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block includes
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include _util-fns
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Angular applications are made up of _components_.
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A _component_ is the combination of an HTML template and a component class that controls a portion of the screen. Here is an example of a component that displays a simple string:
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+makeExample('app/app.component.ts')(format='.')
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block qs-src-online-and-local
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Try this **<live-example>QuickStart example on Plunker</live-example>** without installing anything.
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Try it locally with the [***QuickStart seed***](guide/setup.html "Setup for local development with the QuickStart seed")
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and prepare for development of a real Angular application.
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Every component begins with an `@Component` [!{_decorator}](glossary.html#!{_decorator} '"!{_decorator}" explained')
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<span if-docs="ts">function</span> that
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<span if-docs="ts">takes a _metadata_ object. The metadata object</span> describes how the HTML template and component class work together.
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The `selector` property tells Angular to display the component inside a custom `<my-app>` tag in the `index.html`.
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+makeExample('index.html','my-app','index.html (inside <body>)')(format='.')
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The `template` property defines a message inside an `<h1>` header.
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The message starts with "Hello" and ends with `{{name}}`,
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which is an Angular [interpolation binding](guide/displaying-data.html) expression.
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At runtime, Angular replaces `{{name}}` with the value of the component's `name` property.
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Interpolation binding is one of many Angular features you'll discover in this documentation.
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+ifDocsFor('ts')
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In the example, change the component class's `name` property from `'Angular'` to `'World'` and see what happens.
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header A word about TypeScript
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p.
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This example is written in <a href="http://www.typescriptlang.org/" target="_blank" title="TypeScript">TypeScript</a>, a superset of JavaScript. Angular
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uses TypeScript because its types make it easy to support developer productivity with tooling. You can also write Angular code in JavaScript; <a href="cookbook/ts-to-js.html">this guide</a> explains how.
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### Next step
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Start [**learning Angular**](guide/learning-angular.html "Learning Angular").
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