Angular Material Basics

Angular Material is a UI component library for Angular applications that implements Google's Material Design. It provides a set of reusable UI components that help developers create a responsive and visually appealing interface.

To install Angular Material, follow these steps:

1. Open your Angular project in the terminal.
2. Run the following command:

ng add @angular/material

3. Choose a theme, set up global typography styles, and include animations when prompted.

Angular Material offers various components, including:

• Buttons
• Cards
• Form Controls (input, select, checkbox)
• Dialog
• Snack Bar
• Tooltips

To use a component, import the corresponding module in your application module. For example, to use the Button component:

import { MatButtonModule } from '@angular/material/button';

@NgModule({ imports: [ MatButtonModule ] })

Angular Material allows you to customize the theme. You can create a custom theme by defining primary, accent, and warn palettes in your styles.scss file:

@import '~@angular/material/theming';

@include mat-core();

$primary: mat-palette($mat-indigo);

$accent: mat-palette($mat-pink);

$theme: mat-light-theme($primary, $accent);

@include angular-material-theme($theme);

When using Angular Material, consider the following best practices:

• Keep components modular and reusable.
• Use Angular's reactive forms for form controls.
• Take advantage of Angular Material's built-in accessibility features.
• Utilize lazy loading for modules to improve performance.