Passing props to component in React Router 4

Question

I am new to react-router and I just started writing an app using react-router V4. I would like to to pass props to components rendered by and I am w

Answer 1

I'll do it like the following to improve clarity.

const myComponent = <MyComponent myProp={myProp} {...defaultProps} />


<Match pattern="/" component={myComponent} />

By this your router code won't get messed up!.

Answer 2

render() {
  return (
    <Router history={browserHistory}>
      <Switch>
        <Route path="/" 
           render={ ()  => <Header 
             title={"I am Title"} 
             status={"Here is my status"}
           /> }
        />
        <Route path="/audience" component={Audience}/>
        <Route path="/speaker" component={Speaker}/>
      </Switch>
    </Router>
  )
}

Answer 3

I'm fairly new to react-router and came across a similar issue. I've created a wrapper based on the Documentation and that seems to work.

// Wrap Component Routes
function RouteWrapper(props) {
  const {component: Component, ...opts } = props

  return (
   <Route {...opts} render={props => (
     <Component {...props} {...opts}/>
   )}/>
 )
}

 <RouteWrapper path='/' exact loggedIn anotherValue='blah' component={MyComponent} />

So far so good

Answer 4

You must use the render prop instead of component to pass on custom props, otherwise only default Route props are passed ({match, location, history}).

I pass my props to the Router and child components like so.

class App extends Component {

  render() {
    const {another} = this.props
    return <Routes myVariable={2} myBool another={another}/>
  }
}

const Routes = (props) =>
  <Switch>
    <Route path="/public" render={ (routeProps) => 
      <Public routeProps={routeProps} {...props}/>
    }/>
    <Route path="/login" component={Login}/>
    <PrivateRoute path="/" render={ (routeProps) =>
       ...
    }/>
  </Switch>

Answer 5

The render prop is meant for writing inline matches, so your example is the ideal way to pass extra props.

Answer 6

I use render in combination with a defined method like so:

class App extends React.Component {
  childRoute (ChildComponent, match) {
    return <ChildComponent {...this.props} {...match} />
  }

  render () {
    <Match pattern='/' render={this.childRoute.bind(this, MyComponent)} />
  }
}