Material Design Lite - Buttons
MDL provides a range of CSS classes to apply various predefined visual and behavioral
enhancements to the buttons. The following table lists down the available classes and their
effects.
| Sr.No. |
Class Name & Description |
| 1 |
mdl-button
Sets button as an MDL component, required. |
| 2 |
mdl-js-button
Adds basic MDL behavior to button, required. |
| 3 |
(none)
Sets flat display effect to button, default. |
| 4 |
mdl-button--raised
Sets raised display effect; this is mutually exclusive with fab, mini-fab, and icon. |
| 5 |
mdl-button--fab
Sets fab (circular) display effect; this is mutually exclusive with raised, mini-fab, and icon. |
| 6 |
mdl-button--mini-fab
Sets mini-fab (small fab circular) display effect; this is mutually exclusive with raised, fab, and icon. |
| 7 |
mdl-button--icon
Sets icon (small plain circular) display effect; this is mutually exclusive with raised, fab, and mini-fab. |
| 8 |
mdl-button--colored
Sets colored display effect where the colors are defined in material.min.css. |
| 9 |
mdl-button--primary
Sets primary color display effect where the colors are defined in material.min.css. |
| 10 |
mdl-button--accent
Sets accent color display effect where the colors are defined in material.min.css. |
| 11 |
mdl-js-ripple-effect
Sets ripple click effect, can be used in combination with any other class. |
Example
The following example will help you understand the use of the mdl-button classes to show the different types of buttons.
mdl_buttons.htm
<html>
<head>
<script
src = "https://storage.googleapis.com/code.getmdl.io/1.0.6/material.min.js">
</script>
<link rel = "stylesheet"
href = "https://storage.googleapis.com/code.getmdl.io/1.0.6/material.indigo-pink.min.css">
<link rel = "stylesheet"
href = "https://fonts.googleapis.com/icon?family=Material+Icons">
</head>
<body>
<table border = "0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><button class = "mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-button--fab mdl-button--colored">
<i class = "material-icons">add</i></button></td>
<td><button class = "mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-button--fab mdl-js-ripple-effect mdl-button--colored">
<i class = "material-icons">add</i></button></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Colored fab (circular) display effect</td>
<td>Colored fab (circular) with ripple display effect</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><button class = "mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-button--fab">
<i class = "material-icons">add</i></button></td>
<td><button class = "mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-button--fab mdl-js-ripple-effect">
<i class = "material-icons">add</i></button></td>
<td><button class = "mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-button--fab" disabled>
<i class = "material-icons">add</i></button></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Plain fab (circular) display effect</td>
<td>Plain fab (circular) with ripple display effect</td>
<td>Plain fab (circular) and disabled</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><button class = "mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-button--raised">
<i class = "material-icons">add</i></button></td>
<td><button class = "mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-button--raised mdl-js-ripple-effect">
<i class = "material-icons">add</i></button></td>
<td><button class = "mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-button--raised" disabled>
<i class = "material-icons">add</i></button></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Raised button</td>
<td>Raised button with ripple display effect</td>
<td>Raised button and disabled</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><button class = "mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-button--raised mdl-button--colored">
<i class = "material-icons">add</i></button></td>
<td><button class = "mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-button--raised mdl-button--accent">
<i class = "material-icons">add</i></button></td>
<td><button class = "mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-button--raised mdl-js-ripple-effect mdl-button--accent">
<i class = "material-icons">add</i></button></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Colored Raised button</td>
<td>Accent-colored Raised button</td>
<td>Accent-colored raised button with ripple effect</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><button class = "mdl-button mdl-js-button">
<i class = "material-icons">add</i></button></td>
<td><button class = "mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-js-ripple-effect">
<i class = "material-icons">add</i></button></td>
<td><button class = "mdl-button mdl-js-button" disabled>
<i class = "material-icons">add</i></button></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Flat button</td>
<td>Flat button with ripple effect</td>
<td>Disabled flat button</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><button class = "mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-button--primary">
<i class = "material-icons">add</i></button></td>
<td><button class = "mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-button--accent">
<i class = "material-icons">add</i></button></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Primary Flat button</td>
<td>Accent-colored Flat button</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><button class = "mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-button--icon">
<i class = "material-icons">add</i></button></td>
<td><button class = "mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-button--icon mdl-button--colored">
<i class = "material-icons">add</i></button></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Icon button</td>
<td>Colored Icon button</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><button class = "mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-button--fab mdl-button--mini-fab">
<i class = "material-icons">add</i></button></td>
<td><button class = "mdl-button mdl-js-button mdl-button--fab mdl-button--mini-fab mdl-button--colored">
<i class = "material-icons">add</i></button></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mini Colored fab (circular) display effect</td>
<td>Mini Colored fab (circular) with ripple display effect</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</body>
</html>
Result
Verify the result.
