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React List

A React version of an MDC List.

Installation

npm install @material/react-list

Usage

Styles

with Sass:

import '@material/react-list/index.scss';

with CSS:

import '@material/react-list/dist/list.css';

Javascript Instantiation

import React, {Component} from 'react';
import List, {ListItem, ListItemText} from '@material/react-list';

class MyApp extends Component {
  render() {
    return (
      <List>
        <ListItem>
          <ListItemText primaryText='Photos'/>
        </ListItem>
        <ListItem>
          <ListItemText primaryText='Recipes'/>
        </ListItem>
        <ListItem>
          <ListItemText primaryText='Work'/>
        </ListItem>
      </List>
    );
  }
}

NOTE: Please use the ListItem component to specify list items. List will not recognize custom list item components.

Also, you can override the element that the List or ListItem renders by passing in a tag prop. By default, List renders a ul and ListItem renders an li. For semantic HTML and a11y, as well as working with routing libraries such as React Router and Next.js' Link, you may wish to use nav and a respectively if using the components to render a page's navigation.

Variants

Two-Line List

You can use the twoLine Boolean prop for List combined with the secondaryText prop for ListItem to style a list as a double line list.

import React, {Component} from 'react';
import List, {ListItem, ListItemText} from '@material/react-list';

class MyApp extends Component {
  render() {
    return (
      <List twoLine>
        <ListItem>
          <ListItemText
            primaryText='Photos'
            secondaryText='Jan 9, 2018' />
        </ListItem>
        <ListItem>
          <ListItemText
            primaryText='Recipes'
            secondaryText='Jan 17, 2018' />
        </ListItem>
        <ListItem>
          <ListItemText
            primaryText='Work'
            secondaryText='Jan 28, 2018' />
        </ListItem>
      </List>
    );
  }
}

List item supporting visuals and metadata

You may add a leading visuals or trailing metadata to a list item using ListItemGraphic before or ListItemMeta after ListItemText.

import React, {Component} from 'react';
import MaterialIcon from '@material/react-material-icon';
import List, {ListItem, ListItemGraphic, ListItemText, ListItemMeta} from '@material/react-list';

class MyApp extends Component {
  render() {
    return (
      <List>
        <ListItem>
          <ListItemGraphic graphic={<MaterialIcon icon='folder'/>} />
          <ListItemText primaryText='Photos' />
          <ListItemMeta meta='info' />
        </ListItem>
        ...
      </List>
    );
  }
}

List groups and list dividers

Multiple related lists can be grouped together using the ListGroup component. Optional subheaders can be added using ListGroupSubheader. ListDividers can be used to separate content either within a list or between lists.

import React, {Component} from 'react';
import List, {
  ListItem, ListItemText, ListGroup,
  ListGroupSubheader,ListDivider
} from '@material/react-list';

class MyApp extends Component {
  render() {
    return (
      <ListGroup>
        <ListGroupSubheader tag='h2'>Folders</ListGroupSubheader>
        <List>
          <ListItem>
            <ListItemText primaryText='Photos' />
          </ListItem>
          ...
        </List>
        <ListDivider tag="div" />
        <ListGroupSubheader tag='h2'>Recent Files</ListGroupSubheader>
        <List>
          <ListItem>
            <ListItemText primaryText='Vacation' />
          </ListItem>
          ...
        </List>
      </ListGroup>
    );
  }
}

Single Selection

You can use the singleSelection Boolean prop for List to allow for selection of list items. You can also set the selectedIndex of the list programmatically and include a handleSelect callback.

NOTE: If you are inserting or removing list items, you must update the selectedIndex accordingly.

import React, {Component} from 'react';
import List, {ListItem, ListItemText} from '@material/react-list';

class MyApp extends Component {
  state = {
    selectedIndex: 1,
  };

  render() {
    return (
      <List
        singleSelection
        selectedIndex={this.state.selectedIndex}
        handleSelect={(selectedIndex) => this.setState({selectedIndex})}
      >
        <ListItem>
          <ListItemText primaryText='Photos'/>
        </ListItem>
        <ListItem>
          <ListItemText primaryText='Recipes'/>
        </ListItem>
        <ListItem>
          <ListItemText primaryText='Work'/>
        </ListItem>
      </List>
    );
  }
}

Checkbox Lists

You can use the checkboxList Boolean prop for List to enable the checkbox list logic. You must also set selectedIndex of the list to an array. selectedIndex will be an empty array if there is no initial selection. Setting selectedIndex will initialize the list with the correct tabIndex. Changing this programatically will not affect the checkboxes -- you must programatically change the checkbox via it's checked prop and update selectedIndex to keep a11y up to date. See the Checkbox Readme for more details.

import React, {Component} from 'react';
import List, {ListItem, ListItemText} from '@material/react-list';
import Checkbox from '@material/react-checkbox';

class MyApp extends Component {
  state = {
    selectedIndex: [1],
  };

  render() {
    return (
      <List
        checkboxList
        selectedIndex={this.state.selectedIndex}
        handleSelect={(activatedIndex, allSelected) => this.setState({selectedIndex: allSelected})}
      >
        <ListItem>
          <Checkbox />
          <ListItemText primaryText='Photos'/>
        </ListItem>
        <ListItem>
          <Checkbox checked />
          <ListItemText primaryText='Recipes'/>
        </ListItem>
        <ListItem>
          <Checkbox />
          <ListItemText primaryText='Work'/>
        </ListItem>
      </List>
    );
  }
}

Radio Lists

You can use the radioList Boolean prop for List to enable the radio list logic. Set selectedIndex to the index of the listItem initially selected to accurately setup the component for a11y. Changing selectedIndex programatically will not affect the radio element -- you must instead programatically change the radio via it's checked prop. Interactions (click/arrow keys) will update the radios as expected. To get the selectedIndex, setup the radio's onChange method as shown below. See the Radio Readme for more details.

Note: We know this API is inconsistent with checkbox list. This is because the implementations of radio and checkbox differ. In the coming months, we will try to normalize the design.

import React, {Component} from 'react';
import List, {ListItem, ListItemText} from '@material/react-list';
import Radio, {NativeRadioControl} from '@material/react-radio';

class MyApp extends Component {
  state = {
    selectedItem: 'Milk',
  };

  handleChange = (e) => {
    this.setState({selectedItem: e.target.value});
  }

  render() {
    const listItems = ['Photos', 'Recipes', 'Work'];

    return (
      <List
        radioList
        selectedIndex={0}
      >
        {
          listItems.map((item, index) => {
            return (
              <ListItem key={index}>
                <Radio>
                  <NativeRadioControl
                    name={item}
                    checked={this.state.selectedItem === item}
                    value={item}
                    id={`${index}-${item}`}
                    onChange={this.handleChange}
                  />
                </Radio>
                <ListItemText primaryText='Photos'/>
              </ListItem>
            );
          })
        }
      </List>
    );
  }
}

Props

List

Prop Name Type Description
className String Classes to be applied to the list element
nonInteractive Boolean Disables interactivity affordances
dense Boolean Styles the density of the list, making it appear more compact
avatarList Boolean Configures the leading tiles of each row to display images instead of icons. This will make the graphics of the list items larger
twoLine Boolean Styles the list with two lines
singleSelection Boolean Allows for single selection of list items
wrapFocus Boolean Sets the list to allow the up arrow on the first element to focus the last element of the list and vice versa
checkboxList Boolean Set the list to act as a checkbox list
radioList Boolean Set the list to act as a radio list
selectedIndex Number Array
handleSelect Function(activatedItemIndex: Number, selected: Number Array) => void
aria-orientation String Indicates the list orientation
tag String Customizes the list tag type (defaults to 'ul')

ListItem

Prop Name Type Description
tag String Customizes the list tag type (defaults to 'li')
checkboxList Boolean Set the list item to act as a checkbox list
radioList Boolean Set the list item to act as a radio list
activated Boolean Sets the list item to the activated state
selected Boolean Sets the list item to the selected state

ListItemText

Prop Name Type Description
className String Classes to be applied to the list item text element
tabIndex Number Tab index of the list item text
primaryText String Primary text for the list item
secondaryText String Secondary text for the list item

ListItemGraphic

Prop Name Type Description
className String Classes to be applied to the list item graphic element
tabIndex Number Tab index of the list item graphic
graphic Element The graphic element to be displayed in front of list item text

ListItemMeta

Prop Name Type Description
className String Classes to be applied to the list item meta element
tabIndex Number Tab index of the list item meta
meta Element or String The meta element or string to be displayed behind list item text

ListDivider

Prop Name Type Description
className String Classes to be applied to the list divider
tag String Element tag of the list divider, defaults to li
role String ARIA role of the list divider, defaults to separator

ListGroup

Prop Name Type Description
className String Classes to be applied to the list group
tag String Element tag of the list group, defaults to div

ListGroupSubheader

Prop Name Type Description
className String Classes to be applied to the list group subheader
tag String Element tag of the list group subheader, defaults to h3

Sass Mixins

Sass mixins may be available to customize various aspects of the Components. Please refer to the MDC Web repository for more information on what mixins are available, and how to use them.

Advanced Sass Mixins