affaan-m--everything-claude-code/skills/angular-developer/references/show-routes-with-outlets.md

Show Routes with Outlets

The RouterOutlet directive is a placeholder where Angular renders the component for the current URL.

Basic Usage

Include <router-outlet /> in your template. Angular inserts the routed component as a sibling immediately following the outlet.

<app-header /> <router-outlet />
<!-- Route content appears here -->
<app-footer />

Nested Outlets

Child routes require their own <router-outlet /> within the parent component's template.

// Parent component template
<h1>Settings</h1>
<router-outlet /> <!-- Child components like Profile or Security render here -->

Named Outlets (Secondary Routes)

Pages can have multiple outlets. Assign a name to an outlet to target it specifically. The default name is 'primary'.

<router-outlet />
<!-- Primary -->
<router-outlet name="sidebar" />
<!-- Secondary -->

Define the outlet in the route config:

{
  path: 'chat',
  component: Chat,
  outlet: 'sidebar'
}

Outlet Lifecycle Events

RouterOutlet emits events when components are changed:

• activate: New component instantiated.
• deactivate: Component destroyed.
• attach / detach: Used with RouteReuseStrategy.

<router-outlet (activate)="onActivate($event)" />

Passing Data via routerOutletData

You can pass contextual data to the routed component using the routerOutletData input. The component accesses this via the ROUTER_OUTLET_DATA injection token as a signal.

// In Parent
<router-outlet [routerOutletData]="{ theme: 'dark' }" />

// In Routed Component
outletData = inject(ROUTER_OUTLET_DATA) as Signal<{ theme: string }>;