Decorators are a features of type Script and are implemented as functions. The name of the decorators starts with @ symbols following by brackets and arguments, Since decorators are just function in type Script.
Decorators are simply functions that return functions. These functions supply detadata to angular about a particular class, property, value or method.
Decorators are invoked at run-time.
Decorators allow you to execute functions. For example @Component executes the Component function imported from Angular 5.
Some Common Decorators
@NgModule() to define modules
@Compomnent() to define components
@Injectable() to define services
@Input() and @Output() to define properties that send and receive data from DOM
There are many built-in decorators available in angular and many properties on each decorators
Types of Decorators
Class Decorators – e.g. @Component and @NgModule
Property Decorators for properties inside class- e.g. @Input and @Output
Method Decorators for methods inside classes- e.g @HostListner
Parameter Decorators for parameters inside class constructors – e.g. @Inject
