Marks and Angles, Pt 2: Basic Angular Glossary for Beginners

Posted by Victoria Meng on April 8, 2019

  • Controller: Handles presentational logic in MVVM model

  • Directive: HTML markers that attach specific behavior to an HTML element, like events

  • Filter: Functions that selectively manipulate data. Directives like ng-repeat can be used to filter data in Angular.

  • Module: Container for specific part of your application - collection of services, directives, controllers, filters, configuration information.

  • Service: A helper - often used to fetch/save/mock data