Pass React Component as Props
When working with React, you may come across situations where you need to pass a React component as a prop to another component. This can be useful when you want to reuse a component and customize its behavior based on the parent component’s requirements. In this blog post, we will explore different ways to pass a React component as props.
1. Passing a React Component as a Prop
The simplest way to pass a React component as a prop is by directly passing it as a value. This can be done by enclosing the component within curly braces.
{`import React from 'react';
const ParentComponent = ({ childComponent }) => {
return (
{childComponent}
);
};
const ChildComponent = () => {
return (
Hello from Child Component!
);
};
const App = () => {
return (
} />
);
};
export default App;`}
In the above example, we have a ParentComponent that receives a childComponent prop. We pass the ChildComponent as a prop to the ParentComponent by enclosing it within curly braces and using the prop name as the attribute name.
2. Passing a React Component as a Function
Another way to pass a React component as a prop is by passing it as a function. This can be useful when you want to dynamically render different components based on certain conditions.
{`import React from 'react';
const ParentComponent = ({ childComponent }) => {
return (
{childComponent()}
);
};
const ChildComponent = () => {
return (
Hello from Child Component!
);
};
const App = () => {
return (
} />
);
};
export default App;`}
In this example, we pass the ChildComponent as a function to the ParentComponent. Inside the ParentComponent, we invoke the childComponent function to render the actual component.
3. Passing a React Component as a Component Prop
If you want to pass a React component as a prop and render it within the parent component, you can use the component prop provided by React.
{`import React from 'react';
const ParentComponent = ({ childComponent: ChildComponent }) => {
return (
);
};
const ChildComponent = () => {
return (
Hello from Child Component!
);
};
const App = () => {
return (
);
};
export default App;`}
In this example, we pass the ChildComponent as a prop to the ParentComponent using the component prop. Inside the ParentComponent, we render the ChildComponent by using it as a JSX element.
These are the three different ways to pass a React component as props. Choose the method that best suits your use case and enjoy the flexibility of reusing and customizing components in your React applications!
Final Output:
When you implement the code snippets provided above, you will see the following output:
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