Need clarification RouterModule.forRoot([ ABOUT_ROUTE ], { useHash: true })

Question

Kindly explain useHash: true method in angular 2 route method.

My Questions:

1. what is the purpose we using it.

2. why the value is "true" why not "false" ?

3. if the value is false, what could be happen ?

RouterModule.forRoot([ ABOUT_ROUTE ], { useHash: true })

Answer 1

By default, angular uses HTML5 location-based routing, which may cause you problems in some environments. In the shake of simplicity, we usually prefer hash-based routing which regularly works in every environment. You can have a look at this post for angular 2 routing