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Elm UI Color Box Example - Elm-ui Typing CST Test

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Elm UI Color Box Example — Elm-ui Code

Changes a colored box when a button is clicked.

module Main exposing (main)

import Browser
import Element exposing (..)
import Element.Background as Background
import Element.Events exposing (onClick)

-- MODEL

type alias Model =
	{ active : Bool }

initialModel : Model
initialModel = { active = False }

-- UPDATE

type Msg = Toggle

update : Msg -> Model -> Model
update msg model =
	case msg of Toggle -> { model | active = not model.active }

-- VIEW

view : Model -> Element Msg
view model =
	column [ spacing 10, padding 20, alignCenter ]
		[ el [ width (px 100), height (px 100), Background.color (if model.active then blue else red) ] (text "")
		, button [ onClick Toggle ] (text "Change Color")
		]

-- MAIN

main = Browser.sandbox { init = initialModel, update = update, view = view }

Elm-ui Language Guide

Elm UI is a library for building web interfaces in Elm, focusing on layout and styling in a declarative, type-safe way without relying on CSS.

Primary Use Cases

  • ▸Building web interfaces in Elm
  • ▸Creating responsive layouts without CSS
  • ▸Developing reusable UI components
  • ▸Prototyping web app designs quickly
  • ▸Type-safe styling and spacing

Notable Features

  • ▸Declarative layout syntax
  • ▸Completely typed in Elm
  • ▸Composable UI boxes
  • ▸Supports responsive and flexible layouts
  • ▸Eliminates manual CSS for many tasks

Origin & Creator

Elm UI was created by the Elm community, with Evan Czaplicki (creator of Elm) influencing its design for declarative UI patterns.

Industrial Note

Elm UI is used primarily in Elm applications to replace CSS for layout management, providing strong type safety and predictable UI behavior.

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