In Angular 2 (currently 2.0.0-rc.6), routerLink
is used as a directive to indicate a path we wish to follow in our routing, e.g. in response to clicking a link.
However, in the documentation both of the following are used:
routerLink
[routerLink]
I don't understand when I should use which. The Basics / Template Syntax page discusses how square brackets are used for, among other things, setting a property of a directive. To me, that sounds like I should use square brackets in this case but the documentation shows otherwise.
When I initially pondered this question, I thought it might have something to do with the use of a plain string, e.g. routerLink="/heroes"
versus something more complex and/or dynamic such as a link parameters array, e.g. [routerLink]="['/hero', hero.id]"
. However, the following two direct quotes from the documentation show that that is not the answer:
From Developer Guide / Routing & Navigation (about half way down the page):
<a routerLink="/crisis-center/admin" routerLinkActive="active">Crisis Admin</a>
From API Reference / RouterLink:
<a [routerLink]="/user/bob">link to user component</a>
The data-binding source on the right side of the equals sign in each of those examples has the same format, i.e. is just a string.
So, when do I use which?