Reactivity
Declare state
Update state
Angular Renaissance
import { Component, signal } from "@angular/core";
@Component({
selector: "app-name",
template: `<h1>Hello {{ name() }}</h1>`,
})
export class NameComponent {
name = signal("John");
constructor() {
this.name.set("Jane");
}
}
Computed state
Angular Renaissance
import { Component, computed, signal } from "@angular/core";
@Component({
selector: "app-double-count",
template: `<div>{{ doubleCount() }}</div>`,
})
export class DoubleCountComponent {
count = signal(10);
doubleCount = computed(() => this.count() * 2);
}
Templating
Minimal template
Styling
Angular Renaissance
import { Component } from "@angular/core";
@Component({
selector: "app-css-style",
template: `
<h1 class="title">I am red</h1>
<button style="font-size: 10rem">I am a button</button>
`,
styles: `
.title {
color: red;
}
`,
})
export class CssStyleComponent {}
Loop
Angular Renaissance
import { Component } from "@angular/core";
@Component({
selector: "app-colors",
template: `
<ul>
@for (color of colors; track color) {
<li>{{ color }}</li>
}
</ul>
`,
})
export class ColorsComponent {
colors = ["red", "green", "blue"];
}
Event click
Angular Renaissance
import { Component, signal } from "@angular/core";
@Component({
selector: "app-counter",
template: `
<p>Counter: {{ count() }}</p>
<button (click)="incrementCount()">+1</button>
`,
})
export class CounterComponent {
count = signal(0);
incrementCount() {
this.count.update((count) => count + 1);
}
}
Dom ref
Angular Renaissance
import {
afterNextRender,
Component,
ElementRef,
viewChild,
} from "@angular/core";
@Component({
selector: "app-input-focused",
template: `<input type="text" #inputRef />`,
})
export class InputFocusedComponent {
inputRef = viewChild.required<ElementRef<HTMLInputElement>>("inputRef");
constructor() {
afterNextRender({ write: () => this.inputRef().nativeElement.focus() });
}
}
Conditional
Angular Renaissance
import { Component, computed, signal } from "@angular/core";
const TRAFFIC_LIGHTS = ["red", "orange", "green"];
@Component({
selector: "app-traffic-light",
template: `
<button (click)="nextLight()">Next light</button>
<p>Light is: {{ light() }}</p>
<p>
You must
@switch (light()) {
@case ("red") {
<span>STOP</span>
}
@case ("orange") {
<span>SLOW DOWN</span>
}
@case ("green") {
<span>GO</span>
}
}
</p>
`,
})
export class TrafficLightComponent {
lightIndex = signal(0);
light = computed(() => TRAFFIC_LIGHTS[this.lightIndex()]);
nextLight() {
this.lightIndex.update((index) => (index + 1) % TRAFFIC_LIGHTS.length);
}
}
<div
x-data="{
TRAFFIC_LIGHTS: ['red', 'orange', 'green'],
lightIndex: 0,
get light() { return this.TRAFFIC_LIGHTS[this.lightIndex] },
nextLight() {
this.lightIndex = (this.lightIndex + 1) % this.TRAFFIC_LIGHTS.length;
}
}"
>
<button x-on:click="nextLight">Next light</button>
<p>Light is: <span x-text="light"></span></p>
<p>
You must
<span x-show="light === 'red'">STOP</span>
<span x-show="light === 'orange'">SLOW DOWN</span>
<span x-show="light === 'green'">GO</span>
</p>
</div>
Lifecycle
On mount
Angular Renaissance
import { Component, OnInit, signal } from "@angular/core";
@Component({
selector: "app-page-title",
template: `<p>Page title: {{ pageTitle() }}</p>`,
})
export class PageTitleComponent implements OnInit {
pageTitle = signal("");
ngOnInit() {
this.pageTitle.set(document.title);
}
}
On unmount
Angular Renaissance
import { Component, OnDestroy, signal } from "@angular/core";
@Component({
selector: "app-time",
template: `<p>Current time: {{ time() }}</p>`,
})
export class TimeComponent implements OnDestroy {
time = signal(new Date().toLocaleTimeString());
timer = setInterval(
() => this.time.set(new Date().toLocaleTimeString()),
1000,
);
ngOnDestroy() {
clearInterval(this.timer);
}
}
Component composition
Props
Angular Renaissance
import { Component } from "@angular/core";
import { UserprofileComponent } from "./userprofile.component";
@Component({
selector: "app-root",
imports: [UserprofileComponent],
template: `
<app-userprofile
name="John"
[age]="20"
[favouriteColors]="['green', 'blue', 'red']"
[isAvailable]="true"
/>
`,
})
export class AppComponent {}
<!--Alpine JS suggests using a server-side templating engine or another frontend framework in conjunction with Alpine to do this-->
<div
x-data="{
name: 'John',
age: 20,
favouriteColors: ['green', 'blue', 'red'],
isAvailable: true
}"
>
<p>My name is <span x-text="John"></span></p>
<p>My age is <span x-text="age"></span></p>
<p>
My favourite colors are <span x-text="favouriteColors.join(', ')"></span>
</p>
<p>I am <span x-text="isAvailable ? 'available' : 'not available'"></span></p>
</div>
Emit to parent
Angular Renaissance
import { Component, signal } from "@angular/core";
import { AnswerButtonComponent } from "./answer-button.component";
@Component({
selector: "app-root",
imports: [AnswerButtonComponent],
template: `
<p>Are you happy?</p>
<app-answer-button (yes)="onAnswerYes()" (no)="onAnswerNo()" />
<p style="font-size: 50px">{{ isHappy() ? "😀" : "😥" }}</p>
`,
})
export class AppComponent {
isHappy = signal(true);
onAnswerYes() {
this.isHappy.set(true);
}
onAnswerNo() {
this.isHappy.set(false);
}
}
<div
x-data="{ isHappy: true }"
x-on:yes="isHappy = true"
x-on:no="isHappy = false"
>
<p>Are you happy?</p>
<div>
<button x-on:click="$dispatch('yes')">YES</button>
<button x-on:click="$dispatch('no')">NO</button>
</div>
<p style="font-size: 50px" x-text="isHappy ? '😀' : '😥'"></p>
</div>
Slot
Angular Renaissance
import { Component } from "@angular/core";
import { FunnyButtonComponent } from "./funny-button.component";
@Component({
selector: "app-root",
imports: [FunnyButtonComponent],
template: `<app-funny-button>Click me!</app-funny-button>`,
})
export class AppComponent {}
<!--Alpine JS suggests using a server-side templating engine or another frontend framework in conjunction with Alpine to do this-->
<button
x-data
x-text="'Click me!'"
style="
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
color: #fff;
padding: 10px 20px;
font-size: 30px;
border: 2px solid #fff;
margin: 8px;
transform: scale(0.9);
box-shadow: 4px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
transition: transform 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.65, 0.88, 0.925) 0s;
outline: 0;
"
>
<span>No content found</span>
</button>
Slot fallback
Angular Renaissance
import { Component } from "@angular/core";
import { FunnyButtonComponent } from "./funny-button.component";
@Component({
selector: "app-root",
imports: [FunnyButtonComponent],
template: `
<app-funny-button />
<app-funny-button>I got content!</app-funny-button>
`,
})
export class AppComponent {}
<!--Alpine JS suggests using a server-side templating engine or another frontend framework in conjunction with Alpine to do this-->
<button
x-data
style="
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
color: #fff;
padding: 10px 20px;
font-size: 30px;
border: 2px solid #fff;
margin: 8px;
transform: scale(0.9);
box-shadow: 4px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
transition: transform 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.65, 0.88, 0.925) 0s;
outline: 0;
"
>
<span>No content found</span>
</button>
<button
x-data
x-text="'I got content!'"
style="
background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
color: #fff;
padding: 10px 20px;
font-size: 30px;
border: 2px solid #fff;
margin: 8px;
transform: scale(0.9);
box-shadow: 4px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
transition: transform 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.65, 0.88, 0.925) 0s;
outline: 0;
"
>
<span>No content found</span>
</button>
Context
Angular Renaissance
import { Component, inject } from "@angular/core";
import { UserService } from "./user.service";
import { UserProfileComponent } from "./user-profile.component";
@Component({
imports: [UserProfileComponent],
providers: [UserService],
selector: "app-root",
template: `
<h1>Welcome back, {{ userService.user().username }}</h1>
<app-user-profile />
`,
})
export class AppComponent {
protected userService = inject(UserService);
}
Alpine
Missing snippet Help us to improve Component Party 
Form input
Input text
Angular Renaissance
import { Component, signal } from "@angular/core";
import { FormsModule } from "@angular/forms";
@Component({
imports: [FormsModule],
selector: "app-input-hello",
template: `
<p>{{ text() }}</p>
<input [(ngModel)]="text" />
`,
})
export class InputHelloComponent {
text = signal("");
}
Checkbox
Angular Renaissance
import { Component, signal } from "@angular/core";
import { FormsModule } from "@angular/forms";
@Component({
imports: [FormsModule],
selector: "app-is-available",
template: `
<input id="is-available" type="checkbox" [(ngModel)]="isAvailable" />
<label for="is-available">Is available</label>
`,
})
export class IsAvailableComponent {
isAvailable = signal(false);
}
Radio
Angular Renaissance
import { Component, signal } from "@angular/core";
import { FormsModule } from "@angular/forms";
@Component({
imports: [FormsModule],
selector: "app-pick-pill",
template: `
<div>Picked: {{ picked() }}</div>
<input id="blue-pill" type="radio" value="blue" [(ngModel)]="picked" />
<label for="blue-pill">Blue pill</label>
<input id="red-pill" type="radio" value="red" [(ngModel)]="picked" />
<label for="red-pill">Red pill</label>
`,
})
export class PickPillComponent {
picked = signal("red");
}
<div x-data="{ picked: 'red' }">
<div>Picked: <span x-text="picked"></span></div>
<input id="blue-pill" x-model="picked" type="radio" value="blue" />
<label for="blue-pill">Blue pill</label>
<input id="red-pill" x-model="picked" type="radio" value="red" />
<label for="red-pill">Red pill</label>
</div>
Select
Angular Renaissance
import { Component, signal } from "@angular/core";
import { FormsModule } from "@angular/forms";
@Component({
imports: [FormsModule],
selector: "app-color-select",
template: `
<select [(ngModel)]="selectedColorId">
@for (let color of colors; track color) {
<option [value]="color.id" [disabled]="color.isDisabled">
{{ color.text }}
</option>
}
</select>
`,
})
export class ColorSelectComponent {
selectedColorId = signal(2);
colors = [
{ id: 1, text: "red" },
{ id: 2, text: "blue" },
{ id: 3, text: "green" },
{ id: 4, text: "gray", isDisabled: true },
];
}
<div
x-data="{
selectedColorId: 2,
colors: [
{ id: 1, text: 'red' },
{ id: 2, text: 'blue' },
{ id: 3, text: 'green' },
{ id: 4, text: 'gray', isDisabled: true }
]
}"
>
<select x-model.number="selectedColorId">
<template x-for="color in colors" x-bind:key="color.id">
<option
x-text="color.text"
x-bind:value="color.id"
x-bind:disabled="!!color.isDisabled"
x-bind:selected="color.id === selectedColorId"
></option>
</template>
</select>
</div>
Webapp features
Render app
Fetch data
Angular Renaissance
import { Injectable } from "@angular/core";
import { httpResource } from "@angular/common/http";
@Injectable({ providedIn: "root" })
export class UserService {
readonly usersResource = httpResource<UserResponse>(
() => "https://randomuser.me/api/?results=3",
);
}
export interface UserResponse {
results: User[];
info: any;
}
export interface User {
name: {
title: string;
first: string;
last: string;
};
picture: {
large: string;
medium: string;
thumbnail: string;
};
}
<div
x-data="
function fetchUsers() {
return {
users: null,
isLoading: false,
error: null,
async init() {
this.isLoading = true;
try {
this.users = (await (await fetch('https://randomuser.me/api/?results=3')).json()).results;
} catch (err) {
this.users = [];
this.error = err
}
this.isLoading = false;
},
};
}
"
>
<template x-if="isLoading">
<p>Loading...</p>
</template>
<template x-if="error">
<p>Error fetching users</p>
</template>
<template x-if="!error">
<ul>
<template x-for="user in users">
<li>
<img
:src="user.picture.thumbnail"
:alt="`picture of ${user.name.first} ${user.name.last}`"
/>
<p x-text="`${user.name.first} ${user.name.last}`"></p>
</li>
</template>
</ul>
</template>
</div>