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The <mat-form-field>, an Angular Directive, is used to create a wrapper over angular components and is used to apply text styles like underline, bold, hints etc.
Following angular component can be used within <mat-form-field>.
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<input matNativeControl>
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<textarea matNativeControl>
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<select matNativeControl>
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<mat-select>
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<mat-chip-list>
In this chapter, we will showcase the configuration required to use a mat-form-field control in Angular Material.
Create Angular Application
Follow the following steps to update the Angular application we created in Angular 6 – Project Setup chapter −
| Step | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Create a project with a name materialApp as explained in the Angular 6 – Project Setup chapter. |
| 2 | Modify app.module.ts, app.component.ts, app.component.css and app.component.html as explained below. Keep rest of the files unchanged. |
| 3 | Compile and run the application to verify the result of the implemented logic. |
Following is the content of the modified module descriptor app.module.ts.
import { BrowserModule } from ''@angular/platform-browser'';
import { NgModule } from ''@angular/core'';
import { AppComponent } from ''./app.component'';
import {BrowserAnimationsModule} from ''@angular/platform-browser/animations'';
import {MatInputModule,MatOptionModule, MatSelectModule, MatIconModule} from ''@angular/material''
import {FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule} from ''@angular/forms'';
@NgModule({
declarations: [
AppComponent
],
imports: [
BrowserModule,
BrowserAnimationsModule,
MatInputModule,MatOptionModule, MatSelectModule, MatIconModule,
FormsModule,
ReactiveFormsModule
],
providers: [],
bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }
Following is the content of the modified CSS file app.component.css.
.tp-container {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
.tp-container > * {
width: 100%;
}
Following is the content of the modified HTML host file app.component.html.
<div class = "tp-container">
<mat-form-field appearance = "standard">
<input matInput placeholder = "Input">
<mat-icon matSuffix>sentiment_very_satisfied</mat-icon>
<mat-hint>Sample Hint</mat-hint>
</mat-form-field>
<mat-form-field appearance = "fill">
<textarea matInput placeholder = "Textarea"></textarea>
</mat-form-field>
<mat-form-field appearance = "outline">
<mat-select placeholder = "Select">
<mat-option value = "A">A</mat-option>
<mat-option value = "B">B</mat-option>
<mat-option value = "C">C</mat-option>
</mat-select>
</mat-form-field>
</div>
Result
Verify the result.
Details
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As first, we”ve created an form field using mat-form-field wrapper. We”ve changed the appearance of form field using appearance attribute.
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Then, a form control is added to the form field.
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