docs: update to new standalone default behavior (#63329)

AlexanderMelde · AndrewKushnir · commit 3a3bd364d1f8 · 2025-08-27T11:26:13.000-07:00
When declaring directives, the standalone flag is set to true by default in current Angular versions. The docs for the directive decorator should correctly explain the default behavior, while still mentioning when to set it to false. PR Close #63329
diff --git a/packages/core/src/metadata/directives.ts b/packages/core/src/metadata/directives.ts
@@ -49,34 +49,25 @@ export interface DirectiveDecorator {
    *
    * ### Declaring directives
    *
-   * In order to make a directive available to other components in your application, you should do
-   * one of the following:
-   *  - either mark the directive as [standalone](guide/components/importing),
-   *  - or declare it in an NgModule by adding it to the `declarations` and `exports` fields.
-   *
-   * ** Marking a directive as standalone **
-   *
-   * You can add the `standalone: true` flag to the Directive decorator metadata to declare it as
-   * [standalone](guide/components/importing):
+   * By default, directives are marked as [standalone](guide/components/importing), which makes
+   * them available to other components in your application.
    *
    * ```ts
    * @Directive({
-   *   standalone: true,
    *   selector: 'my-directive',
    * })
-   * class MyDirective {}
    * ```
    *
-   * When marking a directive as standalone, please make sure that the directive is not already
-   * declared in an NgModule.
-   *
+   * Please make sure that directives marked as standalone are not already declared in an NgModule.
    *
    * ** Declaring a directive in an NgModule **
-   *
-   * Another approach is to declare a directive in an NgModule:
+   * If you want to declare a directive in an ngModule, add the `standalone: false` flag to the
+   * Directive decorator metadata and add the directive to the `declarations` and `exports`
+   * fields of your ngModule.
    *
    * ```ts
    * @Directive({
+   *   standalone: false,
    *   selector: 'my-directive',
    * })
    * class MyDirective {}
