`) per document!**
Title text should be in "Title Case", which means that you use capital letters to start the first words and all _principal_ words. Use lower case letters for _secondary_ words such as "in", "of", and "the".
```html
# The Meat of the Matter
```
**Always follow the title with at least one blank line.**
## Sections
A typical document is divided into sections.
All section heading text should be in "Sentence case", which means the first word is capitalized and all other words are lower case.
**Always follow the section heading with at least one blank line.**
Main section heading
There are usually one or more main sections that may be further divided into secondary sections.
Begin a main section heading with the markdown `##` characters. Alternatively, you can write the equivalent `` HTML tag.
The main section heading should be followed by a blank line and then the content for that heading.
```html
## Sections
A typical document is divided into sections.
```
Secondary section heading
A secondary section heading is related to a main heading and _falls textually within_ the bounds of that main heading.
Begin a secondary heading with the markdown `###` characters. Alternatively, you can write the equivalent `` HTML tag.
The secondary heading should be followed by a blank line and then the content for that heading.
```html
### Secondary section heading
A secondary section ...
```
#### Additional section headings
Try to minimize the heading depth, preferably only two. But more headings, such as this one, are permitted if they make sense.
**N.B.**: The [Table-of-contents](#table-of-contents) generator only considers main (``) and secondary (``) headings.
```html
#### Additional section headings
Try to minimize ...
```
## Table of contents
Most pages display a table of contents (TOC). The TOC appears in the right panel when the viewport is wide. When narrow, the TOC appears in an expandable/collapsible region near the top of the page.
You should not create your own TOC by hand. The TOC is generated automatically from the page's main and secondary section headers.
To exclude a heading from the TOC, create the heading as an `` or `` element with a class called 'no-toc'. You can't do this with markdown.
```html
This heading is not displayed in the TOC
```
You can turn off TOC generation for the _entire_ page by writing the title with an `` tag and the `no-toc` class.
```html
A guide without a TOC
```
## Navigation
The navigation links at the top, left, and bottom of the screen are generated from the JSON configuration file, `content/navigation.json`.
The authority to change the `navigation.json` file is limited to a few core team members.
But for a new guide page, you should suggest a navigation title and position in the left-side navigation panel called the "side nav".
Look for the `SideNav` node in `navigation.json`. The `SideNav` node is an array of navigation nodes. Each node is either an _item_ node for a single document or a _header_ node with child nodes.
Find the header for your page. For example, a guide page that describes an Angular feature is probably a child of the `Fundamentals` header.
```html
{
"title": "Fundamentals",
"tooltip": "The fundamentals of Angular",
"children": [ ... ]
}
```
A _header_ node child can be an _item_ node or another _header_ node. If your guide page belongs under a sub-header, find that sub-header in the JSON.
Add an _item_ node for your guide page as a child of the appropriate _header_ node. It probably looks something like this one.
```html
{
"url": "guide/architecture",
"title": "Architecture",
"tooltip": "The basic building blocks of Angular applications."
}
```
A navigation node has the following properties:
* `url`- the URL of the guide page (_item node only_).
* `title`- the text displayed in the side nav.
* `tooltip` - text that appears when the reader hovers over the navigation link.
* `children` - an array of child nodes (_header node only_).
* `hidden` - defined and set true if this is a guide page that should _not_ be displayed in the navigation panel. Rarely needed, it is a way to hide the page from navigation while making it available to readers who should know about it. _This_ "Authors Style Guide" is a hidden page.
Do not create a node that is both a _header_ and an _item_ node. That is, do not specify the `url` property of a _header_ node.
The current guidelines allow for a three-level navigation structure with two header levels. Don't add a third header level.
## Code snippets
Guides are rich in examples of working Angular code. Example code can be commands entered in a terminal window, a fragment of TypeScript or HTML, or an entire code file.
Whatever the source, the doc viewer renders them as "code snippets", either individually with the [_code-example_](#code-example "code-example") component or as a tabbed collection with the [_code-tabs_](#code-tabs "code-tabs") component.
{@a code-example}
### Code example
You can display a simple, inline code snippet with the markdown backtick syntax.
We generally prefer to display a code snippet with the Angular documentation _code-example_ component
represented by the `` tag.
Inline code-snippets
You should source code snippets [from working sample code](#from-code-samples) when possible.
But there are times when an inline snippet is the better choice.
For terminal input and output, put the content between `` tags, set the CSS class to `code-shell`, and set the language attribute to `sh` as in this example.
npm start
```html
npm start
```
Inline, hand-coded snippets like this one are _not_ testable and, therefore, are intrinsically unreliable.
This example belongs to the small set of pre-approved, inline snippets that includes
user input in a command shell or the _output_ of some process.
**Do not write inline code snippets** unless you have a good reason and the editor's permission to do so.
In all other cases, code snippets should be generated automatically from tested code samples.
{@a from-code-samples}
Code snippets and code samples
One of the documentation design goals is that guide page code snippets should be examples of real, working code.
We meet this goal by displaying code snippets that are derived directly from standalone code samples, written specifically for these guide pages.
The author of a guide page is responsible for the code sample that supports that page.
The author must also write end-to-end tests for the sample.
Code samples are located in sub-folders of the `content/examples` directory of the `angular/angular` repository. An example folder name should be the same as the guide page it supports.
A guide page might not have its own sample code. It might refer instead to a sample belonging to another page.
The Angular CI process runs all end-to-end tests for every Angular PR. Angular re-tests the samples after every new version of a sample and every new version of Angular itself.
When possible, every snippet of code on a guide page should be derived from a code sample file. You tell the Angular documentation engine which code file - or fragment of a code file - to display by configuring `` attributes.
#### Code snippet from a file
_This_ "Authors Doc Style Guide" has its own sample application, located in the `content/examples/docs-style-guide` folder.
The following _code-example_ displays the sample's `app.module.ts`.
```
You identified the snippet's source file by setting the `path` attribute to sample folder's location _within_ `content/examples`.
In this example, that path is `docs-style-guide/src/app/app.module.ts`.
You added a header to tell the reader where to find the file by setting the `title` attribute.
Following convention, you set the `title` attribute to the file's location within the sample's root folder.
Unless otherwise noted, all code snippets in this page are derived from sample source code
located in the `content/examples/docs-style-guide` directory.
The doc tooling reports an error if the file identified in the path does not exist **or is _git_-ignored**.
Most `.js` files are _git_-ignored.
If you want to include an ignored code file in your project and display it in a guide you must _un-ignore_ it.
The preferred way to un-ignore a file is to update the `content/examples/.gitignore` like this:
# my-guide
!my-guide/src/something.js
!my-guide/more-javascript*.js
#### Code-example attributes
You control the _code-example_ output by setting one or more of its attributes:
* `path`- the path to the file in the `content/examples` folder.
* `title`- the header of the code listing.
* `region`- displays the source file fragment with that region name; regions are identified by _docregion_ markup in the source file, as explained [below](#region "Displaying a code fragment").
* `linenums`- value may be `true`, `false`, or a `number`. When not specified, line numbers are automatically displayed when there are greater than 10 lines of code. The rarely used `number` option starts line numbering at the given value. `linenums=4` sets the starting line number to 4.
* `class`- code snippets can be styled with the CSS classes `no-box`, `code-shell`, and `avoid`.
* `hideCopy`- hides the copy button
* `language`- the source code language such as `javascript`, `html`, `css`, `typescript`, `json`, or `sh`. This attribute only works for inline examples.
{@a region}
#### Displaying a code fragment
Often you want to focus on a fragment of code within a sample code file. In this example, you focus on the `AppModule` class and its `NgModule` metadata.
First you surround that fragment in the source file with a named _docregion_ as described [below](#source-code-markup).
Then you reference that _docregion_ in the `region` attribute of the `` like this
```html
```
A couple of observations:
1. The `region` value, `"class"`, is the name of the `#docregion` in the source file. Confirm that by looking at `content/examples/docs-style-guide/src/app/app.module.ts`
1. Omitting the `title` is fine when the source of the fragment is obvious. We just said that this is a fragment of the `app.module.ts` file which was displayed immediately above, in full, with a header.
There's no need to repeat the header.
1. The line numbers disappeared. By default, the doc viewer omits line numbers when there are fewer than 10 lines of code; it adds line numbers after that. You can turn line numbers on or off explicitly by setting the `linenums` attribute.
#### Example of bad code
Sometimes you want to display an example of bad code or bad design.
You should be careful. Readers don't always read carefully and are likely to copy and paste your example of bad code in their own applications. So don't display bad code often.
When you do, set the `class` to `avoid`. The code snippet will be framed in bright red to grab the reader's attention.
Here's the markup for an "avoid" example in the
[_Angular Style Guide_](guide/styleguide#style-05-03 "Style 05-03: components as elements").
```html
```
{@a code-tabs}
### Code Tabs
Code tabs display code much like _code examples_ do. The added advantage is that they can display multiple code samples within a tabbed interface. Each tab is displayed using _code pane_.
#### Code-tabs attributes
* `linenums`: The value can be `true`, `false` or a number indicating the starting line number. If not specified, line numbers are enabled only when code for a tab pane has greater than 10 lines of code.
#### Code-pane attributes
* `path` - a file in the content/examples folder
* `title` - seen in the header of a tab
* `linenums` - overrides the `linenums` property at the `code-tabs` level for this particular pane. The value can be `true`, `false` or a number indicating the starting line number. If not specified, line numbers are enabled only when the number of lines of code are greater than 10.
The next example displays multiple code tabs, each with its own title.
It demonstrates control over display of line numbers at both the `` and `` levels.
Here's the markup for that example.
Note how the `linenums` attribute in the `` explicitly disables numbering for all panes.
The `linenums` attribute in the second pane restores line numbering for _itself only_.
```html
```
{@a source-code-markup}
## Source code markup
You must add special code snippet markup to sample source code files before they can be displayed by `` and `` components.
The sample source code for this page, located in `context/examples/docs-style-guide`, contains examples of every code snippet markup described in this section.
Code snippet markup is always in the form of a comment. Here's the default _docregion_ markup for a TypeScript or JavaScript file:
```
// #docregion
... some code ...
// #enddocregion
```
Different file types have different comment syntax so adjust accordingly.
```html
... some HTML ...
```
```
/* #docregion */
... some CSS ...
/* #enddocregion */
```
The doc generation process erases these comments before displaying them in the doc viewer.
It also strips them from stackblitz and sample code downloads.
Code snippet markup is not supported in JSON files because comments are forbidden in JSON files.
See [below](#json-files) for details and workarounds.
#### _#docregion_
The _#docregion_ is the most important kind of code snippet markup.
The `` and `` components won't display a source code file unless it has a _#docregion_.
The _#docregion_ comment begins a code snippet region.
Every line of code _after_ that comment belongs in the region _until_ the code fragment processor encounters the end of the file or a closing _#enddocregion_.
The `src/main.ts` is a simple example of a file with a single _#docregion_ at the top of the file.
` or `` as you did in an example above like this:
```html
// #docplaster
...
// #docregion class, class-skeleton
export class AppComponent {
// #enddocregion class-skeleton
title = 'Authors Style Guide Sample';
heroes = HEROES;
selectedHero: Hero;
onSelect(hero: Hero): void {
this.selectedHero = hero;
}
// #docregion class-skeleton
}
// #enddocregion class, class-skeleton
Here's are the two corresponding code snippets displayed side-by-side.
Some observations:
* The `#docplaster` at the top is another bit of code snippet markup. It tells the processor how to join the fragments into a single snippet.
In this example, we tell the processor to put the fragments together without anything in between - without any "plaster". Most sample files define this _empty plaster_.
If we neglected to add, `#docplaster`, the processor would insert the _default_ plaster - an ellipsis comment - between the fragments. Try removing the `#docplaster` comment yourself to see the effect.
* One `#docregion` comment mentions **_two_** region names as does an `#enddocregion` comment. This is a convenient way to start (or stop) multiple regions on the same code line. You could have put these comments on separate lines and many authors prefer to do so.
#### JSON files
Code snippet markup is not supported for JSON files because comments are forbidden in JSON files.
You can display an entire JSON file by referring to it in the `src` attribute.
But you can't display JSON fragments because you can't add `#docregion` tags to the file.
If the JSON file is too big, you could copy the nodes-of-interest into markdown backticks.
Unfortunately, it's easy to mistakenly create invalid JSON that way. The preferred way is to create a JSON partial file with the fragment you want to display.
You can't test this partial file and you'll never use it in the application. But at least your IDE can confirm that it is syntactically correct.
Here's an example that excerpts certain scripts from `package.json` into a partial file named `package.1.json`.
` to the page you generate links that run sample code in the Stackblitz live coding environment and download that code to the reader's file system.
Live examples (AKA "stackblitz") are defined by one or more `stackblitz.json` files in the root of a code sample folder. Each sample folder usually has a single unnamed definition file, the default `stackblitz.json`.
You can create additional, named definition files in the form `name.stackblitz.json`. See `content/examples/testing` for examples.
The schema for a `stackblitz.json` hasn't been documented yet but looking at the `stackblitz.json` files in the example folders should tell you most of what you need to know.
Adding `Custom label and tooltip
Give the live example anchor a custom label and tooltip by setting the `title` attribute.
` tags:
Live example with content label
```html
Live example with content label
```
Live example from another guide
To link to a Stackblitz in a folder whose name is not the same as the current guide page, set the `name` attribute to the name of that folder.
Live Example from the Router guide
```html
Live Example from the Router guide
```
Live Example for named Stackblitz
To link to a Stackblitz defined by a named `stackblitz.json` file, set the `stackblitz` attribute. The following example links to the Stackblitz defined by `second.stackblitz.json` in the current guide's directory.
Live Example without download
To skip the download link, add the `noDownload` attribute.
Just the Stackblitz
```html
Just the Stackblitz
```
Live Example with download-only
To skip the live Stackblitz link and only link to the download, add the `downloadOnly` attribute.
Download only
```html
Download only
```
Embedded live example
By default, a live example link opens a Stackblitz in a separate browser tab.
You can embed the Stackblitz within the guide page itself by adding the `embedded` attribute.
For performance reasons, the Stackblitz does not start right away. The reader sees an image instead. Clicking the image starts the sometimes-slow process of launching the embedded Stackblitz within an iframe on the page.
Here's an embedded live example for this guide.
```html
{@a ugly-anchors}
#### Ugly, long section header anchors
Now [link to that custom anchor name](#ugly-anchors) as you did before.
```html
Now [link to that custom anchor name](#ugly-anchors) as you did before.
```
Alternatively, you can use the HTML `` tag.
If you do, be sure to set the `id` attribute - not the `name` attribute! The docs generator will not convert the `name` to the proper link URL.
```html
## Anchors
```
## Alerts and Calllouts
Alerts and callouts present warnings, extra detail or references to other pages. They can also be used to provide commentary that _enriches_ the reader's understanding of the content being presented.
An alert or callout _must not_ contain anything _essential_ to that understanding. Don't put a critical instruction or a tutorial step in a subsection.
### Alerts
Alerts draw attention to short important points. Alerts should not be used for multi-line content (use [callouts](#callouts "callouts") instead).
You'll learn about styles for live examples in the [section below](guide/docs-style-guide#live-examples "Live examples").
Note that at least one blank line must follow both the opening and closing `` tags. A blank line before the closing `` is customary but not required.
```html
You'll learn about styles for live examples in the [section below](guide/docs-style-guide#live-examples "Live examples").
```
There are three different _urgency levels_ used to style the alerts based on the severity or importance of the content.
A critical alert.
An important alert.
A helpful, informational alert.
Here is the markup for these alerts.
```html
A critical alert.
An important alert.
A helpful, informational alert.
```
### Callouts
Callouts, like alerts, are meant to draw attention to important points. Use a callout when you want a riveting header and multi-line content.
If you have more than two paragraphs, consider creating a new page or making it part of the main content.
Callouts use the same _urgency levels_ that alerts do.
A critical point
**Pitchfork hoodie semiotics**, roof party pop-up _paleo_ messenger messenger bag cred Carles tousled Truffaut yr. Semiotics viral freegan VHS, Shoreditch disrupt McSweeney's. Intelligentsia kale chips Vice four dollar toast, Schlitz crucifix
An important point
**Pitchfork hoodie semiotics**, roof party pop-up _paleo_ messenger bag cred Carles tousled Truffaut yr. Semiotics viral freegan VHS, Shoreditch disrupt McSweeney's. Intelligentsia kale chips Vice four dollar toast, Schlitz crucifix
A helpful or informational point
**Pitchfork hoodie semiotics**, roof party pop-up _paleo_ messenger bag cred Carles tousled Truffaut yr. Semiotics viral freegan VHS, Shoreditch disrupt McSweeney's. Intelligentsia kale chips Vice four dollar toast, Schlitz crucifix
Here is the markup for the first of these callouts.
```html
A critical point
**Pitchfork hoodie semiotics**, roof party pop-up _paleo_ messenger bag cred Carles tousled Truffaut yr. Semiotics viral freegan VHS, Shoreditch disrupt McSweeney's. Intelligentsia kale chips Vice four dollar toast, Schlitz crucifix
```
Notice that:
* the callout header text is forced to all upper case
* the callout body can be written in markdown
* a blank line separates the `` tag from the markdown content
Callouts are meant to grab the user's attention. They are not for casual asides. Please use them sparingly.
## Trees
Trees can represent hierarchical data.
sample-dir
src
app
app.component.ts
app.module.ts
styles.css
tsconfig.json
node_modules ...
package.json
Here is the markup for this file tree.
```html
sample-dir
src
app
app.component.ts
app.module.ts
styles.css
tsconfig.json
node_modules ...
package.json
```
## Tables
Use HTML tables to present tabular data.
Framework
Task
Speed
AngularJSRouting
Fast
Angular v2Routing
*Faster*
Angular v4Routing
**Fastest :)**
Here is the markup for this table.
```html
Framework
Task
Speed
AngularJSRouting
Fast
Angular v2Routing
*Faster*
Angular v4Routing
**Fastest :)**
```
## Images
Image location
Store images in the `content/images` directory in a folder with the same URL as the guide page.
Images for this "Authors Style Guide" page belong in the `content/images/guide/docs-style-guide` folder.
Angular doc generation copies these image folders to the _runtime_ location, `generated/images`.
Set the image `src` attribute to begin in _that_ directory.
Here's the `src` attribute for the "flying hero" image belonging to this page.
```
src="generated/images/guide/docs-style-guide/flying-hero.png"
```
Use the HTML <img> tag
**Do not use the markdown image syntax, \!\[\.\.\.\]\(\.\.\.\).**
Images should be specified in an `![]()
` tag.
For accessibility, always set the `alt` attribute with a meaningful description of the image.
You should nest the `![]()
` tag within a `` tag, which styles the image within a drop-shadow frame. You'll need the editor's permission to skip the `` tag.
Here's a conforming example
```html
```
_Note that the HTML image element does not have a closing tag._
Image dimensions
The doc generator reads the image dimensions from the file and adds width and height attributes to the `img` tag automatically. If you want to control the size of the image, supply your own width and height attributes.
Here's the "flying hero" at a more reasonable scale.
```html
```
Wide images can be a problem. Most browsers try to rescale the image but wide images may overflow the document in certain viewports.
**Do not set a width greater than 700px**. If you wish to display a larger image, provide a link to the actual image that the user can click on to see the full size image separately as in this example of `source-map-explorer` output from the "Ahead-of-time Compilation" guide:
Image compression
Large image files can be slow to load, harming the user experience. Always compress the image.
Consider using an image compression web site such as [tinypng](https://tinypng.com/ "tinypng").
Floating images
You can float the image to the left or right of text by applying the class="left" or class="right" attributes respectively.
This text wraps around to the right of the floating "flying hero" image.
Headings and code-examples automatically clear a floating image. If you need to force a piece of text to clear a floating image, add `
` where the text should break.
The markup for the above example is:
```html
This text wraps around to the right of the floating "flying hero" image.
Headings and code-examples automatically clear a floating image. If you need to force a piece of text to clear a floating image, add `
` where the text should break.
```
Note that you generally don't wrap a floating image in a `` element.
#### Floating within a subsection
If you have a floating image inside an alert, callout, or a subsection, it is a good idea to apply the `clear-fix` class to the `div` to ensure that the image doesn't overflow its container. For example:
A subsection with **markdown** formatted text.
```html
A subsection with **markdown** formatted text.
```
Secondary section heading
A secondary section heading is related to a main heading and _falls textually within_ the bounds of that main heading. Begin a secondary heading with the markdown `###` characters. Alternatively, you can write the equivalent `` HTML tag.
The secondary heading should be followed by a blank line and then the content for that heading.
```html
### Secondary section heading
A secondary section ...
```
#### Additional section headings
Try to minimize the heading depth, preferably only two. But more headings, such as this one, are permitted if they make sense.
**N.B.**: The [Table-of-contents](#table-of-contents) generator only considers main (``) and secondary (``) headings.
```html
#### Additional section headings
Try to minimize ...
```
## Table of contents
Most pages display a table of contents (TOC). The TOC appears in the right panel when the viewport is wide. When narrow, the TOC appears in an expandable/collapsible region near the top of the page.
You should not create your own TOC by hand. The TOC is generated automatically from the page's main and secondary section headers.
To exclude a heading from the TOC, create the heading as an `` or `` element with a class called 'no-toc'. You can't do this with markdown.
```html
This heading is not displayed in the TOC
```
You can turn off TOC generation for the _entire_ page by writing the title with an `` tag and the `no-toc` class.
```html
A guide without a TOC
```
## Navigation
The navigation links at the top, left, and bottom of the screen are generated from the JSON configuration file, `content/navigation.json`.
The authority to change the `navigation.json` file is limited to a few core team members.
But for a new guide page, you should suggest a navigation title and position in the left-side navigation panel called the "side nav".
Look for the `SideNav` node in `navigation.json`. The `SideNav` node is an array of navigation nodes. Each node is either an _item_ node for a single document or a _header_ node with child nodes.
Find the header for your page. For example, a guide page that describes an Angular feature is probably a child of the `Fundamentals` header.
```html
{
"title": "Fundamentals",
"tooltip": "The fundamentals of Angular",
"children": [ ... ]
}
```
A _header_ node child can be an _item_ node or another _header_ node. If your guide page belongs under a sub-header, find that sub-header in the JSON.
Add an _item_ node for your guide page as a child of the appropriate _header_ node. It probably looks something like this one.
```html
{
"url": "guide/architecture",
"title": "Architecture",
"tooltip": "The basic building blocks of Angular applications."
}
```
A navigation node has the following properties:
* `url`- the URL of the guide page (_item node only_).
* `title`- the text displayed in the side nav.
* `tooltip` - text that appears when the reader hovers over the navigation link.
* `children` - an array of child nodes (_header node only_).
* `hidden` - defined and set true if this is a guide page that should _not_ be displayed in the navigation panel. Rarely needed, it is a way to hide the page from navigation while making it available to readers who should know about it. _This_ "Authors Style Guide" is a hidden page.
Do not create a node that is both a _header_ and an _item_ node. That is, do not specify the `url` property of a _header_ node.
The current guidelines allow for a three-level navigation structure with two header levels. Don't add a third header level.
## Code snippets
Guides are rich in examples of working Angular code. Example code can be commands entered in a terminal window, a fragment of TypeScript or HTML, or an entire code file.
Whatever the source, the doc viewer renders them as "code snippets", either individually with the [_code-example_](#code-example "code-example") component or as a tabbed collection with the [_code-tabs_](#code-tabs "code-tabs") component.
{@a code-example}
### Code example
You can display a simple, inline code snippet with the markdown backtick syntax.
We generally prefer to display a code snippet with the Angular documentation _code-example_ component
represented by the `` tag.
Inline code-snippets
You should source code snippets [from working sample code](#from-code-samples) when possible.
But there are times when an inline snippet is the better choice.
For terminal input and output, put the content between `` tags, set the CSS class to `code-shell`, and set the language attribute to `sh` as in this example.
npm start
```html
npm start
```
Inline, hand-coded snippets like this one are _not_ testable and, therefore, are intrinsically unreliable.
This example belongs to the small set of pre-approved, inline snippets that includes
user input in a command shell or the _output_ of some process.
**Do not write inline code snippets** unless you have a good reason and the editor's permission to do so.
In all other cases, code snippets should be generated automatically from tested code samples.
{@a from-code-samples}
Code snippets and code samples
One of the documentation design goals is that guide page code snippets should be examples of real, working code.
We meet this goal by displaying code snippets that are derived directly from standalone code samples, written specifically for these guide pages.
The author of a guide page is responsible for the code sample that supports that page.
The author must also write end-to-end tests for the sample.
Code samples are located in sub-folders of the `content/examples` directory of the `angular/angular` repository. An example folder name should be the same as the guide page it supports.
A guide page might not have its own sample code. It might refer instead to a sample belonging to another page.
The Angular CI process runs all end-to-end tests for every Angular PR. Angular re-tests the samples after every new version of a sample and every new version of Angular itself.
When possible, every snippet of code on a guide page should be derived from a code sample file. You tell the Angular documentation engine which code file - or fragment of a code file - to display by configuring `` attributes.
#### Code snippet from a file
_This_ "Authors Doc Style Guide" has its own sample application, located in the `content/examples/docs-style-guide` folder.
The following _code-example_ displays the sample's `app.module.ts`.
```
You identified the snippet's source file by setting the `path` attribute to sample folder's location _within_ `content/examples`.
In this example, that path is `docs-style-guide/src/app/app.module.ts`.
You added a header to tell the reader where to find the file by setting the `title` attribute.
Following convention, you set the `title` attribute to the file's location within the sample's root folder.
Unless otherwise noted, all code snippets in this page are derived from sample source code
located in the `content/examples/docs-style-guide` directory.
The doc tooling reports an error if the file identified in the path does not exist **or is _git_-ignored**.
Most `.js` files are _git_-ignored.
If you want to include an ignored code file in your project and display it in a guide you must _un-ignore_ it.
The preferred way to un-ignore a file is to update the `content/examples/.gitignore` like this:
# my-guide
!my-guide/src/something.js
!my-guide/more-javascript*.js
#### Code-example attributes
You control the _code-example_ output by setting one or more of its attributes:
* `path`- the path to the file in the `content/examples` folder.
* `title`- the header of the code listing.
* `region`- displays the source file fragment with that region name; regions are identified by _docregion_ markup in the source file, as explained [below](#region "Displaying a code fragment").
* `linenums`- value may be `true`, `false`, or a `number`. When not specified, line numbers are automatically displayed when there are greater than 10 lines of code. The rarely used `number` option starts line numbering at the given value. `linenums=4` sets the starting line number to 4.
* `class`- code snippets can be styled with the CSS classes `no-box`, `code-shell`, and `avoid`.
* `hideCopy`- hides the copy button
* `language`- the source code language such as `javascript`, `html`, `css`, `typescript`, `json`, or `sh`. This attribute only works for inline examples.
{@a region}
#### Displaying a code fragment
Often you want to focus on a fragment of code within a sample code file. In this example, you focus on the `AppModule` class and its `NgModule` metadata.
First you surround that fragment in the source file with a named _docregion_ as described [below](#source-code-markup).
Then you reference that _docregion_ in the `region` attribute of the `` like this
```html
```
A couple of observations:
1. The `region` value, `"class"`, is the name of the `#docregion` in the source file. Confirm that by looking at `content/examples/docs-style-guide/src/app/app.module.ts`
1. Omitting the `title` is fine when the source of the fragment is obvious. We just said that this is a fragment of the `app.module.ts` file which was displayed immediately above, in full, with a header.
There's no need to repeat the header.
1. The line numbers disappeared. By default, the doc viewer omits line numbers when there are fewer than 10 lines of code; it adds line numbers after that. You can turn line numbers on or off explicitly by setting the `linenums` attribute.
#### Example of bad code
Sometimes you want to display an example of bad code or bad design.
You should be careful. Readers don't always read carefully and are likely to copy and paste your example of bad code in their own applications. So don't display bad code often.
When you do, set the `class` to `avoid`. The code snippet will be framed in bright red to grab the reader's attention.
Here's the markup for an "avoid" example in the
[_Angular Style Guide_](guide/styleguide#style-05-03 "Style 05-03: components as elements").
```html
```
{@a code-tabs}
### Code Tabs
Code tabs display code much like _code examples_ do. The added advantage is that they can display multiple code samples within a tabbed interface. Each tab is displayed using _code pane_.
#### Code-tabs attributes
* `linenums`: The value can be `true`, `false` or a number indicating the starting line number. If not specified, line numbers are enabled only when code for a tab pane has greater than 10 lines of code.
#### Code-pane attributes
* `path` - a file in the content/examples folder
* `title` - seen in the header of a tab
* `linenums` - overrides the `linenums` property at the `code-tabs` level for this particular pane. The value can be `true`, `false` or a number indicating the starting line number. If not specified, line numbers are enabled only when the number of lines of code are greater than 10.
The next example displays multiple code tabs, each with its own title.
It demonstrates control over display of line numbers at both the `` and `` levels.
Here's the markup for that example.
Note how the `linenums` attribute in the `` explicitly disables numbering for all panes.
The `linenums` attribute in the second pane restores line numbering for _itself only_.
```html
```
{@a source-code-markup}
## Source code markup
You must add special code snippet markup to sample source code files before they can be displayed by `` and `` components.
The sample source code for this page, located in `context/examples/docs-style-guide`, contains examples of every code snippet markup described in this section.
Code snippet markup is always in the form of a comment. Here's the default _docregion_ markup for a TypeScript or JavaScript file:
```
// #docregion
... some code ...
// #enddocregion
```
Different file types have different comment syntax so adjust accordingly.
```html
... some HTML ...
```
```
/* #docregion */
... some CSS ...
/* #enddocregion */
```
The doc generation process erases these comments before displaying them in the doc viewer.
It also strips them from stackblitz and sample code downloads.
Code snippet markup is not supported in JSON files because comments are forbidden in JSON files.
See [below](#json-files) for details and workarounds.
#### _#docregion_
The _#docregion_ is the most important kind of code snippet markup.
The `` and `` components won't display a source code file unless it has a _#docregion_.
The _#docregion_ comment begins a code snippet region.
Every line of code _after_ that comment belongs in the region _until_ the code fragment processor encounters the end of the file or a closing _#enddocregion_.
The `src/main.ts` is a simple example of a file with a single _#docregion_ at the top of the file.
` or `` as you did in an example above like this:
```html
// #docplaster
...
// #docregion class, class-skeleton
export class AppComponent {
// #enddocregion class-skeleton
title = 'Authors Style Guide Sample';
heroes = HEROES;
selectedHero: Hero;
onSelect(hero: Hero): void {
this.selectedHero = hero;
}
// #docregion class-skeleton
}
// #enddocregion class, class-skeleton
Here's are the two corresponding code snippets displayed side-by-side.
Some observations:
* The `#docplaster` at the top is another bit of code snippet markup. It tells the processor how to join the fragments into a single snippet.
In this example, we tell the processor to put the fragments together without anything in between - without any "plaster". Most sample files define this _empty plaster_.
If we neglected to add, `#docplaster`, the processor would insert the _default_ plaster - an ellipsis comment - between the fragments. Try removing the `#docplaster` comment yourself to see the effect.
* One `#docregion` comment mentions **_two_** region names as does an `#enddocregion` comment. This is a convenient way to start (or stop) multiple regions on the same code line. You could have put these comments on separate lines and many authors prefer to do so.
#### JSON files
Code snippet markup is not supported for JSON files because comments are forbidden in JSON files.
You can display an entire JSON file by referring to it in the `src` attribute.
But you can't display JSON fragments because you can't add `#docregion` tags to the file.
If the JSON file is too big, you could copy the nodes-of-interest into markdown backticks.
Unfortunately, it's easy to mistakenly create invalid JSON that way. The preferred way is to create a JSON partial file with the fragment you want to display.
You can't test this partial file and you'll never use it in the application. But at least your IDE can confirm that it is syntactically correct.
Here's an example that excerpts certain scripts from `package.json` into a partial file named `package.1.json`.
` to the page you generate links that run sample code in the Stackblitz live coding environment and download that code to the reader's file system.
Live examples (AKA "stackblitz") are defined by one or more `stackblitz.json` files in the root of a code sample folder. Each sample folder usually has a single unnamed definition file, the default `stackblitz.json`.
You can create additional, named definition files in the form `name.stackblitz.json`. See `content/examples/testing` for examples.
The schema for a `stackblitz.json` hasn't been documented yet but looking at the `stackblitz.json` files in the example folders should tell you most of what you need to know.
Adding `Custom label and tooltip
Give the live example anchor a custom label and tooltip by setting the `title` attribute.
` tags:
Live example with content label
```html
Live example with content label
```
Live example from another guide
To link to a Stackblitz in a folder whose name is not the same as the current guide page, set the `name` attribute to the name of that folder.
Live Example from the Router guide
```html
Live Example from the Router guide
```
Live Example for named Stackblitz
To link to a Stackblitz defined by a named `stackblitz.json` file, set the `stackblitz` attribute. The following example links to the Stackblitz defined by `second.stackblitz.json` in the current guide's directory.
Live Example without download
To skip the download link, add the `noDownload` attribute.
Just the Stackblitz
```html
Just the Stackblitz
```
Live Example with download-only
To skip the live Stackblitz link and only link to the download, add the `downloadOnly` attribute.
Download only
```html
Download only
```
Embedded live example
By default, a live example link opens a Stackblitz in a separate browser tab.
You can embed the Stackblitz within the guide page itself by adding the `embedded` attribute.
For performance reasons, the Stackblitz does not start right away. The reader sees an image instead. Clicking the image starts the sometimes-slow process of launching the embedded Stackblitz within an iframe on the page.
Here's an embedded live example for this guide.
```html
{@a ugly-anchors}
#### Ugly, long section header anchors
Now [link to that custom anchor name](#ugly-anchors) as you did before.
```html
Now [link to that custom anchor name](#ugly-anchors) as you did before.
```
Alternatively, you can use the HTML `` tag.
If you do, be sure to set the `id` attribute - not the `name` attribute! The docs generator will not convert the `name` to the proper link URL.
```html
## Anchors
```
## Alerts and Calllouts
Alerts and callouts present warnings, extra detail or references to other pages. They can also be used to provide commentary that _enriches_ the reader's understanding of the content being presented.
An alert or callout _must not_ contain anything _essential_ to that understanding. Don't put a critical instruction or a tutorial step in a subsection.
### Alerts
Alerts draw attention to short important points. Alerts should not be used for multi-line content (use [callouts](#callouts "callouts") instead).
You'll learn about styles for live examples in the [section below](guide/docs-style-guide#live-examples "Live examples").
Note that at least one blank line must follow both the opening and closing `` tags. A blank line before the closing `` is customary but not required.
```html
You'll learn about styles for live examples in the [section below](guide/docs-style-guide#live-examples "Live examples").
```
There are three different _urgency levels_ used to style the alerts based on the severity or importance of the content.
A critical alert.
An important alert.
A helpful, informational alert.
Here is the markup for these alerts.
```html
A critical alert.
An important alert.
A helpful, informational alert.
```
### Callouts
Callouts, like alerts, are meant to draw attention to important points. Use a callout when you want a riveting header and multi-line content.
If you have more than two paragraphs, consider creating a new page or making it part of the main content.
Callouts use the same _urgency levels_ that alerts do.
A critical point
**Pitchfork hoodie semiotics**, roof party pop-up _paleo_ messenger messenger bag cred Carles tousled Truffaut yr. Semiotics viral freegan VHS, Shoreditch disrupt McSweeney's. Intelligentsia kale chips Vice four dollar toast, Schlitz crucifix
An important point
**Pitchfork hoodie semiotics**, roof party pop-up _paleo_ messenger bag cred Carles tousled Truffaut yr. Semiotics viral freegan VHS, Shoreditch disrupt McSweeney's. Intelligentsia kale chips Vice four dollar toast, Schlitz crucifix
A helpful or informational point
**Pitchfork hoodie semiotics**, roof party pop-up _paleo_ messenger bag cred Carles tousled Truffaut yr. Semiotics viral freegan VHS, Shoreditch disrupt McSweeney's. Intelligentsia kale chips Vice four dollar toast, Schlitz crucifix
Here is the markup for the first of these callouts.
```html
A critical point
**Pitchfork hoodie semiotics**, roof party pop-up _paleo_ messenger bag cred Carles tousled Truffaut yr. Semiotics viral freegan VHS, Shoreditch disrupt McSweeney's. Intelligentsia kale chips Vice four dollar toast, Schlitz crucifix
```
Notice that:
* the callout header text is forced to all upper case
* the callout body can be written in markdown
* a blank line separates the `` tag from the markdown content
Callouts are meant to grab the user's attention. They are not for casual asides. Please use them sparingly.
## Trees
Trees can represent hierarchical data.
sample-dir
src
app
app.component.ts
app.module.ts
styles.css
tsconfig.json
node_modules ...
package.json
Here is the markup for this file tree.
```html
sample-dir
src
app
app.component.ts
app.module.ts
styles.css
tsconfig.json
node_modules ...
package.json
```
## Tables
Use HTML tables to present tabular data.
Framework
Task
Speed
AngularJSRouting
Fast
Angular v2Routing
*Faster*
Angular v4Routing
**Fastest :)**
Here is the markup for this table.
```html
Framework
Task
Speed
AngularJSRouting
Fast
Angular v2Routing
*Faster*
Angular v4Routing
**Fastest :)**
```
## Images
Image location
Store images in the `content/images` directory in a folder with the same URL as the guide page.
Images for this "Authors Style Guide" page belong in the `content/images/guide/docs-style-guide` folder.
Angular doc generation copies these image folders to the _runtime_ location, `generated/images`.
Set the image `src` attribute to begin in _that_ directory.
Here's the `src` attribute for the "flying hero" image belonging to this page.
```
src="generated/images/guide/docs-style-guide/flying-hero.png"
```
Use the HTML <img> tag
**Do not use the markdown image syntax, \!\[\.\.\.\]\(\.\.\.\).**
Images should be specified in an `![]()
` tag.
For accessibility, always set the `alt` attribute with a meaningful description of the image.
You should nest the `![]()
` tag within a `` tag, which styles the image within a drop-shadow frame. You'll need the editor's permission to skip the `` tag.
Here's a conforming example
```html
```
_Note that the HTML image element does not have a closing tag._
Image dimensions
The doc generator reads the image dimensions from the file and adds width and height attributes to the `img` tag automatically. If you want to control the size of the image, supply your own width and height attributes.
Here's the "flying hero" at a more reasonable scale.
```html
```
Wide images can be a problem. Most browsers try to rescale the image but wide images may overflow the document in certain viewports.
**Do not set a width greater than 700px**. If you wish to display a larger image, provide a link to the actual image that the user can click on to see the full size image separately as in this example of `source-map-explorer` output from the "Ahead-of-time Compilation" guide:
Image compression
Large image files can be slow to load, harming the user experience. Always compress the image.
Consider using an image compression web site such as [tinypng](https://tinypng.com/ "tinypng").
Floating images
You can float the image to the left or right of text by applying the class="left" or class="right" attributes respectively.
This text wraps around to the right of the floating "flying hero" image.
Headings and code-examples automatically clear a floating image. If you need to force a piece of text to clear a floating image, add `
` where the text should break.
The markup for the above example is:
```html
This text wraps around to the right of the floating "flying hero" image.
Headings and code-examples automatically clear a floating image. If you need to force a piece of text to clear a floating image, add `
` where the text should break.
```
Note that you generally don't wrap a floating image in a `` element.
#### Floating within a subsection
If you have a floating image inside an alert, callout, or a subsection, it is a good idea to apply the `clear-fix` class to the `div` to ensure that the image doesn't overflow its container. For example:
A subsection with **markdown** formatted text.
```html
A subsection with **markdown** formatted text.
```
`) headings.
```html
#### Additional section headings
Try to minimize ...
```
## Table of contents
Most pages display a table of contents (TOC). The TOC appears in the right panel when the viewport is wide. When narrow, the TOC appears in an expandable/collapsible region near the top of the page.
You should not create your own TOC by hand. The TOC is generated automatically from the page's main and secondary section headers.
To exclude a heading from the TOC, create the heading as an `` or `` element with a class called 'no-toc'. You can't do this with markdown.
```html
This heading is not displayed in the TOC
```
You can turn off TOC generation for the _entire_ page by writing the title with an `` tag and the `no-toc` class.
```html
A guide without a TOC
```
## Navigation
The navigation links at the top, left, and bottom of the screen are generated from the JSON configuration file, `content/navigation.json`.
The authority to change the `navigation.json` file is limited to a few core team members.
But for a new guide page, you should suggest a navigation title and position in the left-side navigation panel called the "side nav".
Look for the `SideNav` node in `navigation.json`. The `SideNav` node is an array of navigation nodes. Each node is either an _item_ node for a single document or a _header_ node with child nodes.
Find the header for your page. For example, a guide page that describes an Angular feature is probably a child of the `Fundamentals` header.
```html
{
"title": "Fundamentals",
"tooltip": "The fundamentals of Angular",
"children": [ ... ]
}
```
A _header_ node child can be an _item_ node or another _header_ node. If your guide page belongs under a sub-header, find that sub-header in the JSON.
Add an _item_ node for your guide page as a child of the appropriate _header_ node. It probably looks something like this one.
```html
{
"url": "guide/architecture",
"title": "Architecture",
"tooltip": "The basic building blocks of Angular applications."
}
```
A navigation node has the following properties:
* `url`- the URL of the guide page (_item node only_).
* `title`- the text displayed in the side nav.
* `tooltip` - text that appears when the reader hovers over the navigation link.
* `children` - an array of child nodes (_header node only_).
* `hidden` - defined and set true if this is a guide page that should _not_ be displayed in the navigation panel. Rarely needed, it is a way to hide the page from navigation while making it available to readers who should know about it. _This_ "Authors Style Guide" is a hidden page.
Do not create a node that is both a _header_ and an _item_ node. That is, do not specify the `url` property of a _header_ node.
The current guidelines allow for a three-level navigation structure with two header levels. Don't add a third header level.
## Code snippets
Guides are rich in examples of working Angular code. Example code can be commands entered in a terminal window, a fragment of TypeScript or HTML, or an entire code file.
Whatever the source, the doc viewer renders them as "code snippets", either individually with the [_code-example_](#code-example "code-example") component or as a tabbed collection with the [_code-tabs_](#code-tabs "code-tabs") component.
{@a code-example}
### Code example
You can display a simple, inline code snippet with the markdown backtick syntax.
We generally prefer to display a code snippet with the Angular documentation _code-example_ component
represented by the `` tag.
Inline code-snippets
You should source code snippets [from working sample code](#from-code-samples) when possible.
But there are times when an inline snippet is the better choice.
For terminal input and output, put the content between `` tags, set the CSS class to `code-shell`, and set the language attribute to `sh` as in this example.
npm start
```html
npm start
```
Inline, hand-coded snippets like this one are _not_ testable and, therefore, are intrinsically unreliable.
This example belongs to the small set of pre-approved, inline snippets that includes
user input in a command shell or the _output_ of some process.
**Do not write inline code snippets** unless you have a good reason and the editor's permission to do so.
In all other cases, code snippets should be generated automatically from tested code samples.
{@a from-code-samples}
Code snippets and code samples
One of the documentation design goals is that guide page code snippets should be examples of real, working code.
We meet this goal by displaying code snippets that are derived directly from standalone code samples, written specifically for these guide pages.
The author of a guide page is responsible for the code sample that supports that page.
The author must also write end-to-end tests for the sample.
Code samples are located in sub-folders of the `content/examples` directory of the `angular/angular` repository. An example folder name should be the same as the guide page it supports.
A guide page might not have its own sample code. It might refer instead to a sample belonging to another page.
The Angular CI process runs all end-to-end tests for every Angular PR. Angular re-tests the samples after every new version of a sample and every new version of Angular itself.
When possible, every snippet of code on a guide page should be derived from a code sample file. You tell the Angular documentation engine which code file - or fragment of a code file - to display by configuring `` attributes.
#### Code snippet from a file
_This_ "Authors Doc Style Guide" has its own sample application, located in the `content/examples/docs-style-guide` folder.
The following _code-example_ displays the sample's `app.module.ts`.
```
You identified the snippet's source file by setting the `path` attribute to sample folder's location _within_ `content/examples`.
In this example, that path is `docs-style-guide/src/app/app.module.ts`.
You added a header to tell the reader where to find the file by setting the `title` attribute.
Following convention, you set the `title` attribute to the file's location within the sample's root folder.
Unless otherwise noted, all code snippets in this page are derived from sample source code
located in the `content/examples/docs-style-guide` directory.
The doc tooling reports an error if the file identified in the path does not exist **or is _git_-ignored**.
Most `.js` files are _git_-ignored.
If you want to include an ignored code file in your project and display it in a guide you must _un-ignore_ it.
The preferred way to un-ignore a file is to update the `content/examples/.gitignore` like this:
# my-guide
!my-guide/src/something.js
!my-guide/more-javascript*.js
#### Code-example attributes
You control the _code-example_ output by setting one or more of its attributes:
* `path`- the path to the file in the `content/examples` folder.
* `title`- the header of the code listing.
* `region`- displays the source file fragment with that region name; regions are identified by _docregion_ markup in the source file, as explained [below](#region "Displaying a code fragment").
* `linenums`- value may be `true`, `false`, or a `number`. When not specified, line numbers are automatically displayed when there are greater than 10 lines of code. The rarely used `number` option starts line numbering at the given value. `linenums=4` sets the starting line number to 4.
* `class`- code snippets can be styled with the CSS classes `no-box`, `code-shell`, and `avoid`.
* `hideCopy`- hides the copy button
* `language`- the source code language such as `javascript`, `html`, `css`, `typescript`, `json`, or `sh`. This attribute only works for inline examples.
{@a region}
#### Displaying a code fragment
Often you want to focus on a fragment of code within a sample code file. In this example, you focus on the `AppModule` class and its `NgModule` metadata.
First you surround that fragment in the source file with a named _docregion_ as described [below](#source-code-markup).
Then you reference that _docregion_ in the `region` attribute of the `` like this
```html
```
A couple of observations:
1. The `region` value, `"class"`, is the name of the `#docregion` in the source file. Confirm that by looking at `content/examples/docs-style-guide/src/app/app.module.ts`
1. Omitting the `title` is fine when the source of the fragment is obvious. We just said that this is a fragment of the `app.module.ts` file which was displayed immediately above, in full, with a header.
There's no need to repeat the header.
1. The line numbers disappeared. By default, the doc viewer omits line numbers when there are fewer than 10 lines of code; it adds line numbers after that. You can turn line numbers on or off explicitly by setting the `linenums` attribute.
#### Example of bad code
Sometimes you want to display an example of bad code or bad design.
You should be careful. Readers don't always read carefully and are likely to copy and paste your example of bad code in their own applications. So don't display bad code often.
When you do, set the `class` to `avoid`. The code snippet will be framed in bright red to grab the reader's attention.
Here's the markup for an "avoid" example in the
[_Angular Style Guide_](guide/styleguide#style-05-03 "Style 05-03: components as elements").
```html
```
{@a code-tabs}
### Code Tabs
Code tabs display code much like _code examples_ do. The added advantage is that they can display multiple code samples within a tabbed interface. Each tab is displayed using _code pane_.
#### Code-tabs attributes
* `linenums`: The value can be `true`, `false` or a number indicating the starting line number. If not specified, line numbers are enabled only when code for a tab pane has greater than 10 lines of code.
#### Code-pane attributes
* `path` - a file in the content/examples folder
* `title` - seen in the header of a tab
* `linenums` - overrides the `linenums` property at the `code-tabs` level for this particular pane. The value can be `true`, `false` or a number indicating the starting line number. If not specified, line numbers are enabled only when the number of lines of code are greater than 10.
The next example displays multiple code tabs, each with its own title.
It demonstrates control over display of line numbers at both the `` and `` levels.
Here's the markup for that example.
Note how the `linenums` attribute in the `` explicitly disables numbering for all panes.
The `linenums` attribute in the second pane restores line numbering for _itself only_.
```html
```
{@a source-code-markup}
## Source code markup
You must add special code snippet markup to sample source code files before they can be displayed by `` and `` components.
The sample source code for this page, located in `context/examples/docs-style-guide`, contains examples of every code snippet markup described in this section.
Code snippet markup is always in the form of a comment. Here's the default _docregion_ markup for a TypeScript or JavaScript file:
```
// #docregion
... some code ...
// #enddocregion
```
Different file types have different comment syntax so adjust accordingly.
```html
... some HTML ...
```
```
/* #docregion */
... some CSS ...
/* #enddocregion */
```
The doc generation process erases these comments before displaying them in the doc viewer.
It also strips them from stackblitz and sample code downloads.
Code snippet markup is not supported in JSON files because comments are forbidden in JSON files.
See [below](#json-files) for details and workarounds.
#### _#docregion_
The _#docregion_ is the most important kind of code snippet markup.
The `` and `` components won't display a source code file unless it has a _#docregion_.
The _#docregion_ comment begins a code snippet region.
Every line of code _after_ that comment belongs in the region _until_ the code fragment processor encounters the end of the file or a closing _#enddocregion_.
The `src/main.ts` is a simple example of a file with a single _#docregion_ at the top of the file.
` or `` as you did in an example above like this:
```html
// #docplaster
...
// #docregion class, class-skeleton
export class AppComponent {
// #enddocregion class-skeleton
title = 'Authors Style Guide Sample';
heroes = HEROES;
selectedHero: Hero;
onSelect(hero: Hero): void {
this.selectedHero = hero;
}
// #docregion class-skeleton
}
// #enddocregion class, class-skeleton
Here's are the two corresponding code snippets displayed side-by-side.
Some observations:
* The `#docplaster` at the top is another bit of code snippet markup. It tells the processor how to join the fragments into a single snippet.
In this example, we tell the processor to put the fragments together without anything in between - without any "plaster". Most sample files define this _empty plaster_.
If we neglected to add, `#docplaster`, the processor would insert the _default_ plaster - an ellipsis comment - between the fragments. Try removing the `#docplaster` comment yourself to see the effect.
* One `#docregion` comment mentions **_two_** region names as does an `#enddocregion` comment. This is a convenient way to start (or stop) multiple regions on the same code line. You could have put these comments on separate lines and many authors prefer to do so.
#### JSON files
Code snippet markup is not supported for JSON files because comments are forbidden in JSON files.
You can display an entire JSON file by referring to it in the `src` attribute.
But you can't display JSON fragments because you can't add `#docregion` tags to the file.
If the JSON file is too big, you could copy the nodes-of-interest into markdown backticks.
Unfortunately, it's easy to mistakenly create invalid JSON that way. The preferred way is to create a JSON partial file with the fragment you want to display.
You can't test this partial file and you'll never use it in the application. But at least your IDE can confirm that it is syntactically correct.
Here's an example that excerpts certain scripts from `package.json` into a partial file named `package.1.json`.
` to the page you generate links that run sample code in the Stackblitz live coding environment and download that code to the reader's file system.
Live examples (AKA "stackblitz") are defined by one or more `stackblitz.json` files in the root of a code sample folder. Each sample folder usually has a single unnamed definition file, the default `stackblitz.json`.
You can create additional, named definition files in the form `name.stackblitz.json`. See `content/examples/testing` for examples.
The schema for a `stackblitz.json` hasn't been documented yet but looking at the `stackblitz.json` files in the example folders should tell you most of what you need to know.
Adding `Custom label and tooltip
Give the live example anchor a custom label and tooltip by setting the `title` attribute.
` tags:
Live example with content label
```html
Live example with content label
```
Live example from another guide
To link to a Stackblitz in a folder whose name is not the same as the current guide page, set the `name` attribute to the name of that folder.
Live Example from the Router guide
```html
Live Example from the Router guide
```
Live Example for named Stackblitz
To link to a Stackblitz defined by a named `stackblitz.json` file, set the `stackblitz` attribute. The following example links to the Stackblitz defined by `second.stackblitz.json` in the current guide's directory.
Live Example without download
To skip the download link, add the `noDownload` attribute.
Just the Stackblitz
```html
Just the Stackblitz
```
Live Example with download-only
To skip the live Stackblitz link and only link to the download, add the `downloadOnly` attribute.
Download only
```html
Download only
```
Embedded live example
By default, a live example link opens a Stackblitz in a separate browser tab.
You can embed the Stackblitz within the guide page itself by adding the `embedded` attribute.
For performance reasons, the Stackblitz does not start right away. The reader sees an image instead. Clicking the image starts the sometimes-slow process of launching the embedded Stackblitz within an iframe on the page.
Here's an embedded live example for this guide.
```html
{@a ugly-anchors}
#### Ugly, long section header anchors
Now [link to that custom anchor name](#ugly-anchors) as you did before.
```html
Now [link to that custom anchor name](#ugly-anchors) as you did before.
```
Alternatively, you can use the HTML `` tag.
If you do, be sure to set the `id` attribute - not the `name` attribute! The docs generator will not convert the `name` to the proper link URL.
```html
## Anchors
```
## Alerts and Calllouts
Alerts and callouts present warnings, extra detail or references to other pages. They can also be used to provide commentary that _enriches_ the reader's understanding of the content being presented.
An alert or callout _must not_ contain anything _essential_ to that understanding. Don't put a critical instruction or a tutorial step in a subsection.
### Alerts
Alerts draw attention to short important points. Alerts should not be used for multi-line content (use [callouts](#callouts "callouts") instead).
You'll learn about styles for live examples in the [section below](guide/docs-style-guide#live-examples "Live examples").
Note that at least one blank line must follow both the opening and closing `` tags. A blank line before the closing `` is customary but not required.
```html
You'll learn about styles for live examples in the [section below](guide/docs-style-guide#live-examples "Live examples").
```
There are three different _urgency levels_ used to style the alerts based on the severity or importance of the content.
A critical alert.
An important alert.
A helpful, informational alert.
Here is the markup for these alerts.
```html
A critical alert.
An important alert.
A helpful, informational alert.
```
### Callouts
Callouts, like alerts, are meant to draw attention to important points. Use a callout when you want a riveting header and multi-line content.
If you have more than two paragraphs, consider creating a new page or making it part of the main content.
Callouts use the same _urgency levels_ that alerts do.
A critical point
**Pitchfork hoodie semiotics**, roof party pop-up _paleo_ messenger messenger bag cred Carles tousled Truffaut yr. Semiotics viral freegan VHS, Shoreditch disrupt McSweeney's. Intelligentsia kale chips Vice four dollar toast, Schlitz crucifix
An important point
**Pitchfork hoodie semiotics**, roof party pop-up _paleo_ messenger bag cred Carles tousled Truffaut yr. Semiotics viral freegan VHS, Shoreditch disrupt McSweeney's. Intelligentsia kale chips Vice four dollar toast, Schlitz crucifix
A helpful or informational point
**Pitchfork hoodie semiotics**, roof party pop-up _paleo_ messenger bag cred Carles tousled Truffaut yr. Semiotics viral freegan VHS, Shoreditch disrupt McSweeney's. Intelligentsia kale chips Vice four dollar toast, Schlitz crucifix
Here is the markup for the first of these callouts.
```html
A critical point
**Pitchfork hoodie semiotics**, roof party pop-up _paleo_ messenger bag cred Carles tousled Truffaut yr. Semiotics viral freegan VHS, Shoreditch disrupt McSweeney's. Intelligentsia kale chips Vice four dollar toast, Schlitz crucifix
```
Notice that:
* the callout header text is forced to all upper case
* the callout body can be written in markdown
* a blank line separates the `` tag from the markdown content
Callouts are meant to grab the user's attention. They are not for casual asides. Please use them sparingly.
## Trees
Trees can represent hierarchical data.
sample-dir
src
app
app.component.ts
app.module.ts
styles.css
tsconfig.json
node_modules ...
package.json
Here is the markup for this file tree.
```html
sample-dir
src
app
app.component.ts
app.module.ts
styles.css
tsconfig.json
node_modules ...
package.json
```
## Tables
Use HTML tables to present tabular data.
Framework
Task
Speed
AngularJSRouting
Fast
Angular v2Routing
*Faster*
Angular v4Routing
**Fastest :)**
Here is the markup for this table.
```html
Framework
Task
Speed
AngularJSRouting
Fast
Angular v2Routing
*Faster*
Angular v4Routing
**Fastest :)**
```
## Images
Image location
Store images in the `content/images` directory in a folder with the same URL as the guide page.
Images for this "Authors Style Guide" page belong in the `content/images/guide/docs-style-guide` folder.
Angular doc generation copies these image folders to the _runtime_ location, `generated/images`.
Set the image `src` attribute to begin in _that_ directory.
Here's the `src` attribute for the "flying hero" image belonging to this page.
```
src="generated/images/guide/docs-style-guide/flying-hero.png"
```
Use the HTML <img> tag
**Do not use the markdown image syntax, \!\[\.\.\.\]\(\.\.\.\).**
Images should be specified in an `![]()
` tag.
For accessibility, always set the `alt` attribute with a meaningful description of the image.
You should nest the `![]()
` tag within a `` tag, which styles the image within a drop-shadow frame. You'll need the editor's permission to skip the `` tag.
Here's a conforming example
```html
```
_Note that the HTML image element does not have a closing tag._
Image dimensions
The doc generator reads the image dimensions from the file and adds width and height attributes to the `img` tag automatically. If you want to control the size of the image, supply your own width and height attributes.
Here's the "flying hero" at a more reasonable scale.
```html
```
Wide images can be a problem. Most browsers try to rescale the image but wide images may overflow the document in certain viewports.
**Do not set a width greater than 700px**. If you wish to display a larger image, provide a link to the actual image that the user can click on to see the full size image separately as in this example of `source-map-explorer` output from the "Ahead-of-time Compilation" guide:
Image compression
Large image files can be slow to load, harming the user experience. Always compress the image.
Consider using an image compression web site such as [tinypng](https://tinypng.com/ "tinypng").
Floating images
You can float the image to the left or right of text by applying the class="left" or class="right" attributes respectively.
This text wraps around to the right of the floating "flying hero" image.
Headings and code-examples automatically clear a floating image. If you need to force a piece of text to clear a floating image, add `
` where the text should break.
The markup for the above example is:
```html
This text wraps around to the right of the floating "flying hero" image.
Headings and code-examples automatically clear a floating image. If you need to force a piece of text to clear a floating image, add `
` where the text should break.
```
Note that you generally don't wrap a floating image in a `` element.
#### Floating within a subsection
If you have a floating image inside an alert, callout, or a subsection, it is a good idea to apply the `clear-fix` class to the `div` to ensure that the image doesn't overflow its container. For example:
A subsection with **markdown** formatted text.
```html
A subsection with **markdown** formatted text.
```
` element with a class called 'no-toc'. You can't do this with markdown.
```html
This heading is not displayed in the TOC
```
You can turn off TOC generation for the _entire_ page by writing the title with an `` tag and the `no-toc` class.
```html
A guide without a TOC
```
## Navigation
The navigation links at the top, left, and bottom of the screen are generated from the JSON configuration file, `content/navigation.json`.
The authority to change the `navigation.json` file is limited to a few core team members.
But for a new guide page, you should suggest a navigation title and position in the left-side navigation panel called the "side nav".
Look for the `SideNav` node in `navigation.json`. The `SideNav` node is an array of navigation nodes. Each node is either an _item_ node for a single document or a _header_ node with child nodes.
Find the header for your page. For example, a guide page that describes an Angular feature is probably a child of the `Fundamentals` header.
```html
{
"title": "Fundamentals",
"tooltip": "The fundamentals of Angular",
"children": [ ... ]
}
```
A _header_ node child can be an _item_ node or another _header_ node. If your guide page belongs under a sub-header, find that sub-header in the JSON.
Add an _item_ node for your guide page as a child of the appropriate _header_ node. It probably looks something like this one.
```html
{
"url": "guide/architecture",
"title": "Architecture",
"tooltip": "The basic building blocks of Angular applications."
}
```
A navigation node has the following properties:
* `url`- the URL of the guide page (_item node only_).
* `title`- the text displayed in the side nav.
* `tooltip` - text that appears when the reader hovers over the navigation link.
* `children` - an array of child nodes (_header node only_).
* `hidden` - defined and set true if this is a guide page that should _not_ be displayed in the navigation panel. Rarely needed, it is a way to hide the page from navigation while making it available to readers who should know about it. _This_ "Authors Style Guide" is a hidden page.
Do not create a node that is both a _header_ and an _item_ node. That is, do not specify the `url` property of a _header_ node.
The current guidelines allow for a three-level navigation structure with two header levels. Don't add a third header level.
## Code snippets
Guides are rich in examples of working Angular code. Example code can be commands entered in a terminal window, a fragment of TypeScript or HTML, or an entire code file.
Whatever the source, the doc viewer renders them as "code snippets", either individually with the [_code-example_](#code-example "code-example") component or as a tabbed collection with the [_code-tabs_](#code-tabs "code-tabs") component.
{@a code-example}
### Code example
You can display a simple, inline code snippet with the markdown backtick syntax.
We generally prefer to display a code snippet with the Angular documentation _code-example_ component
represented by the `` tag.
Inline code-snippets
You should source code snippets [from working sample code](#from-code-samples) when possible.
But there are times when an inline snippet is the better choice.
For terminal input and output, put the content between `` tags, set the CSS class to `code-shell`, and set the language attribute to `sh` as in this example.
npm start
```html
npm start
```
Inline, hand-coded snippets like this one are _not_ testable and, therefore, are intrinsically unreliable.
This example belongs to the small set of pre-approved, inline snippets that includes
user input in a command shell or the _output_ of some process.
**Do not write inline code snippets** unless you have a good reason and the editor's permission to do so.
In all other cases, code snippets should be generated automatically from tested code samples.
{@a from-code-samples}
Code snippets and code samples
One of the documentation design goals is that guide page code snippets should be examples of real, working code.
We meet this goal by displaying code snippets that are derived directly from standalone code samples, written specifically for these guide pages.
The author of a guide page is responsible for the code sample that supports that page.
The author must also write end-to-end tests for the sample.
Code samples are located in sub-folders of the `content/examples` directory of the `angular/angular` repository. An example folder name should be the same as the guide page it supports.
A guide page might not have its own sample code. It might refer instead to a sample belonging to another page.
The Angular CI process runs all end-to-end tests for every Angular PR. Angular re-tests the samples after every new version of a sample and every new version of Angular itself.
When possible, every snippet of code on a guide page should be derived from a code sample file. You tell the Angular documentation engine which code file - or fragment of a code file - to display by configuring `` attributes.
#### Code snippet from a file
_This_ "Authors Doc Style Guide" has its own sample application, located in the `content/examples/docs-style-guide` folder.
The following _code-example_ displays the sample's `app.module.ts`.
```
You identified the snippet's source file by setting the `path` attribute to sample folder's location _within_ `content/examples`.
In this example, that path is `docs-style-guide/src/app/app.module.ts`.
You added a header to tell the reader where to find the file by setting the `title` attribute.
Following convention, you set the `title` attribute to the file's location within the sample's root folder.
Unless otherwise noted, all code snippets in this page are derived from sample source code
located in the `content/examples/docs-style-guide` directory.
The doc tooling reports an error if the file identified in the path does not exist **or is _git_-ignored**.
Most `.js` files are _git_-ignored.
If you want to include an ignored code file in your project and display it in a guide you must _un-ignore_ it.
The preferred way to un-ignore a file is to update the `content/examples/.gitignore` like this:
# my-guide
!my-guide/src/something.js
!my-guide/more-javascript*.js
#### Code-example attributes
You control the _code-example_ output by setting one or more of its attributes:
* `path`- the path to the file in the `content/examples` folder.
* `title`- the header of the code listing.
* `region`- displays the source file fragment with that region name; regions are identified by _docregion_ markup in the source file, as explained [below](#region "Displaying a code fragment").
* `linenums`- value may be `true`, `false`, or a `number`. When not specified, line numbers are automatically displayed when there are greater than 10 lines of code. The rarely used `number` option starts line numbering at the given value. `linenums=4` sets the starting line number to 4.
* `class`- code snippets can be styled with the CSS classes `no-box`, `code-shell`, and `avoid`.
* `hideCopy`- hides the copy button
* `language`- the source code language such as `javascript`, `html`, `css`, `typescript`, `json`, or `sh`. This attribute only works for inline examples.
{@a region}
#### Displaying a code fragment
Often you want to focus on a fragment of code within a sample code file. In this example, you focus on the `AppModule` class and its `NgModule` metadata.
First you surround that fragment in the source file with a named _docregion_ as described [below](#source-code-markup).
Then you reference that _docregion_ in the `region` attribute of the `` like this
```html
```
A couple of observations:
1. The `region` value, `"class"`, is the name of the `#docregion` in the source file. Confirm that by looking at `content/examples/docs-style-guide/src/app/app.module.ts`
1. Omitting the `title` is fine when the source of the fragment is obvious. We just said that this is a fragment of the `app.module.ts` file which was displayed immediately above, in full, with a header.
There's no need to repeat the header.
1. The line numbers disappeared. By default, the doc viewer omits line numbers when there are fewer than 10 lines of code; it adds line numbers after that. You can turn line numbers on or off explicitly by setting the `linenums` attribute.
#### Example of bad code
Sometimes you want to display an example of bad code or bad design.
You should be careful. Readers don't always read carefully and are likely to copy and paste your example of bad code in their own applications. So don't display bad code often.
When you do, set the `class` to `avoid`. The code snippet will be framed in bright red to grab the reader's attention.
Here's the markup for an "avoid" example in the
[_Angular Style Guide_](guide/styleguide#style-05-03 "Style 05-03: components as elements").
```html
```
{@a code-tabs}
### Code Tabs
Code tabs display code much like _code examples_ do. The added advantage is that they can display multiple code samples within a tabbed interface. Each tab is displayed using _code pane_.
#### Code-tabs attributes
* `linenums`: The value can be `true`, `false` or a number indicating the starting line number. If not specified, line numbers are enabled only when code for a tab pane has greater than 10 lines of code.
#### Code-pane attributes
* `path` - a file in the content/examples folder
* `title` - seen in the header of a tab
* `linenums` - overrides the `linenums` property at the `code-tabs` level for this particular pane. The value can be `true`, `false` or a number indicating the starting line number. If not specified, line numbers are enabled only when the number of lines of code are greater than 10.
The next example displays multiple code tabs, each with its own title.
It demonstrates control over display of line numbers at both the `` and `` levels.
Here's the markup for that example.
Note how the `linenums` attribute in the `` explicitly disables numbering for all panes.
The `linenums` attribute in the second pane restores line numbering for _itself only_.
```html
```
{@a source-code-markup}
## Source code markup
You must add special code snippet markup to sample source code files before they can be displayed by `` and `` components.
The sample source code for this page, located in `context/examples/docs-style-guide`, contains examples of every code snippet markup described in this section.
Code snippet markup is always in the form of a comment. Here's the default _docregion_ markup for a TypeScript or JavaScript file:
```
// #docregion
... some code ...
// #enddocregion
```
Different file types have different comment syntax so adjust accordingly.
```html
... some HTML ...
```
```
/* #docregion */
... some CSS ...
/* #enddocregion */
```
The doc generation process erases these comments before displaying them in the doc viewer.
It also strips them from stackblitz and sample code downloads.
Code snippet markup is not supported in JSON files because comments are forbidden in JSON files.
See [below](#json-files) for details and workarounds.
#### _#docregion_
The _#docregion_ is the most important kind of code snippet markup.
The `` and `` components won't display a source code file unless it has a _#docregion_.
The _#docregion_ comment begins a code snippet region.
Every line of code _after_ that comment belongs in the region _until_ the code fragment processor encounters the end of the file or a closing _#enddocregion_.
The `src/main.ts` is a simple example of a file with a single _#docregion_ at the top of the file.
` or `` as you did in an example above like this:
```html
// #docplaster
...
// #docregion class, class-skeleton
export class AppComponent {
// #enddocregion class-skeleton
title = 'Authors Style Guide Sample';
heroes = HEROES;
selectedHero: Hero;
onSelect(hero: Hero): void {
this.selectedHero = hero;
}
// #docregion class-skeleton
}
// #enddocregion class, class-skeleton
Here's are the two corresponding code snippets displayed side-by-side.
Some observations:
* The `#docplaster` at the top is another bit of code snippet markup. It tells the processor how to join the fragments into a single snippet.
In this example, we tell the processor to put the fragments together without anything in between - without any "plaster". Most sample files define this _empty plaster_.
If we neglected to add, `#docplaster`, the processor would insert the _default_ plaster - an ellipsis comment - between the fragments. Try removing the `#docplaster` comment yourself to see the effect.
* One `#docregion` comment mentions **_two_** region names as does an `#enddocregion` comment. This is a convenient way to start (or stop) multiple regions on the same code line. You could have put these comments on separate lines and many authors prefer to do so.
#### JSON files
Code snippet markup is not supported for JSON files because comments are forbidden in JSON files.
You can display an entire JSON file by referring to it in the `src` attribute.
But you can't display JSON fragments because you can't add `#docregion` tags to the file.
If the JSON file is too big, you could copy the nodes-of-interest into markdown backticks.
Unfortunately, it's easy to mistakenly create invalid JSON that way. The preferred way is to create a JSON partial file with the fragment you want to display.
You can't test this partial file and you'll never use it in the application. But at least your IDE can confirm that it is syntactically correct.
Here's an example that excerpts certain scripts from `package.json` into a partial file named `package.1.json`.
` to the page you generate links that run sample code in the Stackblitz live coding environment and download that code to the reader's file system.
Live examples (AKA "stackblitz") are defined by one or more `stackblitz.json` files in the root of a code sample folder. Each sample folder usually has a single unnamed definition file, the default `stackblitz.json`.
You can create additional, named definition files in the form `name.stackblitz.json`. See `content/examples/testing` for examples.
The schema for a `stackblitz.json` hasn't been documented yet but looking at the `stackblitz.json` files in the example folders should tell you most of what you need to know.
Adding `Custom label and tooltip
Give the live example anchor a custom label and tooltip by setting the `title` attribute.
` tags:
Live example with content label
```html
Live example with content label
```
Live example from another guide
To link to a Stackblitz in a folder whose name is not the same as the current guide page, set the `name` attribute to the name of that folder.
Live Example from the Router guide
```html
Live Example from the Router guide
```
Live Example for named Stackblitz
To link to a Stackblitz defined by a named `stackblitz.json` file, set the `stackblitz` attribute. The following example links to the Stackblitz defined by `second.stackblitz.json` in the current guide's directory.
Live Example without download
To skip the download link, add the `noDownload` attribute.
Just the Stackblitz
```html
Just the Stackblitz
```
Live Example with download-only
To skip the live Stackblitz link and only link to the download, add the `downloadOnly` attribute.
Download only
```html
Download only
```
Embedded live example
By default, a live example link opens a Stackblitz in a separate browser tab.
You can embed the Stackblitz within the guide page itself by adding the `embedded` attribute.
For performance reasons, the Stackblitz does not start right away. The reader sees an image instead. Clicking the image starts the sometimes-slow process of launching the embedded Stackblitz within an iframe on the page.
Here's an embedded live example for this guide.
```html
{@a ugly-anchors}
#### Ugly, long section header anchors
Now [link to that custom anchor name](#ugly-anchors) as you did before.
```html
Now [link to that custom anchor name](#ugly-anchors) as you did before.
```
Alternatively, you can use the HTML `` tag.
If you do, be sure to set the `id` attribute - not the `name` attribute! The docs generator will not convert the `name` to the proper link URL.
```html
## Anchors
```
## Alerts and Calllouts
Alerts and callouts present warnings, extra detail or references to other pages. They can also be used to provide commentary that _enriches_ the reader's understanding of the content being presented.
An alert or callout _must not_ contain anything _essential_ to that understanding. Don't put a critical instruction or a tutorial step in a subsection.
### Alerts
Alerts draw attention to short important points. Alerts should not be used for multi-line content (use [callouts](#callouts "callouts") instead).
You'll learn about styles for live examples in the [section below](guide/docs-style-guide#live-examples "Live examples").
Note that at least one blank line must follow both the opening and closing `` tags. A blank line before the closing `` is customary but not required.
```html
You'll learn about styles for live examples in the [section below](guide/docs-style-guide#live-examples "Live examples").
```
There are three different _urgency levels_ used to style the alerts based on the severity or importance of the content.
A critical alert.
An important alert.
A helpful, informational alert.
Here is the markup for these alerts.
```html
A critical alert.
An important alert.
A helpful, informational alert.
```
### Callouts
Callouts, like alerts, are meant to draw attention to important points. Use a callout when you want a riveting header and multi-line content.
If you have more than two paragraphs, consider creating a new page or making it part of the main content.
Callouts use the same _urgency levels_ that alerts do.
A critical point
**Pitchfork hoodie semiotics**, roof party pop-up _paleo_ messenger messenger bag cred Carles tousled Truffaut yr. Semiotics viral freegan VHS, Shoreditch disrupt McSweeney's. Intelligentsia kale chips Vice four dollar toast, Schlitz crucifix
An important point
**Pitchfork hoodie semiotics**, roof party pop-up _paleo_ messenger bag cred Carles tousled Truffaut yr. Semiotics viral freegan VHS, Shoreditch disrupt McSweeney's. Intelligentsia kale chips Vice four dollar toast, Schlitz crucifix
A helpful or informational point
**Pitchfork hoodie semiotics**, roof party pop-up _paleo_ messenger bag cred Carles tousled Truffaut yr. Semiotics viral freegan VHS, Shoreditch disrupt McSweeney's. Intelligentsia kale chips Vice four dollar toast, Schlitz crucifix
Here is the markup for the first of these callouts.
```html
A critical point
**Pitchfork hoodie semiotics**, roof party pop-up _paleo_ messenger bag cred Carles tousled Truffaut yr. Semiotics viral freegan VHS, Shoreditch disrupt McSweeney's. Intelligentsia kale chips Vice four dollar toast, Schlitz crucifix
```
Notice that:
* the callout header text is forced to all upper case
* the callout body can be written in markdown
* a blank line separates the `` tag from the markdown content
Callouts are meant to grab the user's attention. They are not for casual asides. Please use them sparingly.
## Trees
Trees can represent hierarchical data.
sample-dir
src
app
app.component.ts
app.module.ts
styles.css
tsconfig.json
node_modules ...
package.json
Here is the markup for this file tree.
```html
sample-dir
src
app
app.component.ts
app.module.ts
styles.css
tsconfig.json
node_modules ...
package.json
```
## Tables
Use HTML tables to present tabular data.
Framework
Task
Speed
AngularJSRouting
Fast
Angular v2Routing
*Faster*
Angular v4Routing
**Fastest :)**
Here is the markup for this table.
```html
Framework
Task
Speed
AngularJSRouting
Fast
Angular v2Routing
*Faster*
Angular v4Routing
**Fastest :)**
```
## Images
Image location
Store images in the `content/images` directory in a folder with the same URL as the guide page.
Images for this "Authors Style Guide" page belong in the `content/images/guide/docs-style-guide` folder.
Angular doc generation copies these image folders to the _runtime_ location, `generated/images`.
Set the image `src` attribute to begin in _that_ directory.
Here's the `src` attribute for the "flying hero" image belonging to this page.
```
src="generated/images/guide/docs-style-guide/flying-hero.png"
```
Use the HTML <img> tag
**Do not use the markdown image syntax, \!\[\.\.\.\]\(\.\.\.\).**
Images should be specified in an `![]()
` tag.
For accessibility, always set the `alt` attribute with a meaningful description of the image.
You should nest the `![]()
` tag within a `` tag, which styles the image within a drop-shadow frame. You'll need the editor's permission to skip the `` tag.
Here's a conforming example
```html
```
_Note that the HTML image element does not have a closing tag._
Image dimensions
The doc generator reads the image dimensions from the file and adds width and height attributes to the `img` tag automatically. If you want to control the size of the image, supply your own width and height attributes.
Here's the "flying hero" at a more reasonable scale.
```html
```
Wide images can be a problem. Most browsers try to rescale the image but wide images may overflow the document in certain viewports.
**Do not set a width greater than 700px**. If you wish to display a larger image, provide a link to the actual image that the user can click on to see the full size image separately as in this example of `source-map-explorer` output from the "Ahead-of-time Compilation" guide:
Image compression
Large image files can be slow to load, harming the user experience. Always compress the image.
Consider using an image compression web site such as [tinypng](https://tinypng.com/ "tinypng").
Floating images
You can float the image to the left or right of text by applying the class="left" or class="right" attributes respectively.
This text wraps around to the right of the floating "flying hero" image.
Headings and code-examples automatically clear a floating image. If you need to force a piece of text to clear a floating image, add `
` where the text should break.
The markup for the above example is:
```html
This text wraps around to the right of the floating "flying hero" image.
Headings and code-examples automatically clear a floating image. If you need to force a piece of text to clear a floating image, add `
` where the text should break.
```
Note that you generally don't wrap a floating image in a `` element.
#### Floating within a subsection
If you have a floating image inside an alert, callout, or a subsection, it is a good idea to apply the `clear-fix` class to the `div` to ensure that the image doesn't overflow its container. For example:
A subsection with **markdown** formatted text.
```html
A subsection with **markdown** formatted text.
```
A guide without a TOC
``` ## Navigation The navigation links at the top, left, and bottom of the screen are generated from the JSON configuration file, `content/navigation.json`. The authority to change the `navigation.json` file is limited to a few core team members. But for a new guide page, you should suggest a navigation title and position in the left-side navigation panel called the "side nav". Look for the `SideNav` node in `navigation.json`. The `SideNav` node is an array of navigation nodes. Each node is either an _item_ node for a single document or a _header_ node with child nodes. Find the header for your page. For example, a guide page that describes an Angular feature is probably a child of the `Fundamentals` header. ```html { "title": "Fundamentals", "tooltip": "The fundamentals of Angular", "children": [ ... ] } ``` A _header_ node child can be an _item_ node or another _header_ node. If your guide page belongs under a sub-header, find that sub-header in the JSON. Add an _item_ node for your guide page as a child of the appropriate _header_ node. It probably looks something like this one. ```html { "url": "guide/architecture", "title": "Architecture", "tooltip": "The basic building blocks of Angular applications." } ``` A navigation node has the following properties: * `url`- the URL of the guide page (_item node only_). * `title`- the text displayed in the side nav. * `tooltip` - text that appears when the reader hovers over the navigation link. * `children` - an array of child nodes (_header node only_). * `hidden` - defined and set true if this is a guide page that should _not_ be displayed in the navigation panel. Rarely needed, it is a way to hide the page from navigation while making it available to readers who should know about it. _This_ "Authors Style Guide" is a hidden page.
Do not create a node that is both a _header_ and an _item_ node. That is, do not specify the `url` property of a _header_ node.
The current guidelines allow for a three-level navigation structure with two header levels. Don't add a third header level.
## Code snippets
Guides are rich in examples of working Angular code. Example code can be commands entered in a terminal window, a fragment of TypeScript or HTML, or an entire code file.
Whatever the source, the doc viewer renders them as "code snippets", either individually with the [_code-example_](#code-example "code-example") component or as a tabbed collection with the [_code-tabs_](#code-tabs "code-tabs") component.
{@a code-example}
### Code example
You can display a simple, inline code snippet with the markdown backtick syntax.
We generally prefer to display a code snippet with the Angular documentation _code-example_ component
represented by the `Inline code-snippets
You should source code snippets [from working sample code](#from-code-samples) when possible. But there are times when an inline snippet is the better choice. For terminal input and output, put the content between `Code snippets and code samples
One of the documentation design goals is that guide page code snippets should be examples of real, working code. We meet this goal by displaying code snippets that are derived directly from standalone code samples, written specifically for these guide pages. The author of a guide page is responsible for the code sample that supports that page. The author must also write end-to-end tests for the sample. Code samples are located in sub-folders of the `content/examples` directory of the `angular/angular` repository. An example folder name should be the same as the guide page it supports.
A guide page might not have its own sample code. It might refer instead to a sample belonging to another page.
The Angular CI process runs all end-to-end tests for every Angular PR. Angular re-tests the samples after every new version of a sample and every new version of Angular itself.
When possible, every snippet of code on a guide page should be derived from a code sample file. You tell the Angular documentation engine which code file - or fragment of a code file - to display by configuring `
Unless otherwise noted, all code snippets in this page are derived from sample source code
located in the `content/examples/docs-style-guide` directory.
The doc tooling reports an error if the file identified in the path does not exist **or is _git_-ignored**.
Most `.js` files are _git_-ignored.
If you want to include an ignored code file in your project and display it in a guide you must _un-ignore_ it.
The preferred way to un-ignore a file is to update the `content/examples/.gitignore` like this:
# my-guide
!my-guide/src/something.js
!my-guide/more-javascript*.js
#### Code-example attributes
You control the _code-example_ output by setting one or more of its attributes:
* `path`- the path to the file in the `content/examples` folder.
* `title`- the header of the code listing.
* `region`- displays the source file fragment with that region name; regions are identified by _docregion_ markup in the source file, as explained [below](#region "Displaying a code fragment").
* `linenums`- value may be `true`, `false`, or a `number`. When not specified, line numbers are automatically displayed when there are greater than 10 lines of code. The rarely used `number` option starts line numbering at the given value. `linenums=4` sets the starting line number to 4.
* `class`- code snippets can be styled with the CSS classes `no-box`, `code-shell`, and `avoid`.
* `hideCopy`- hides the copy button
* `language`- the source code language such as `javascript`, `html`, `css`, `typescript`, `json`, or `sh`. This attribute only works for inline examples.
{@a region}
#### Displaying a code fragment
Often you want to focus on a fragment of code within a sample code file. In this example, you focus on the `AppModule` class and its `NgModule` metadata.
The sample source code for this page, located in `context/examples/docs-style-guide`, contains examples of every code snippet markup described in this section.
Code snippet markup is always in the form of a comment. Here's the default _docregion_ markup for a TypeScript or JavaScript file:
```
// #docregion
... some code ...
// #enddocregion
```
Different file types have different comment syntax so adjust accordingly.
```html
... some HTML ...
```
```
/* #docregion */
... some CSS ...
/* #enddocregion */
```
The doc generation process erases these comments before displaying them in the doc viewer.
It also strips them from stackblitz and sample code downloads.
Code snippet markup is not supported in JSON files because comments are forbidden in JSON files.
See [below](#json-files) for details and workarounds.
#### _#docregion_
The _#docregion_ is the most important kind of code snippet markup.
The `
The `src/main.ts` is a simple example of a file with a single _#docregion_ at the top of the file.
#### Named _#docregions_
You'll often display multiple snippets from different fragments within the same file.
You distinguish among them by giving each fragment its own _#docregion name_ as follows.
```
// #docregion region-name
... some code ...
// #enddocregion region-name
```
Remember to refer to this region by name in the `region` attribute of the `
The `src/app/app.module.ts` file has a good example of a nested region.
#### Combining fragments
You can combine several fragments from the same file into a single code snippet by defining
multiple _#docregions_ with the _same region name_.
Examine the `src/app/app.component.ts` file which defines two nested _#docregions_.
The inner, `class-skeleton` region appears twice, once to capture the code that opens the class definition and once to capture the code that closes the class definition.
You can create additional, named definition files in the form `name.stackblitz.json`. See `content/examples/testing` for examples.
The schema for a `stackblitz.json` hasn't been documented yet but looking at the `stackblitz.json` files in the example folders should tell you most of what you need to know.
Adding `Custom label and tooltip
Give the live example anchor a custom label and tooltip by setting the `title` attribute.Live example from another guide
To link to a Stackblitz in a folder whose name is not the same as the current guide page, set the `name` attribute to the name of that folder.Live Example for named Stackblitz
To link to a Stackblitz defined by a named `stackblitz.json` file, set the `stackblitz` attribute. The following example links to the Stackblitz defined by `second.stackblitz.json` in the current guide's directory.Live Example without download
To skip the download link, add the `noDownload` attribute.Live Example with download-only
To skip the live Stackblitz link and only link to the download, add the `downloadOnly` attribute.Embedded live example
By default, a live example link opens a Stackblitz in a separate browser tab. You can embed the Stackblitz within the guide page itself by adding the `embedded` attribute. For performance reasons, the Stackblitz does not start right away. The reader sees an image instead. Clicking the image starts the sometimes-slow process of launching the embedded Stackblitz within an iframe on the page. Here's an embedded live example for this guide. ```html
See the ["Anchors"](guide/docs-style-guide#anchors "Style Guide - Anchors") section for details.
```html
See the ["Anchors"](guide/docs-style-guide#anchors "Style Guide - Anchors") section for details.
```
When navigating within the page, you can omit the page URL when specifying the link that [scrolls up](#anchors "Anchors") to the beginning of this section.
```html
... the link that [scrolls up](#anchors "Anchors") to ...
```
{@a ugly-anchors}
#### Ugly, long section header anchors
It is often a good idea to *lock-in* a good anchor name.
Sometimes the section header text makes for an unattractive anchor. [This one](#ugly-long-section-header-anchors) is pretty bad.
```html
[This one](#ugly-long-section-header-anchors) is pretty bad.
```
The greater danger is that **a future rewording of the header text would break** a link to this section.
For these reasons, it is often wise to add a custom anchor explicitly, just above the heading or
text to which it applies, using the special `{@a name}` syntax like this.
Alternatively, you can use the HTML `` tag.
If you do, be sure to set the `id` attribute - not the `name` attribute! The docs generator will not convert the `name` to the proper link URL.
```html
## Anchors
```
## Alerts and Calllouts
Alerts and callouts present warnings, extra detail or references to other pages. They can also be used to provide commentary that _enriches_ the reader's understanding of the content being presented.
An alert or callout _must not_ contain anything _essential_ to that understanding. Don't put a critical instruction or a tutorial step in a subsection.
### Alerts
Alerts draw attention to short important points. Alerts should not be used for multi-line content (use [callouts](#callouts "callouts") instead).
You'll learn about styles for live examples in the [section below](guide/docs-style-guide#live-examples "Live examples").
Note that at least one blank line must follow both the opening and closing `` tags. A blank line before the closing `
` is customary but not required.
```html
You'll learn about styles for live examples in the [section below](guide/docs-style-guide#live-examples "Live examples").
```
There are three different _urgency levels_ used to style the alerts based on the severity or importance of the content.
A critical alert.
An important alert.
A helpful, informational alert.
Here is the markup for these alerts.
```html
A critical alert.
An important alert.
A helpful, informational alert.
```
### Callouts
Callouts, like alerts, are meant to draw attention to important points. Use a callout when you want a riveting header and multi-line content.
If you have more than two paragraphs, consider creating a new page or making it part of the main content.
Callouts use the same _urgency levels_ that alerts do.
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AngularJS |
Routing | Fast |
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|---|---|---|
AngularJS |
Routing | Fast |
Angular v2 |
Routing | *Faster* |
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Routing | **Fastest :)** |
Image location
Store images in the `content/images` directory in a folder with the same URL as the guide page. Images for this "Authors Style Guide" page belong in the `content/images/guide/docs-style-guide` folder. Angular doc generation copies these image folders to the _runtime_ location, `generated/images`. Set the image `src` attribute to begin in _that_ directory. Here's the `src` attribute for the "flying hero" image belonging to this page. ``` src="generated/images/guide/docs-style-guide/flying-hero.png" ```Use the HTML <img> tag
**Do not use the markdown image syntax, \!\[\.\.\.\]\(\.\.\.\).** Images should be specified in an `
Image dimensions
The doc generator reads the image dimensions from the file and adds width and height attributes to the `img` tag automatically. If you want to control the size of the image, supply your own width and height attributes. Here's the "flying hero" at a more reasonable scale.
Image compression
Large image files can be slow to load, harming the user experience. Always compress the image. Consider using an image compression web site such as [tinypng](https://tinypng.com/ "tinypng").Floating images
You can float the image to the left or right of text by applying the class="left" or class="right" attributes respectively.
This text wraps around to the right of the floating "flying hero" image.
Headings and code-examples automatically clear a floating image. If you need to force a piece of text to clear a floating image, add `` where the text should break.
The markup for the above example is: ```html
This text wraps around to the right of the floating "flying hero" image.
Headings and code-examples automatically clear a floating image. If you need to force a piece of text to clear a floating image, add `` where the text should break.
``` Note that you generally don't wrap a floating image in a `
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