AngularJS Tutorial（15）from w3school



API stands for Application Programming Interface.

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AngularJS Global API

The AngularJS Global API is a set of global JavaScript functions for performing common tasks like:

• Comparing objects
• Iterating objects
• Converting data

The Global API functions are accessed using the angular object.

Below is a list of some common API functions:

API	Description
angular.lowercase()	Converts a string to lowercase
angular.uppercase()	Converts a string to uppercase
angular.isString()	Returns true if the reference is a string
angular.isNumber()	Returns true if the reference is a number

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angular.lowercase()

Example

< div ng-app= "myApp" ng-controller= "myCtrl" >
< p > {{ x1 }} < /p >
< p > {{ x2 }} < /p >
< /div >

< script >
var app = angular.module('myApp', []);
app.controller('myCtrl', function($scope) {
$scope.x1 = "JOHN";
$scope.x2 = angular.lowercase($scope.x1);
});
< /script >

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angular.uppercase()

Example

< div ng-app= "myApp" ng-controller= "myCtrl" >
< p > {{ x1 }} < /p >
< p > {{ x2 }} < /p >
< /div >

< script >
var app = angular.module('myApp', []);
app.controller('myCtrl', function($scope) {
$scope.x1 = "John";
$scope.x2 = angular.uppercase($scope.x1);
});
< /script >

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angular.isString()

Example

< div ng-app= "myApp" ng-controller= "myCtrl" >
< p > {{ x1 }} < /p >
< p > {{ x2 }} < /p >
< /div >

< script >
var app = angular.module('myApp', []);
app.controller('myCtrl', function($scope) {
$scope.x1 = "JOHN";
$scope.x2 = angular.isString($scope.x1);
});
< /script >

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angular.isNumber()

Example

< div ng-app= "myApp" ng-controller= "myCtrl" >
< p > {{ x1 }} < /p >
< p > {{ x2 }} < /p >
< /div >

< script >
var app = angular.module('myApp', []);
app.controller('myCtrl', function($scope) {
$scope.x1 = "JOHN";
$scope.x2 = angular.isNumber($scope.x1);
});
< /script >

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