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React Material-UI Cookbook

By : Adam Boduch
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React Material-UI Cookbook

By: Adam Boduch

Overview of this book

Material-UI is a component library for rendering UI elements, using modern best practices from React and Material Design. This book will show you how you can create impressive and captivating modern-day web apps by implementing Material Design considerations. The book is designed to help you use a variety of Material-UI components to enhance UI functionality, along with guiding you through React best practices, and using state, context, and other new React 16.8 features. You will start with layout and navigation, exploring the Grid component and understanding how it’s used to build layouts for your Material-UI apps. Using Material-UI components, you’ll then explore the technique of effectively presenting information. In later sections, you will also learn about the different components for user interactions such as the text input component and buttons. Finally, the book will get you up to speed with customizing the look and feel of your app, right from creating a Material-UI theme through to styling icons and text. By the end of this book, you will have developed the skills you need to improve the look and feel of your applications using Material-UI components.

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Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Preface
Preface
Who this book is for
What this book covers
To get the most out of this book
Sections
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1
Grids - Placing Components on the Page
Grids - Placing Components on the Page
Introduction
Applying breakpoints
Filling space
Abstracting containers and items
Fixed column layout
Changing column direction
2
App Bars - The Top Level of Every Page
App Bars - The Top Level of Every Page
Introduction
Fixed position
Hide on scroll
Toolbar abstraction
With navigation
3
Drawers - A Place for Navigation Controls
Drawers - A Place for Navigation Controls
Introduction
Drawer types
Drawer item state
Drawer item navigation
Drawer sections
AppBar interaction
4
Tabs - Grouping Content into Tab Sections
Tabs - Grouping Content into Tab Sections
Introduction
AppBar integration
Tab alignment
Rendering tabs based on state
Abstracting tab content
Tab navigation with routes
5
Expansion Panels - Group Content into Panel Sections
Expansion Panels - Group Content into Panel Sections
Introduction
Stateful expansion panels
Formatting panel headers
Scrollable panel content
Lazy loading panel content
6
Lists - Display Simple Collection Data
Lists - Display Simple Collection Data
Introduction
Using state to render list items
List icons
List avatars and text
List sections
Nested lists
List controls
Scrolling lists
7
Tables - Display Complex Collection Data
Tables - Display Complex Collection Data
Introduction
Stateful tables
Sortable columns
Filtering rows
Selecting rows
Row actions
8
Cards - Display Detailed Information
Cards - Display Detailed Information
Introduction
Main content
Card header
Performing actions
Presenting media
Expandable cards
9
Snackbars - Temporary Messages
Snackbars - Temporary Messages
Introduction
Snackbar content
Controlling visibility with state
Snackbar transitions
Positioning snackbars
Error boundaries and error snackbars
Snackbars with actions
Queuing snackbars
10
Buttons - Initiating Actions
Buttons - Initiating Actions
Introduction
Button variants
Button emphasis
Link buttons
Floating actions
Icon buttons
Button sizes
11
Text - Collecting Text Input
Text - Collecting Text Input
Introduction
Controlling input with state
Placeholder and helper text
Validation and error display
Password fields
Multiline input
Input adornments
Input masking
12
Autocomplete and Chips - Text Input Suggestions for Multiple Items
Autocomplete and Chips - Text Input Suggestions for Multiple Items
Introduction
Building an Autocomplete component
Selecting autocomplete suggestions
API-driven Autocomplete
Highlighting search results
Standalone chip input
13
Selection - Make Selections from Choices
Selection - Make Selections from Choices
Introduction
Abstracting checkbox groups
Customizing checkbox items
Abstracting radio button groups
Radio button types
Replacing checkboxes with switches
Controlling selects with state
Selecting multiple items
14
Pickers - Selecting Dates and Times
Pickers - Selecting Dates and Times
Introduction
Using date pickers
Using time pickers
Setting initial date and time values
Combining date and time components
Integrating other date and time packages
15
Dialogs - Modal Screens for User Interactions
Dialogs - Modal Screens for User Interactions
Introduction
Collecting form input
Confirming actions
Displaying alerts
API integration
Creating fullscreen dialogs
Scrolling dialog content
16
Menus - Display Actions That Pop Out
Menus - Display Actions That Pop Out
Introduction
Composing menus with state
Menu scrolling options
Using menu transitions
Customizing menu items
17
Typography - Control Font Look and Feel
Typography - Control Font Look and Feel
Introduction
Types of typography
Using theme colors
Aligning text
Wrapping text
18
Icons - Enhance Icons to Match Your Look and Feel
Icons - Enhance Icons to Match Your Look and Feel
Introduction
Coloring icons
Scaling icons
Dynamically loading icons
Themed icons
Installing more icons
19
Themes - Centralize the Look and Feel of Your App
Themes - Centralize the Look and Feel of Your App
Introduction
Understanding the palette
Comparing light and dark themes
Customizing typography
Nesting themes
Understanding component theme settings
20
Styles - Applying Styles to Components
Styles - Applying Styles to Components
Introduction
Basic component styles
Scoped component styles
Extending component styles
Moving styles to themes
Other styling options
21
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Preface

Material-UI is the world's most popular React UI framework. It should come as no surprise that Material-UI skills are a valuable asset to have. There are countless projects in the open source space and in the commercial space that rely on this framework. So, what makes Material-UI so popular?

First and foremost, Material-UI does an excellent job of bringing together two of the best frontend technologies out there. In a nutshell, Material-UI exposes Google's Material Design as components in Facebook's React. Many developers know enough React to build something that works. Many designers know enough about Material Design to design an experience that looks incredible. Material-UI is the bridge between these two worlds, simplifying the task of shipping production applications that delight customers.

At a high level, this sales pitch is enough to intrigue developers at every level and of every specialization. What keeps developers engaged with Material-UI is the breadth of functionality and the depth of resources available to help you tackle any scenario. My hope is that this book serves as a valuable contribution to those resources.

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