Angular inject

Explore Angulars inject function, possible use cases, and anti-patterns

Angular v14 contains many great features. Besides standalone components and typed forms, the inject function was one of the most talked-about features on Twitter. But what is it all about? Let’s find out?

In a nutshell, the inject function is a function that allows you to inject an Injectable. And well, it’s nothing new; in fact, it has already existed since Angular v9. But its use case was limited.

Inject function in Angular 9

We could use the inject function either in a factory function when declaring a new InjectionToken or inside the provider’s array of anInjectable. Let’s take a look.

Usage of the Inject function in Angular v9 inside the factory method of an InjectionToken.

Usage of the inject function inside the provider’s array of an Injectable.

Okay, got it. So what changed with Angular 14?

Inject function in Angular 14

With Angular 14, the use of the inject function is no longer limited to factory functions. From now on, you can…