Ionic2 - What's the meaning of the At symbol @ on import directives?

Question

I'm a novice on this world of Ionic2 / Cordova.

I noticed that some imports have the At: @ symbol in the import directives and others don't have it. For example:

import { NavController } from 'ionic-angular';
import { DomSanitizer } from '@angular/platform-browser';

I searched a lot on Google what's the meaning of this symbol and what happens if I use it or not but didn't find a clear answer about this.

Then I have this question:

What's the meaning of the At: @ symbol on import directives?

Possible duplicate of [Understanding npm package @-prefix: @angular/router](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/36667258/understanding-npm-package-prefix-angular-router) — David L, Apr 24 '17 at 18:26

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 24 '17 at 18:25

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It's literally just a part of a filename.

NPM supports "scoped" packages. A scope name always starts with an @. So things from the @angular scope are in the @angular/ directory.

edited Apr 24 '17 at 18:25

eko

answered Apr 24 '17 at 18:25

Ryan Cavanaugh

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