Building a Runtime‑Switchable Custom Theme in Angular Material v14+
Learn how to create a custom Angular Material theme that can switch between light and dark at runtime using CSS variables, with a practical example and trade‑off analysis.
ReadMeFeed / Community knowledge
Real questions. Useful conversations. Find the people who know your stack.
Learn how to create a custom Angular Material theme that can switch between light and dark at runtime using CSS variables, with a practical example and trade‑off analysis.
Learn how to offload pagination, sorting, and filtering to the backend using Angular Material’s MatTable backed by a custom CDK DataSource, reducing initial payload and keeping change detection lean.
Step‑by‑step guide to build a server‑side paginated, sortable, and filterable Angular Material table using a custom CDK DataSource.
A diagnostic guide for MatDialog when the backdrop remains, body scroll stays locked, or ESC and backdrop clicks stop working. Covers causes, ordered checks, fixes tied to findings, and escalation thresholds.
Large datasets can choke a browser. This post walks through wiring Angular Material’s MatTable to a REST API that supplies paged data, sorting, and filtering on the server. Learn the pattern, see a concrete component, and understand the trade‑offs.
A decision guide for Angular Material pagination, comparing client-side MatTableDataSource with server-side API integration for performance and scalability.
Avoid accessibility failures in Angular Material by using MatDialog's built-in CDK focus trap and restoration. Learn the declarative options and data patterns for robust modals.
MatSnackBar provides transient notifications that appear at the viewport edge and auto‑dismiss, but screen‑reader users often miss the message because focus is not moved and no ARIA‑live region is guaranteed. The configuration options available (panelClass, position, duration, data) do not include a dedicated flag to force screen‑reader announcement, and rap
Pagination Strategy for Dynamic Datasets When implementing a data table in Angular Material (v17+), there is a design choice between leveraging the MatTableDataSource.paginator property for client-side slicing or implementing a custom synchronization loop between MatPaginator and a backend API for server-side pagination. Client-side pagination simplifies sta