How to navigate to new page with angular

Heya @jeromealbrecht,

• Use RouterLink for Declarative Navigation: For navigation within your templates (HTML), use Angular’s RouterLink directive. This is the most efficient way to navigate between routes in an Angular SPA, as it integrates seamlessly with Angular’s router and helps manage the application state.

``html <a [routerLink]=“[‘/login’]”>Go to Login</a>

-   **Programmatic Navigation with `Router`**: Use the `Router` service for navigation that needs to be triggered by events, such as button clicks, user actions, or other programmatic triggers.
```typescript
// app.component.ts
export class AppComponent {
  constructor(private router: Router) { }

  navigateToLog() {
    this.router.navigateByUrl('/login');
  }
}

Effectively Using RouterLink

• Avoid Hardcoding Routes: Use RouterLink for links within your templates to avoid hardcoding URLs. This helps ensure that your routes are consistent with the route configuration and can easily be updated without touching the HTML.

• Relative vs. Absolute Paths: Use relative paths when navigating within nested routes and absolute paths when navigating to root-level routes. This makes your navigation logic more flexible and easier to maintain.

<a [routerLink]="['../sibling']">Sibling Component</a> <!-- Relative -->
<a [routerLink]="['/login']">Login</a> <!-- Absolute -->

Best Practices for Managing Programmatic vs. Link Navigation

• Use RouterLink for Simple Navigation: Whenever possible, prefer RouterLink in templates over programmatic navigation as it’s more declarative and easier to manage.

• Reserve Programmatic Navigation for Complex Logic: Use programmatic navigation when navigation depends on conditions or logic, such as redirecting users based on authentication status, or when needing to navigate after performing some operations.

• Handling External Links: If you need to open an external link or a different page in a new tab, you can use standard HTML <a> tags with the target="_blank" attribute.

<a href="https://external-site.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">External Site</a>

• Opening Routes in a New Tab/Window: For opening routes within the same Angular app in a new tab, you can use the following:

navigateToLog() {
  window.open('/login', '_blank');
}

Hey Jerome,

I think that you’re on the right track with your Angular navigation. I could suggest a couple of things here:

1. Opening a Route in a New Tab/Window:

• If you want to open a route like /login in a new tab or window programmatically, using Router won’t work directly because Angular’s router is designed to handle navigation within the same application instance. Instead, you can use window.open():

  navigateToLog() {
    window.open('/login', '_blank');
  }
  

  This will open the /login route in a new tab.

• In your template, if you want a link to open in a new tab, you can use the target="_blank" attribute with an anchor tag instead of RouterLink:

  <a href="/login" target="_blank">Go to Login</a>
  

  RouterLink is not designed for opening routes in new tabs, as it’s meant for internal navigation within the SPA.

2. Best Practices for Angular Navigation:

• RouterLink is best used for navigating within the app through anchor tags in your templates:

  <a [routerLink]="['/login']">Go to Login</a>
  

  This is ideal for internal navigation because it respects Angular’s router and state management, allowing for features like lazy loading, route guards, and URL management.

• Use Router for navigation when you need to navigate based on certain conditions or events in your component logic:

  this.router.navigateByUrl('/login');
  

  This method is preferred when the navigation is triggered by a button click, form submission, or any other dynamic action.

• When to Use Each:

  • RouterLink: Use it for static links in templates, where the navigation is straightforward and user-initiated via clicking on a link.
  • Router.navigateByUrl() or Router.navigate(): Use these for dynamic navigation, where you might need to calculate the route or navigate based on certain conditions.

Let me know if you need more help with anything else!

- Bobby