What do you mean by a structural directive in Angular 2?

Structural directives are used to manipulate DOM in angular. Structural directives are responsible for HTML layout. By adding, removing, or manipulating LMNs in angular, they shape or reshape the structure of DOM. This structural directive is applied to a host element with the help of other directives. The directives then do whatever it is supposed to do with that host element and its descendants. Structural directives can be easily recognized. It can also delay the instantiation of a component or an element. It can also be used for cosmetic effect or manually handling the timing of the loading of components. Structural directives are bound to a template. The two most common structural directives are “ngIf” and “ngFor”. The process occurring in a structural directive is dynamic.