Schematics

Angular Material comes packaged with Angular CLI schematics to make creating Material applications easier.

link Install Schematics

Schematics are included with both @angular/cdk and @angular/material. Once you install the npm packages, they will be available through the Angular CLI.

Using the command below will install Angular Material, the Component Dev Kit (CDK), and Angular Animations in your project. Then it will run the install schematic.

ng add @angular/material

In case you just want to install the @angular/cdk, there are also schematics for the Component Dev Kit

ng add @angular/cdk

The Angular Material ng add schematic helps you setup an Angular CLI project that uses Material. Running ng add will:

• Ensure project dependencies are placed in package.json
• Enable the BrowserAnimationsModule your app module
• Add either a prebuilt theme or a custom theme
• Add Roboto fonts to your index.html
• Add the Material Icon font to your index.html
• Add global styles to
  • Remove margins from body
  • Set height: 100% on html and body
  • Make Roboto the default font of your app

Component schematics

In addition to the install schematic, Angular Material comes with multiple schematics that can be used to easily generate Material Design components:

Name	Description
address-form	Component with a form group that uses Material Design form controls to prompt for a shipping address
navigation	Creates a component with a responsive Material Design sidenav and a toolbar for showing the app name
dashboard	Component with multiple Material Design cards and menus which are aligned in a grid layout
table	Generates a component with a Material Design data table that supports sorting and pagination
tree	Component that interactively visualizes a nested folder structure by using the <mat-tree> component

Additionally the Angular CDK also comes with a collection of component schematics:

Name	Description
drag-drop	Component that uses the @angular/cdk/drag-drop directives for creating an interactive to-do list

link Address form schematic

Running the address-form schematic generates a new Angular component that can be used to get started with a Material Design form group consisting of:

• Material Design form fields
• Material Design radio controls
• Material Design buttons

ng generate @angular/material:address-form <component-name>

link Navigation schematic

The navigation schematic will create a new component that includes a toolbar with the app name and a responsive side nav based on Material breakpoints.

ng generate @angular/material:navigation <component-name>

link Table schematic

The table schematic will create a component that renders an Angular Material <table> which has been pre-configured with a datasource for sorting and pagination.

ng generate @angular/material:table <component-name>

link Dashboard schematic

The dashboard schematic will create a new component that contains a dynamic grid list of Material Design cards.

ng generate @angular/material:dashboard <component-name>

link Tree schematic

The tree schematic can be used to quickly generate an Angular component that uses the Angular Material <mat-tree> component to visualize a nested folder structure.

ng generate @angular/material:tree <component-name>

link Drag and Drop schematic

The drag-drop schematic is provided by the @angular/cdk and can be used to generate a component that uses the CDK drag and drop directives.

ng generate @angular/cdk:drag-drop <component-name>