@carbon/web-components

Web components for the Carbon Design System

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`@carbon/web-components`

Web components for the Carbon Design System

Getting started

To install @carbon/web-components in your project, you will need to run the following command using npm:

npm install --save @carbon/web-components

If you prefer Yarn, use the following command instead:

yarn add @carbon/web-components

Usage

ES imports

The first thing you need is setting up a module bundler to resolve ECMAScript imports. The above example uses Webpack, but you can use other bundlers like Rollup too.

Once you set up a module bundler, you can start importing component modules:

import '@carbon/web-components/es/components/dropdown/dropdown.js';
import '@carbon/web-components/es/components/dropdown/dropdown-item.js';

Once you've imported the component modules, you can use the components in the same manner as native HTML tags:

<cds-dropdown trigger-content="Select an item">
  <cds-dropdown-item value="all">Option 1</cds-dropdown-item>
  <cds-dropdown-item value="cloudFoundry">Option 2</cds-dropdown-item>
  <cds-dropdown-item value="staging">Option 3</cds-dropdown-item>
  <cds-dropdown-item value="dea">Option 4</cds-dropdown-item>
  <cds-dropdown-item value="router">Option 5</cds-dropdown-item>
</cds-dropdown>

See a working example here.

CDN

The CDN artifacts define the custom elements for the browser, so they can be directly used once the script tag has been added to the page. For example:

<!doctype html>
<html>
  <head>
    <script
      type="module"
      src="https://1.www.s81c.com/common/carbon/web-components/tag/v2/latest/dropdown.min.js"></script>
    <style type="text/css">
      // Suppresses the custom element until it has been defined
      cds-dropdown:not(:defined),
      cds-dropdown-item:not(:defined) {
        visibility: hidden;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div id="app">
      <cds-dropdown trigger-content="Select an item">
        <cds-dropdown-item value="all">Option 1</cds-dropdown-item>
        <cds-dropdown-item value="cloudFoundry">Option 2</cds-dropdown-item>
        <cds-dropdown-item value="staging">Option 3</cds-dropdown-item>
        <cds-dropdown-item value="dea">Option 4</cds-dropdown-item>
        <cds-dropdown-item value="router">Option 5</cds-dropdown-item>
      </cds-dropdown>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

Each component is available by referencing a specific version (starting at version v1.16.0):


See a working example
[here](https://stackblitz.com/github/carbon-design-system/carbon/tree/main/packages/web-components/examples/components/dropdown?file=cdn.html).

For a full list of components available, check out our
[Storybook](https://web-components.carbondesignsystem.com/).

### Other usage guides

- [Using components in a form](./docs/form.md)
- [Using custom styles in components](./docs/styling.md)

## Getting started with development

1. Fork this repository and clone it
2. `yarn install`
3. `cd packages/carbon-web-components`
4. `yarn wca && yarn storybook`

## Creating build

yarn install yarn build


You'll see the build artifacts in `/path/to/carbon-web-components/es` directory.

## 📖 API Documentation

If you're looking for `@carbon/web-components` API documentation, check out:

- [Storybook](https://web-components.carbondesignsystem.com/)

## 🙌 Contributing

We're always looking for contributors to help us fix bugs, build new features,
or help us improve the project documentation. If you're interested, definitely
check out our [Contributing Guide](/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md)! 👀

## 📝 License

Licensed under the [Apache 2.0 License](/LICENSE).

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For more information on the data being collected, please see the
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