Angular Material Design

Angular Material Design provides a set of reusable, well-tested, and accessible UI components based on Google's Material Design specifications. This guide covers the basics of setting up and using Angular Material in your Angular applications.

Setting Up Angular Material

First, install Angular Material, Angular CDK, and Angular Animations:

ng add @angular/material

Configuring Angular Material

Follow the prompts to choose a global Angular Material theme, set up global typography styles, and include animations.

Using Angular Material Components

Import the required Angular Material modules in your app module:

// app.module.ts
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { BrowserAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
import { MatToolbarModule } from '@angular/material/toolbar';
import { MatButtonModule } from '@angular/material/button';
import { MatIconModule } from '@angular/material/icon';
import { MatSidenavModule } from '@angular/material/sidenav';
import { MatListModule } from '@angular/material/list';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';

@NgModule({
  declarations: [AppComponent],
  imports: [
    BrowserModule,
    BrowserAnimationsModule,
    MatToolbarModule,
    MatButtonModule,
    MatIconModule,
    MatSidenavModule,
    MatListModule
  ],
  providers: [],
  bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }

Adding a Material Toolbar

Use the MatToolbar component to add a Material toolbar to your application:

// app.component.html

  
    My Application
  

Creating a Sidenav

Use the MatSidenav component to create a responsive sidenav:

// app.component.html

  
    
      Link 1
      Link 2
      Link 3
    
  
  
    
      
        menu
      
      My Application
    
    

      
Main content goes here.
    
  


// app.component.ts
import { Component, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
import { MatSidenav } from '@angular/material/sidenav';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent {
  @ViewChild('sidenav') sidenav: MatSidenav;
}

Adding Buttons and Icons

Use the MatButton and MatIcon components to add buttons and icons:

// app.component.html

  
    menu
  
  My Application
  
  Button



  Primary
  Accent
  Warn


// app.component.css
.example-container {
  padding: 16px;
}
.example-spacer {
  flex: 1 1 auto;
}

Creating a Form

Use Angular Material form components to create a form:

// app.module.ts
import { MatInputModule } from '@angular/material/input';
import { MatFormFieldModule } from '@angular/material/form-field';

@NgModule({
  ...
  imports: [
    ...
    MatInputModule,
    MatFormFieldModule
  ],
  ...
})
export class AppModule { }

// app.component.html

  
    Favorite food
    
  

  
    Leave a comment
    
  


// app.component.css
.example-form {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 500px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.example-full-width {
  width: 100%;
}

Key Points

Conclusion

Angular Material Design provides a comprehensive set of UI components that follow Google's Material Design guidelines, enabling you to build beautiful, responsive, and accessible applications. By setting up Angular Material, importing the required modules, and using its components, you can create a consistent and high-quality user interface. Happy coding!