Angular 2, Angular 4 and Angular 5 are open source and fully TypeScript based client-side framework to develop a Single Page Application (SPA).
In this blog, we will explore the new features in Angular 2, Angular 4 and Angular 5.
As we all know Angular 2 was a significant upgrade from AngularJS or Angular 1.
But, it is not the case with Angular 4 and Angular 5.
Basically,
Angular 4 = Angular 2 + Additional Features
Angular 5 = Angular 4 + Additional Features
Features of Angular 2
Angular 2 was introduced in the year 2016.
Angular 2 architectures is based on Component and Module.
Below are changes which were introduced in Angular 2
- Component
- Module
- Template
- Dependency Injection
- TypeScript Support
- Decorators
- Template
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You may visit my earlier blog – Building block of an Angular 2 Application
What’s new in Angular 4?
Angular 4 added few extra features in Angular 2. Angular 4 was introduced in year 2017.
Let’s see the new features of Angular 4.
Faster than Angular 2
Angular 4 applications consume less memory and loads faster than its older version i.e. Angular 2.
Inbuilt Animation Package
Developer can import animation in Angular application from its own package.
@angular/platform-browser/animations
*ngIf with else
There are improvements in *ngIF and *ngFor in Angular 4.
Angular 4 has come up with else syntax along with ngIf in template.
<div *ngIf=”10==10; else mismatch”><h2>Number Matched</h2></div> <ng-template #mismatch><h2>Number Mismatched</h2></ng-template> |
Support of TypeScript 2.1 and 2.2
Angular 4 has been designed to support recent versions of TypeScript. Angular 4 supports TypeScript 2.1 and 2.2
What’s new in Angular 5?
Angular 5 was introduced in November 2017.
List of Angular 5 features.
- New Http Client
- Support incremental compilation
- Improved Form Validation
- New Router Lifecycle Events
- Support of RxJS 5.5.2
I will explore all Angular versions and their corresponding features in upcoming blogs.
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