
Materialize uses Waves, an external library, to create ink effect outlined in Material Design. Following table mentions the available classes and their effects.
| Sr.No. | Class Name & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | waves-effect Applies a wave effect on the control. |
| 2 | waves-light Applies a white colored wave effect. |
| 3 | waves-red Applies a red colored wave effect. |
| 4 | waves-green Applies a green colored wave effect. |
| 5 | waves-yellow Applies a yellow colored wave effect. |
| 6 | waves-orange Applies an orange colored wave effect. |
| 7 | waves-purple Applies a purple colored wave effect. |
| 8 | waves-teal Applies a teal colored wave effect. |
Following is an example of using wave effects on buttons.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>The Materialize Waves Effects Example</title>
<meta name = "viewport" content = "width = device-width, initial-scale = 1">
<link rel = "stylesheet"
href = "https://fonts.googleapis.com/icon?family=Material+Icons">
<link rel = "stylesheet"
href = "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/materialize/0.97.3/css/materialize.min.css">
<script type = "text/javascript"
src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.1.min.js"></script>
<script src = "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/materialize/0.97.3/js/materialize.min.js">
</script>
</head>
<body class = "container">
<h3>Waves Effects Demo</h3>
<div class = "collection waves-color-demo">
<div class = "collection-item">
<code class = " language-markup">Default</code>
<a href = "#!" class = "waves-effect btn secondary-content">
Click Me!</a>
</div>
<div class = "collection-item">
<code class = " language-markup">waves-light</code>
<a href = "#!" class = "waves-effect waves-light btn secondary-content">
Click Me!</a>
</div>
<div class = "collection-item">
<code class = " language-markup">waves-red</code>
<a href = "#!" class = "waves-effect waves-red btn secondary-content">
Click Me!</a>
</div>
<div class = "collection-item">
<code class = " language-markup">waves-yellow</code>
<a href = "#!" class = "waves-effect waves-yellow btn secondary-content">
Click Me!</a>
</div>
<div class = "collection-item">
<code class = " language-markup">waves-orange</code>
<a href = "#!" class = "waves-effect waves-orange btn secondary-content">
Click Me!</a>
</div>
<div class = "collection-item">
<code class = " language-markup">waves-purple</code>
<a href = "#!" class = "waves-effect waves-purple btn secondary-content">
Click Me!</a>
</div>
<div class = "collection-item">
<code class = " language-markup">waves-green</code>
<a href = "#!" class = "waves-effect waves-green btn secondary-content">
Click Me!</a>
</div>
<div class = "collection-item">
<code class = " language-markup">waves-teal</code>
<a href = "#!" class = "waves-effect waves-teal btn secondary-content">
Click Me!</a>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Verify the result.