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React MUI Surface Components

React Material-UI (MUI) is a popular library that provides a set of reusable components for building user interfaces in React applications. These components are based on Material Design, a design system developed by Google that provides guidelines for creating visually appealing, user-friendly interfaces.

Surface Components refer to a type of component that provides a container for other UI elements.

 

MUI provides various types of Surface Components:

Components

Description

Accordion This component is used to create an expandable and collapsible section, where only one section can be open at a time. 
App bar This component provides a way to create a top navigation bar in your application, with options for branding, navigation, and actions.
Card This component provides a way to display content in a compact and attractive format, with media, actions, and text options.
Paper This component provides a paper-like background that can be used to wrap content and provide depth and shadow.

Creating a React Application Project:

Step 1: To create a react app, install react modules through the npm command.

npm create-react-app project name

Step 2: After creating your react project, move into the folder to perform different operations.

cd project name

Step 3: After creating the ReactJS application, Install the required module using the following command:

npm install @mui/material @emotion/react @emotion/styled

Project Structure:

Step to Run Application:

npm start

Example 1: Below example demonstrates the React MUI basic accordion surface component.

Filename: App.js

Javascript




import React from "react";
import Accordion from "@mui/material/Accordion";
import AccordionSummary from "@mui/material/AccordionSummary";
import AccordionDetails from "@mui/material/AccordionDetails";
import Typography from "@mui/material/Typography";
import ArrowDropDownIcon from '@mui/icons-material/ArrowDropDown';
    
function App() {
    return (
        <div>
            <div style={{ textAlign: "center", 
                          color: "green" }}>
                <h1>neveropen</h1>
                <h2>React MUI Card Surface</h2>
            </div>
            <center>
                <div style={{ width: 500 }}>
                    <Accordion style={{ backgroundColor: '#8AFF89' }}>
                        <AccordionSummary
                            expandIcon={<ArrowDropDownIcon />}>
                            <Typography>Courses</Typography>
                        </AccordionSummary>
                        <AccordionDetails>
                            <Typography>
                                <li>C++</li>
                                <li>Java</li>
                                <li>Python</li>
                            </Typography>
                        </AccordionDetails>
                    </Accordion>
                    <Accordion style={{ backgroundColor: '#8AFF89' }}>
                        <AccordionSummary
                            expandIcon={<ArrowDropDownIcon />}>
                            <Typography>Tutorials</Typography>
                        </AccordionSummary>
                        <AccordionDetails>
                            <Typography>
                                <li>DSA</li>
                                <li>Algorithms</li>
                                <li>Web Development</li>
                            </Typography>
                        </AccordionDetails>
                    </Accordion>
                    <Accordion style={{ backgroundColor: '#8AFF89' }}>
                        <AccordionSummary
                            expandIcon={<ArrowDropDownIcon />}>
                            <Typography>Practice</Typography>
                        </AccordionSummary>
                        <AccordionDetails>
                            <Typography>
                                <li>Problem of the Day</li>
                                <li>All DSA Problems</li>
                            </Typography>
                        </AccordionDetails>
                    </Accordion>
                </div>
            </center>
        </div>
    );
}
    
export default App;


Output:

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