How to import jQuery to Angular2 TypeScript projects?

Question

I want to wrap some jQuery code in an Angular2 directive.

I installed jQuery library for Typings into my project with the following command:

typings in

Answer 1

Step 1: get jquery in your project

npm install jquery

Step 2: add type for jquery

npm install -D @types/jquery

Step 3: Use it in your component!

import * as $ from 'jquery';

Ready to use $!