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Angular Reactive Forms: Build Dynamic Checkbox Lists

March 20, 2025

Dynamic checkbox lists are common in Angular forms, but building them with proper state management and "Select All" functionality requires understanding Reactive Forms patterns. This tutorial shows you how to generate checkbox controls dynamically from data, track selected values reactively, and implement a master "Select All" checkbox that toggles all items at once. You'll learn how to handle form state, validation, and user interactions efficiently.

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Angular Form Validation: Complete Guide to Validators and Error Handling

December 27, 2024

Form validation is crucial for creating great user experiences in Angular applications. Without proper validation, users struggle with unclear errors, incomplete submissions, and frustrating experiences. This tutorial shows you how to implement comprehensive form validation using Angular Reactive Forms, including required fields, email validation, and real-time error messages. You'll learn how to display helpful feedback and prevent invalid submissions.

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Angular Form Accessibility: Make Forms Accessible for Everyone

September 20, 2024

Inaccessible forms exclude millions of users and violate accessibility standards, yet many Angular developers overlook basic accessibility practices. Screen reader users, keyboard-only users, and people with motor impairments need properly labeled fields, clear error messages, and keyboard navigation support. This tutorial demonstrates how to make Angular forms accessible by adding proper labels, ARIA attributes, keyboard support, and visual indicators. You'll learn techniques that improve usability for everyone while ensuring compliance with WCAG guidelines.

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Angular Reactive Forms: Create and Enhance Form Controls

September 13, 2024

Building forms in Angular requires understanding Reactive Forms, but many developers struggle with creating form controls, tracking validation states, and providing user feedback. This tutorial shows you how to create form controls using Angular's Reactive Forms Module, track validity and interaction states, and enhance forms with visual feedback based on user input. You'll learn the fundamentals needed to build production-ready forms that guide users through the submission process.

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How to Style HTML Radio Buttons: A Step-by-Step Guide

August 22, 2023

Default HTML radio buttons look outdated and inconsistent across browsers, but styling them directly is impossible due to browser limitations. This tutorial demonstrates how to create custom-styled radio buttons using CSS, hiding the native input and creating accessible, visually appealing alternatives that work across all browsers and maintain full functionality.

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Quick Tip - 16: Disable HTML Form Validation With novalidate

April 25, 2014

With HTML5 we have been given new input types (email, tel, url, number, etc.) and built in browser validation to validate them. This is great but you may want to disable this validation if you want to test your server side validation, use custom validation, or something else.

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Quick Tip - 07: Autofocus Fields With HTML5 Form Attributes

February 21, 2014

Have you ever wanted to automatically place the cursor in a field when the page is rendered? I know I have.