BP237: Use React Router
Use React Router to handle client-side routing in your React application. React Router is a third-party library that provides a declarative way to handle routing in your application. It allows you to define routes and their corresponding components, and it handles the rendering of those components when the user navigates to a specific route.
Using React Router has several benefits. First, it allows you to create a single-page application (SPA) that feels like a traditional multi-page application. This means that the user can navigate between different pages without the need for a full page refresh. Second, it provides a clean and organized way to handle routing in your application. You can define your routes in a central location and easily add new routes as your application grows. Finally, it provides a way to handle dynamic routing, such as passing parameters in the URL or handling nested routes.
Here is an example of how to use React Router in a functional component:
import React from 'react';
import { BrowserRouter as Router, Route, Switch } from 'react-router-dom';
import Home from './Home';
import About from './About';
import Contact from './Contact';
function App() {
return (
<Router>
<Switch>
<Route exact path="/" component={Home} />
<Route path="/about" component={About} />
<Route path="/contact" component={Contact} />
</Switch>
</Router>
);
}
export default App;
In this example, we import the necessary components from React Router and define our routes using the Route component. We wrap our routes in a Switch component to ensure that only one route is rendered at a time. Finally, we wrap our routes in a Router component to enable client-side routing.