NPM
If external library like jQuery is installed using NPM
npm install --save jquery
Add script path into your angular-cli.json
"scripts": [
"../node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.js"
]
Assets Folder
You can also save the library file in your assets/js directory and in...
To use jquery in your Angular 2.x components, declare a global variable on the top
If using $ for jQuery
declare var $: any;
If using jQuery for jQuery
declare var jQuery: any
This will allow using $ or jQuery into your Angular 2.x component.