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| What React Router library and component should be used for applications, hosted in a browser environment? |
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Definition
react-router-dom library and BrowserRouter component
Example:
import { BrowserRouter } from 'react-router-dom' |
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Term
| How many component types are there in React Router? |
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| 3 types - router components, route matching components, and navigation components:
import { BrowserRouter, Route, Link } from 'react-router-dom' |
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Term
| When should be used and when ? |
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Definition
| You should use a if you have a server that responds to requests and a if you are using a static file server. |
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Term
| How is Route matching done? |
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Definition
| by comparing a 's path prop to the current location’s pathname. When a matches it will render its content and when it does not match, it will render null. A with no path will always match. |
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Term
| What is NavLink and what is it used for? |
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Definition
| The NavLink is a special type of Link that can style itself as “active” when its to prop matches the current location. |
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Term
| How to programmatically navigate/force navigation? |
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Definition
| You can render a . When a renders, it will navigate using its to prop. |
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