<ul><li>When handling <input type="number"> elements in Angular—especially in combination with Signals or reactive state—you might encounter two common patterns to retrieve the value of a numeric input.</li><li>Option 1: valueAsNumber - Type-safe, semantically correct, handles invalid or empty inputs gracefully.</li><li>Option 2: +value - Prone to coercion issues, less semantically tied to number inputs, less readable and intentional.</li><li>Best Practice: Use valueAsNumber - Accurately reflects the intention, produces NaN for empty/invalid input, avoids subtle bugs caused by JavaScript's type coercion model.</li></ul>

Angular Input Handling: valueAsNumber vs +value – What's the Difference?

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