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# Frequently-used modules
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An Angular application needs at least one module that serves as the root module.
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As you add features to your app, you can add them in modules.
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* To ensure all styled content aligns to nearest 4-character-tab.
* To ensure all code blocks use the Angular `<code-example>` or `<code-tab>` elements.
* To ensure all markdown exists outside of html tags.
* To ensure all images use the Angular style for `<img>` elements.
* To ensure that all smart punctuation is replaced or removed.
```text
’, ’, “, ”, –, —, …
```
* To ensure all content does not conflict with the following reserved characters.
```text
@, $, *, &, #, |, <, >,
```
* To ensure all content displays using html entities.
The following changes were made to files in the following directory.
```text
aio/content
```
The target files were markdown files.
The list of excluded files:
```text
.browserslistrc, .css, .conf, .editorconfig, .gitignore, .html, .js, .json, .sh, .svg, .ts, .txt, .xlf,
```
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The following are frequently used Angular modules with examples of some of the things they contain:
| NgModule | Import it from | Why you use it |
|:--- |:--- |:--- |
| `BrowserModule` | `@angular/platform-browser` | To run your application in a browser. |
| `CommonModule` | `@angular/common` | To use `NgIf` and `NgFor` . |
| `FormsModule` | `@angular/forms` | To build template driven forms \(includes `NgModel` \). |
| `ReactiveFormsModule` | `@angular/forms` | To build reactive forms. |
| `RouterModule` | `@angular/router` | To use `RouterLink` , `.forRoot()` , and `.forChild()` . |
| `HttpClientModule` | `@angular/common/http` | To communicate with a server using the HTTP protocol. |
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## Importing modules
docs: improve markdown (#45325)
The purpose of the changes is to clean all markdown to match a single pedantic style.
* To ensure all changes in style are properly separated.
* To ensure all styled content aligns to nearest 4-character-tab.
* To ensure all code blocks use the Angular `<code-example>` or `<code-tab>` elements.
* To ensure all markdown exists outside of html tags.
* To ensure all images use the Angular style for `<img>` elements.
* To ensure that all smart punctuation is replaced or removed.
```text
’, ’, “, ”, –, —, …
```
* To ensure all content does not conflict with the following reserved characters.
```text
@, $, *, &, #, |, <, >,
```
* To ensure all content displays using html entities.
The following changes were made to files in the following directory.
```text
aio/content
```
The target files were markdown files.
The list of excluded files:
```text
.browserslistrc, .css, .conf, .editorconfig, .gitignore, .html, .js, .json, .sh, .svg, .ts, .txt, .xlf,
```
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When you use these Angular modules, import them in `AppModule` , or your feature module as appropriate, and list them in the `@NgModule` `imports` array.
For example, in the basic application generated by the [Angular CLI ](cli ), `BrowserModule` is the first import at the top of the `AppModule` , `app.module.ts` .
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docs: improve markdown (#45325)
The purpose of the changes is to clean all markdown to match a single pedantic style.
* To ensure all changes in style are properly separated.
* To ensure all styled content aligns to nearest 4-character-tab.
* To ensure all code blocks use the Angular `<code-example>` or `<code-tab>` elements.
* To ensure all markdown exists outside of html tags.
* To ensure all images use the Angular style for `<img>` elements.
* To ensure that all smart punctuation is replaced or removed.
```text
’, ’, “, ”, –, —, …
```
* To ensure all content does not conflict with the following reserved characters.
```text
@, $, *, &, #, |, <, >,
```
* To ensure all content displays using html entities.
The following changes were made to files in the following directory.
```text
aio/content
```
The target files were markdown files.
The list of excluded files:
```text
.browserslistrc, .css, .conf, .editorconfig, .gitignore, .html, .js, .json, .sh, .svg, .ts, .txt, .xlf,
```
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< code-example format = "typescript" language = "typescript" >
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/* import modules so that AppModule can access them */
docs: improve markdown (#45325)
The purpose of the changes is to clean all markdown to match a single pedantic style.
* To ensure all changes in style are properly separated.
* To ensure all styled content aligns to nearest 4-character-tab.
* To ensure all code blocks use the Angular `<code-example>` or `<code-tab>` elements.
* To ensure all markdown exists outside of html tags.
* To ensure all images use the Angular style for `<img>` elements.
* To ensure that all smart punctuation is replaced or removed.
```text
’, ’, “, ”, –, —, …
```
* To ensure all content does not conflict with the following reserved characters.
```text
@, $, *, &, #, |, <, >,
```
* To ensure all content displays using html entities.
The following changes were made to files in the following directory.
```text
aio/content
```
The target files were markdown files.
The list of excluded files:
```text
.browserslistrc, .css, .conf, .editorconfig, .gitignore, .html, .js, .json, .sh, .svg, .ts, .txt, .xlf,
```
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import { BrowserModule } from '@ angular/platform-browser';
import { NgModule } from '@ angular/core';
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import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
docs: improve markdown (#45325)
The purpose of the changes is to clean all markdown to match a single pedantic style.
* To ensure all changes in style are properly separated.
* To ensure all styled content aligns to nearest 4-character-tab.
* To ensure all code blocks use the Angular `<code-example>` or `<code-tab>` elements.
* To ensure all markdown exists outside of html tags.
* To ensure all images use the Angular style for `<img>` elements.
* To ensure that all smart punctuation is replaced or removed.
```text
’, ’, “, ”, –, —, …
```
* To ensure all content does not conflict with the following reserved characters.
```text
@, $, *, &, #, |, <, >,
```
* To ensure all content displays using html entities.
The following changes were made to files in the following directory.
```text
aio/content
```
The target files were markdown files.
The list of excluded files:
```text
.browserslistrc, .css, .conf, .editorconfig, .gitignore, .html, .js, .json, .sh, .svg, .ts, .txt, .xlf,
```
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@ NgModule({
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declarations: [
AppComponent
],
imports: [ /* add modules here so Angular knows to use them */
BrowserModule,
],
providers: [],
bootstrap: [AppComponent]
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})
export class AppModule { }
docs: improve markdown (#45325)
The purpose of the changes is to clean all markdown to match a single pedantic style.
* To ensure all changes in style are properly separated.
* To ensure all styled content aligns to nearest 4-character-tab.
* To ensure all code blocks use the Angular `<code-example>` or `<code-tab>` elements.
* To ensure all markdown exists outside of html tags.
* To ensure all images use the Angular style for `<img>` elements.
* To ensure that all smart punctuation is replaced or removed.
```text
’, ’, “, ”, –, —, …
```
* To ensure all content does not conflict with the following reserved characters.
```text
@, $, *, &, #, |, <, >,
```
* To ensure all content displays using html entities.
The following changes were made to files in the following directory.
```text
aio/content
```
The target files were markdown files.
The list of excluded files:
```text
.browserslistrc, .css, .conf, .editorconfig, .gitignore, .html, .js, .json, .sh, .svg, .ts, .txt, .xlf,
```
PR Close #45325
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< / code-example >
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docs: improve markdown (#45325)
The purpose of the changes is to clean all markdown to match a single pedantic style.
* To ensure all changes in style are properly separated.
* To ensure all styled content aligns to nearest 4-character-tab.
* To ensure all code blocks use the Angular `<code-example>` or `<code-tab>` elements.
* To ensure all markdown exists outside of html tags.
* To ensure all images use the Angular style for `<img>` elements.
* To ensure that all smart punctuation is replaced or removed.
```text
’, ’, “, ”, –, —, …
```
* To ensure all content does not conflict with the following reserved characters.
```text
@, $, *, &, #, |, <, >,
```
* To ensure all content displays using html entities.
The following changes were made to files in the following directory.
```text
aio/content
```
The target files were markdown files.
The list of excluded files:
```text
.browserslistrc, .css, .conf, .editorconfig, .gitignore, .html, .js, .json, .sh, .svg, .ts, .txt, .xlf,
```
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The imports at the top of the array are JavaScript import statements while the `imports` array within `@NgModule` is Angular specific.
For more information on the difference, see [JavaScript Modules vs. NgModules ](guide/ngmodule-vs-jsmodule ).
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## `BrowserModule` and `CommonModule`
docs: improve markdown (#45325)
The purpose of the changes is to clean all markdown to match a single pedantic style.
* To ensure all changes in style are properly separated.
* To ensure all styled content aligns to nearest 4-character-tab.
* To ensure all code blocks use the Angular `<code-example>` or `<code-tab>` elements.
* To ensure all markdown exists outside of html tags.
* To ensure all images use the Angular style for `<img>` elements.
* To ensure that all smart punctuation is replaced or removed.
```text
’, ’, “, ”, –, —, …
```
* To ensure all content does not conflict with the following reserved characters.
```text
@, $, *, &, #, |, <, >,
```
* To ensure all content displays using html entities.
The following changes were made to files in the following directory.
```text
aio/content
```
The target files were markdown files.
The list of excluded files:
```text
.browserslistrc, .css, .conf, .editorconfig, .gitignore, .html, .js, .json, .sh, .svg, .ts, .txt, .xlf,
```
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`BrowserModule` imports `CommonModule` , which contributes many common directives such as `ngIf` and `ngFor` .
Additionally, `BrowserModule` re-exports `CommonModule` making all of its directives available to any module that imports `BrowserModule` .
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docs: improve markdown (#45325)
The purpose of the changes is to clean all markdown to match a single pedantic style.
* To ensure all changes in style are properly separated.
* To ensure all styled content aligns to nearest 4-character-tab.
* To ensure all code blocks use the Angular `<code-example>` or `<code-tab>` elements.
* To ensure all markdown exists outside of html tags.
* To ensure all images use the Angular style for `<img>` elements.
* To ensure that all smart punctuation is replaced or removed.
```text
’, ’, “, ”, –, —, …
```
* To ensure all content does not conflict with the following reserved characters.
```text
@, $, *, &, #, |, <, >,
```
* To ensure all content displays using html entities.
The following changes were made to files in the following directory.
```text
aio/content
```
The target files were markdown files.
The list of excluded files:
```text
.browserslistrc, .css, .conf, .editorconfig, .gitignore, .html, .js, .json, .sh, .svg, .ts, .txt, .xlf,
```
PR Close #45325
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For applications that run in the browser, import `BrowserModule` in the root `AppModule` because it provides services that are essential to launch and run a browser application.
`BrowserModule` 's providers are for the whole application so it should only be in the root module, not in feature modules.
Feature modules only need the common directives in `CommonModule` ; they don't need to re-install app-wide providers.
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docs: improve markdown (#45325)
The purpose of the changes is to clean all markdown to match a single pedantic style.
* To ensure all changes in style are properly separated.
* To ensure all styled content aligns to nearest 4-character-tab.
* To ensure all code blocks use the Angular `<code-example>` or `<code-tab>` elements.
* To ensure all markdown exists outside of html tags.
* To ensure all images use the Angular style for `<img>` elements.
* To ensure that all smart punctuation is replaced or removed.
```text
’, ’, “, ”, –, —, …
```
* To ensure all content does not conflict with the following reserved characters.
```text
@, $, *, &, #, |, <, >,
```
* To ensure all content displays using html entities.
The following changes were made to files in the following directory.
```text
aio/content
```
The target files were markdown files.
The list of excluded files:
```text
.browserslistrc, .css, .conf, .editorconfig, .gitignore, .html, .js, .json, .sh, .svg, .ts, .txt, .xlf,
```
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If you do import `BrowserModule` into a lazy loaded feature module, Angular returns an error telling you to use `CommonModule` instead.
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< div class = "lightbox" >
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docs: improve markdown (#45325)
The purpose of the changes is to clean all markdown to match a single pedantic style.
* To ensure all changes in style are properly separated.
* To ensure all styled content aligns to nearest 4-character-tab.
* To ensure all code blocks use the Angular `<code-example>` or `<code-tab>` elements.
* To ensure all markdown exists outside of html tags.
* To ensure all images use the Angular style for `<img>` elements.
* To ensure that all smart punctuation is replaced or removed.
```text
’, ’, “, ”, –, —, …
```
* To ensure all content does not conflict with the following reserved characters.
```text
@, $, *, &, #, |, <, >,
```
* To ensure all content displays using html entities.
The following changes were made to files in the following directory.
```text
aio/content
```
The target files were markdown files.
The list of excluded files:
```text
.browserslistrc, .css, .conf, .editorconfig, .gitignore, .html, .js, .json, .sh, .svg, .ts, .txt, .xlf,
```
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< img alt = "BrowserModule error" src = "generated/images/guide/frequent-ngmodules/browser-module-error.gif" width = 750 >
< / div >
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## More on NgModules
You may also be interested in the following:
docs: improve markdown (#45325)
The purpose of the changes is to clean all markdown to match a single pedantic style.
* To ensure all changes in style are properly separated.
* To ensure all styled content aligns to nearest 4-character-tab.
* To ensure all code blocks use the Angular `<code-example>` or `<code-tab>` elements.
* To ensure all markdown exists outside of html tags.
* To ensure all images use the Angular style for `<img>` elements.
* To ensure that all smart punctuation is replaced or removed.
```text
’, ’, “, ”, –, —, …
```
* To ensure all content does not conflict with the following reserved characters.
```text
@, $, *, &, #, |, <, >,
```
* To ensure all content displays using html entities.
The following changes were made to files in the following directory.
```text
aio/content
```
The target files were markdown files.
The list of excluded files:
```text
.browserslistrc, .css, .conf, .editorconfig, .gitignore, .html, .js, .json, .sh, .svg, .ts, .txt, .xlf,
```
PR Close #45325
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* [Bootstrapping ](guide/bootstrapping )
* [NgModules ](guide/ngmodules )
* [JavaScript Modules vs. NgModules ](guide/ngmodule-vs-jsmodule )
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