Angular 2 root's route is always active

Question

Recently I read this useful article about Angular 2 Router and looked at the demo. Everything seemed to be perfect. But when I tried to determine the active route based on

Answer 1

Adding the following property to your home anchor worked for me. [routerLinkActiveOptions]="{ exact: true }"

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