Using the Angular CDK Trap Focus directive

Опубликовано: 06 Март 2026
на канале: Brian Treese
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A focus trap is a very important accessibility feature within a web application. In this video I’ll first help you understand what it is, then why it’s important, and finally I’ll show how to quickly and easily add the concept within your Angular apps where needed. And, it’s pretty easy thanks to the Angular CDK. Alright, let’s get to it.

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🔗 Demo Link:
https://stackblitz.com/edit/stackblit...

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📖 Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:30 - What is a Focus Trap?
1:50 - Understanding why we need the Angular CDK Trap Focus directive
2:16 - The a11y acronym
2:41 - Using the cdkTrapFocus directive
3:02 - Providing focus on initialization with the cdkTrapFocusAutoCapture input

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#angular #cdk #accessibility