Chapter 3. What you need to know about AngularJS

This chapter covers

  • How AngularJS apps are built and structured
  • The fundamentals of AngularJS that power many Ionic features
  • How to use controllers, filters, directives, scope, and more

AngularJS is a web application framework, and its popularity has made it one of the most-used JavaScript tools available today. Ionic is built on top of Angular, so it’s important to have a grasp of how it works. Instead of having to build an entire web application framework for Ionic, it uses Angular and extends it with a large number of interface components and other mobile-friendly features.

This chapter will walk you through the core of what Angular is and cover most of the fundamentals you need to know ...

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