Angular Material - Quick Reference
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Setup
// app.config.ts
import { provideAnimationsAsync } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations/async';
export const appConfig: ApplicationConfig = {
providers: [provideAnimationsAsync()],
};
Common Components
Table with Sorting and Pagination
import { Component, signal, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
import { MatTableModule, MatTableDataSource } from '@angular/material/table';
import { MatSortModule, MatSort } from '@angular/material/sort';
import { MatPaginatorModule, MatPaginator } from '@angular/material/paginator';
@Component({
standalone: true,
imports: [MatTableModule, MatSortModule, MatPaginatorModule],
template: `
<table mat-table [dataSource]="dataSource" matSort>
<ng-container matColumnDef="name">
<th mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef mat-sort-header>Name</th>
<td mat-cell *matCellDef="let row">{{ row.name }}</td>
</ng-container>
<ng-container matColumnDef="email">
<th mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef>Email</th>
<td mat-cell *matCellDef="let row">{{ row.email }}</td>
</ng-container>
<tr mat-header-row *matHeaderRowDef="displayedColumns"></tr>
<tr mat-row *matRowDef="let row; columns: displayedColumns"></tr>
</table>
<mat-paginator [pageSizeOptions]="[5, 10, 25]" showFirstLastButtons />
`
})
export class UserTableComponent {
displayedColumns = ['name', 'email'];
dataSource = new MatTableDataSource<User>([]);
@ViewChild(MatSort) sort!: MatSort;
@ViewChild(MatPaginator) paginator!: MatPaginator;
ngAfterViewInit() {
this.dataSource.sort = this.sort;
this.dataSource.paginator = this.paginator;
}
}
Dialog
import { MatDialogModule, MatDialog } from '@angular/material/dialog';
// Open dialog
@Component({ ... })
export class ParentComponent {
private dialog = inject(MatDialog);
openDialog() {
const ref = this.dialog.open(ConfirmDialogComponent, {
width: '400px',
data: { message: 'Are you sure?' },
});
ref.afterClosed().subscribe(result => {
if (result) { /* confirmed */ }
});
}
}
// Dialog component
@Component({
standalone: true,
imports: [MatDialogModule, MatButtonModule],
template: `
<h2 mat-dialog-title>Confirm</h2>
<mat-dialog-content>{{ data.message }}</mat-dialog-content>
<mat-dialog-actions align="end">
<button mat-button mat-dialog-close>Cancel</button>
<button mat-flat-button [mat-dialog-close]="true" color="primary">OK</button>
</mat-dialog-actions>
`
})
export class ConfirmDialogComponent {
data = inject(MAT_DIALOG_DATA);
}
Form Fields
import { MatFormFieldModule } from '@angular/material/form-field';
import { MatInputModule } from '@angular/material/input';
import { MatSelectModule } from '@angular/material/select';
@Component({
standalone: true,
imports: [MatFormFieldModule, MatInputModule, MatSelectModule, ReactiveFormsModule],
template: `
<mat-form-field appearance="outline">
<mat-label>Name</mat-label>
<input matInput formControlName="name" />
<mat-error>Name is required</mat-error>
</mat-form-field>
<mat-form-field appearance="outline">
<mat-label>Role</mat-label>
<mat-select formControlName="role">
<mat-option value="admin">Admin</mat-option>
<mat-option value="user">User</mat-option>
</mat-select>
</mat-form-field>
`
})
Custom Theming
// styles.scss
@use '@angular/material' as mat;
$primary: mat.m2-define-palette(mat.$m2-indigo-palette);
$accent: mat.m2-define-palette(mat.$m2-pink-palette);
$theme: mat.m2-define-light-theme((
color: (primary: $primary, accent: $accent),
typography: mat.m2-define-typography-config(),
density: 0,
));
@include mat.all-component-themes($theme);
Anti-Patterns
| Anti-Pattern | Why It's Bad | Correct Approach |
|---|
| Importing entire Material module | Large bundle | Import individual modules |
Not using appearance="outline" | Inconsistent UI | Standardize form field appearance |
| Synchronous animations | Blocks rendering | Use provideAnimationsAsync() |
| Custom CSS for Material components | Breaks updates | Use theming API |