In this section, we will explore how to use buttons and icons in Ionic. Buttons and icons are fundamental components in any mobile application, providing users with interactive elements to perform actions and navigate through the app.

1. Ionic Buttons:

   • Types of buttons
   • Button properties
   • Styling buttons

2. Ionic Icons:

   • Using Ionicons
   • Customizing icons

Ionic provides several types of buttons that you can use in your application. Here are some of the most common ones:

• Default Button: A standard button with no additional styling.
• Outline Button: A button with an outline and no background.
• Clear Button: A button with no background or border.
• Round Button: A button with rounded corners.
• Block Button: A button that takes the full width of its container.

Ionic buttons come with various properties that you can use to customize their appearance and behavior:

• color: Sets the color of the button.
• expand: Determines the width of the button (block, full).
• fill: Sets the fill style of the button (clear, outline, solid).
• shape: Sets the shape of the button (round).

• <ion-button>: Creates a default button.
• color="primary": Sets the button color to primary.
• expand="block": Makes the button take the full width of its container.
• fill="outline": Creates a button with an outline.
• shape="round": Creates a button with rounded corners.
• fill="clear": Creates a button with no background or border.

Ionic comes with a rich set of icons called Ionicons. These icons can be easily integrated into your application.

• <ion-icon name="home"></ion-icon>: Adds a home icon.
• name="star": Specifies the icon name.
• color="primary": Sets the icon color to primary.
• size="large": Sets the icon size to large.
• color="secondary": Sets the icon color to secondary.
• size="small": Sets the icon size to small.

You can customize the appearance of icons using CSS properties:

• style="color: red; font-size: 24px;": Sets the icon color to red and font size to 24px.

Create a simple Ionic page with the following elements:

1. A primary button with the text "Click Me".
2. An outline button with the text "Outline".
3. A block button with the text "Full Width".
4. A round button with a heart icon inside it.
5. A star icon with a custom color and size.

• The primary button is created with the text "Click Me".
• The outline button is created with the text "Outline".
• The block button is created with the text "Full Width".
• The round button contains a heart icon inside it.
• The star icon is customized with a gold color and a font size of 30px.

• Forgetting to import Ionicons: Ensure you have the Ionicons library included in your project.
• Incorrect icon names: Double-check the icon names in the Ionicons documentation to avoid errors.
• Button alignment issues: Use the expand property to control the width of buttons and ensure proper alignment.

In this section, we covered the basics of using buttons and icons in Ionic. We explored different types of buttons, their properties, and how to customize them. We also learned how to use Ionicons and customize their appearance. These components are essential for creating interactive and visually appealing mobile applications. In the next section, we will dive into creating and using pages in Ionic.