What is the difference between pipes and directives in Angular?

What is the difference between pipes and directives in Angular?

In Angular, pipes are used to transform data for display, while directives are used to manipulate the DOM or behavior of elements.

Can you give me an example of a pipe?

Sure! A common example is the 'date' pipe, which formats a date object into a readable string.

And what about directives? Can you explain that?

Directives can be structural, like *ngIf, which conditionally includes or excludes elements from the DOM, or attribute directives that change the appearance or behavior of an element.

When should I use a pipe instead of a directive?

Use pipes when you need to format or transform data for display, and use directives when you need to change the structure or behavior of the DOM.