Template
• Getting Input Values
• Initializing the Input Fields
• Setting Form Values
• Subscribing to Input Changes
• Validation
• Built-In Validators
• Showing Validation Error
• Custom Validator
• Using a Custom Validator
• Supplying Configuration to Custom Validator
• FormArray - Dynamically Add Inputs
• FormArray - The Component Class
• FormArray - The Template
• FormArray - Values
• Sub FormGroups - Component Class
• Sub FormGroups - HTML Template
• Why Use Sub FormGroups

Services and Dependency Injection

• What is a Service?
• Creating a Basic Service
• The Service Class
• What is Dependency Injection?
• Injecting a Service Instance
• Injectors
• Injector Hierarchy
• Registering a Service with the Root Injector
• Registering a Service with a Component's Injector
• Register a Service with a Feature Module Injector
• Where to Register a Service?
• Dependency Injection in Other Artifacts
• Providing an Alternate Implementation
• Dependency Injection and @Host
• Dependency Injection and @Optional

HTTP Client

• The Angular HTTP Client
• Using The HTTP Client - Overview
• Importing HttpClientModule
• Service Using HttpClient
• Making a GET Request
• What does an Observable Object do?
• Using the Service in a Component
• The PeopleService Client Component
• Error Handling
• Customizing the Error Object
• Making a POST Request
• Making a PUT Request
• Making a DELETE Request

Pipes and Data Formatting

• What are Pipes?
• Built-In Pipes
• Using Pipes in HTML Template
• Chaining Pipes
• Internationalized Pipes (i18n)
• Loading Locale Data
• The date Pipe
• The number Pipe
• Currency Pipe
• Create a Custom Pipe
• Custom Pipe Example
• Using Custom Pipes
• Using a Pipe with ngFor
• A Filter Pipe
• Pipe Category: Pure and Impure
• Pure Pipe Example
• Impure Pipe Example

Introduction to Single Page Applications

• What is a Single Page Application (SPA)
• Traditional Web Application
• SPA Workflow
• Single Page Application Advantages
• HTML5 History API
• SPA Challenges
• Implementing SPA's Using Angular

The Angular Component Router

• The Component Router
• View Navigation
• The Angular Router API
• Creating a Router Enabled Application
• Hosting the Routed Components
• Navigation Using Links and Buttons
• Programmatic Navigation
• Passing Route Parameters
• Navigating with Route Parameters
• Obtaining the Route Parameter Values
• Retrieving the Route Parameter Synchronously
• Retrieving a Route Parameter Asynchronously
• Query Parameters
• Supplying Query Parameters
• Retrieving Query Parameters Asynchronously
• Problems with Manual URL entry and Bookmarking

Prerequisites

• Web development experience using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is required to get the most out of this Angular  course.
• Knowledge of the browser DOM is also helpful. Prior Angular experience with AngularJS or the current version of Angular is not required.