A Guide to Angular Routing

Angular is a powerful framework for building dynamic web applications, and one of its key features is its built-in routing system. Angular’s routing module allows developers to navigate between different views or components within a single-page application (SPA) without the need for page reloads. Let’s explore how Angular routing works and how you can implement it in your projects.

If you’re unfamiliar with setting up an Angular application, don’t worry! Check out this blog for step-by-step instructions on setting up a simple Angular app on your local machine.

 

Setting Up Routing in Angular:

To get started with routing in Angular, you first need to import the RouterModule and Routes from @angular/router in your application module. Then, define an array of route configurations using the Routes array. Each route configuration consists of a path and a component, defining which component should be displayed when a specific URL is accessed.

 

Here’s a simple example of how you can set up routing in your application:

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { RouterModule, Routes } from '@angular/router';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import { HomeComponent } from './home.component';
import { AboutComponent } from './about.component';

const routes: Routes = [
  { path: '', component: HomeComponent },
  { path: 'about', component: AboutComponent }
];

@NgModule({
  declarations: [
    AppComponent,
    HomeComponent,
    AboutComponent
  ],
  imports: [
    BrowserModule,
    RouterModule.forRoot(routes)
  ],
  providers: [],
  bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }