Using Built-in Directives

Most of the AngularJS functionality that you need to implement in HTML elements is provided in the built-in directives. These directives are provided by the library and are available when the AngularJS JavaScript library is loaded.

Directives provide a wide variety of support for AngularJS applications. The following sections describe most of the AngularJS directives, which fall into the following categories:

■ Directives that support AngularJS functionality

■ Directives that extend form elements

■ Directives that bind the page elements to values in the scope model

■ Directives that bind page events to controllers

Each of the following sections includes a table containing the related directives along with a basic description. You do not need to understand all of these directives right now; the tables are there more for references. Subsequent sections and chapters provide sample code for using many of these directives.