MatSnackBar is a service for displaying snack-bar notifications.

Opening a snackbar

A snackbar can contain either a string message or a given component.

// Simple message.
let snackBarRef = snackBar.open('Message archived');

// Simple message with an action.
let snackBarRef = snackBar.open('Message archived', 'Undo');

// Load the given component into the snackbar.
let snackBarRef = snackbar.openFromComponent(MessageArchivedComponent);

In either case, a MatSnackBarRef is returned. This can be used to dismiss the snackbar or to receive notification of when the snackbar is dismissed. For simple messages with an action, the MatSnackBarRef exposes an observable for when the action is triggered. If you want to close a custom snackbar that was opened via openFromComponent, from within the component itself, you can inject the MatSnackBarRef.

snackBarRef.afterDismissed().subscribe(() => {
  console.log('The snackbar was dismissed');
});


snackBarRef.onAction().subscribe(() => {
  console.log('The snackbar action was triggered!');
});

snackBarRef.dismiss();

Dismissal

A snackbar can be dismissed manually by calling the dismiss method on the MatSnackBarRef returned from the call to open.

Only one snackbar can ever be opened at one time. If a new snackbar is opened while a previous message is still showing, the older message will be automatically dismissed.

A snackbar can also be given a duration via the optional configuration object:

snackbar.open('Message archived', 'Undo', {
  duration: 3000
});

Sharing data with a custom snackbar

You can share data with the custom snackbar, that you opened via the openFromComponent method, by passing it through the data property.

snackbar.openFromComponent(MessageArchivedComponent, {
  data: 'some data'
});

To access the data in your component, you have to use the MAT_SNACK_BAR_DATA injection token:

import {Component, Inject} from '@angular/core';
import {MAT_SNACK_BAR_DATA} from '@angular/material/snack-bar';

@Component({
  selector: 'your-snackbar',
  template: 'passed in {{ data }}',
})
export class MessageArchivedComponent {
  constructor(@Inject(MAT_SNACK_BAR_DATA) public data: string) { }
}

Setting the global configuration defaults

If you want to override the default snack bar options, you can do so using the MAT_SNACK_BAR_DEFAULT_OPTIONS injection token.

@NgModule({
  providers: [
    {provide: MAT_SNACK_BAR_DEFAULT_OPTIONS, useValue: {duration: 2500}}
  ]
})

Accessibility

MatSnackBar announces messages via an aria-live region. While announcements use the polite setting by default, you can customize this by setting the politeness property of MatSnackBarConfig.

MatSnackBar does not move focus to the snackbar element. Moving focus like this would disrupt users in the middle of a workflow. For any action offered in the snackbar, your application should provide an alternative way to perform the action. Alternative interactions are typically keyboard shortcuts or menu options. You should dismiss the snackbar once the user performs its corresponding action. A snackbar can contain a single action with an additional optional "dismiss" or "cancel" action.

Avoid setting a duration for snackbars that have an action available, as screen reader users may want to navigate to the snackbar element to activate the action. If the user has manually moved their focus within the snackbar, you should return focus somewhere that makes sense in the context of the user's workflow.