Input and output properties

A component has input and output properties, which can be defined in the component decorator or using property decorators.

class TalkCmp {
  @Input() talk: Talk;
  @Output() rate: EventEmitter;
  //...
}

Data flows into a component via input properties. Data flows out of a component via output properties, hence the names: input and output.

Input and output properties are the public API of a component. You use them when you instantiate a component in your application.

<talk-cmp [talk]="someExp" (rate)="onRate($event.rating)"></talk-cmp>;

You can set input properties using property bindings, through square brackets. You can subscribe to output properties using event bindings, through parenthesis.