I had trouble naming this question and it seems quite broad, so, forgive me oh moderators. I'm trying out styled components for the first time and trying to integrate it into my react app. I have the following so far:
import React from 'react';
import styled from 'styled-components';
const Heading = styled.h1`
background: red;
`;
class Heading extends React.Component {
render () {
return (
<Heading>
{this.props.title}
</Heading>
);
}
}
export default Heading;
So, just a normal class, but then I import styled components up top, define the const Heading, where I specify that a Heading really is just a styled h1. But I get an error stating that Heading is a duplicate declaration since I also say class Heading....
I'm obviously completely missing something here. All the examples online doesn't actually show how you also use this with React. I.e. where do I define my class, my constructor, set my state, etc.
Do I have to move the styled component into it's own file, i.e.:
import styled from 'styled-components';
const Heading = styled.h1`
background: red;
`;
export default Heading;
Then create a React component that will serve as a wrapper of sorts, e.g. 'HeadingWrapper':
import React from 'react';
import Heading from './Heading';
class HeadingWrapper extends React.Component {
render () {
return (
<Heading>
{this.props.title}
</Heading>
);
}
}
export default HeadingWrapper;
A bit of clarity on this would greatly be appreciated! Thanks :)
styled.h1`...` (for example) returns a React component that works just like <h1>. In other words, you use <h1> like this:
<h1>h1's children</h1>
...so when you do const Heading = styled.h1`...`;, you'll use <Heading> the same way:
<Heading>Heading's children</Heading>
If you want a component that behaves differently, e.g. one that uses the title prop instead of children, you'll need to define such a component, and it will need to have a different name than the Heading component you already defined.
For example:
const styled = window.styled.default;
const Heading = styled.h1`
background: red;
`;
const TitleHeading = ({title}) => <Heading>{title}</Heading>;
// ...or...
class StatefulTitleHeading extends React.Component {
render() {
return <Heading>{this.props.title}</Heading>;
}
}
ReactDOM.render(
<div>
<Heading>I'm Heading</Heading>
<TitleHeading title="I'm TitleHeading"/>
<StatefulTitleHeading title="I'm StatefulTitleHeading"/>
</div>,
document.getElementById('container')
);
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/react/15.1.0/react.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/react/15.1.0/react-dom.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://unpkg.com/styled-components#1.4.3/dist/styled-components.js"></script>
<div id="container"></div>
Frankly, though, it makes more sense to just use the component returend by styled.h1 directly:
const Heading = styled.h1`...`;
export default Heading;
// ...then...
<Heading>Children go here</Heading>
The semantics of children are already clear, and using <Heading title="Children go here"/> instead detracts significantly from that.
Let me make this really simple for you.
Let's create one styled component for heading named 'Heading'
const Heading = styled.h1`
color: 'black';
font-size: 2rem;
`
and now you can use it like following.
<Heading>{this.props.title}</Heading>
How you manage to get the title prop as it's child is no concern of style component's. It only manages how that title looks. Styled component is not a container that maintains your app/business logic.
Now let's look at an example in it's entirety.
import styled from 'styled-components'
// Heading.js (Your styled component)
const Heading = styled.h1`
color: 'black';
font-size: 2rem;
`
export default Heading
and now your container that will use your styled component
// Header.jsx (Your container)
class Header extends Component {
componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
// This your title that you receive as props
console.log(nextProps.title)
}
render() {
const { title } = this.props
return (
<div id="wrapper">
<Heading>{title}</Heading>
</div>
)
}
}
I hope that helps. Let me know if you need further clarification.
Related
I have react component which is a button and I render this component three times. I want to add some CSS on the second component but I don't know how. I tried to add some class names, but then I can't figure it out where to put this style in the CSS.
I can change css in element.style in dev tools but can't in project.
import './App.css';
import './flow.css';
import './neonButton.css';
import GlowBox from './GlowBox';
import NavBar from './NavBar';
function App() {
return (
<div>
<div className='divBut'>
<NavBar></NavBar>, <NavBar className='drugi'></NavBar>,<NavBar></NavBar>
</div>
<GlowBox></GlowBox>
</div>
);
}
export default App;
import styled from 'styled-components';
const NavBar = (props) => {
return (
<div>
<Container>
<a class='neon'>Neon</a>
</Container>
</div>
);
};
const Container = styled.div`
background-color: transparent;
`;
export default NavBar;
I try to add props to component
<!-- begin snippet: js hide: false console: true babel: false -->
and then add a type to a component like this
const NavBar = (type) => {
return (
<div>
<Container>
<a class={`neon ${type}`}>Neon</a>
</Container>
</div>
);
};
<NavBar></NavBar>, <NavBar type='drugi'></NavBar>,<NavBar></NavBar>
but nothing is change.
You have props that you don't use, this is a good simple read on How to Pass Props to component, you can adjust this to other needs, this is example...:
import styled from 'styled-components';
const NavBar = ({class}) => {
return (
<div>
<Container>
<a class={class}>Neon</a>
</Container>
</div>
);
};
const Container = styled.div`
background-color: transparent;
`;
export default NavBar;
...
import './App.css';
import './flow.css';
import './neonButton.css';
import GlowBox from './GlowBox';
import NavBar from './NavBar';
function App() {
const NavStyles = {
className1: 'neon',
className2: 'drugi'
};
return (
<div>
<div className='divBut'>
<NavBar class={NavStyles.className1}></NavBar>, <NavBar class={NavStyles.className2}></NavBar>,<NavBar class={NavStyles.className1}></NavBar>
</div>
<GlowBox></GlowBox>
</div>
);
}
export default App;
Edit: Given that you have edited your question I have new information for you.
1.) You can't use the reserved word class in React, because class means something different in Javascript than it does in html. You need to replace all instances of class with className.
2.) Did you notice how in the devtools on your button it says the className says: neon [object object]?
You should use a ternary operator to handle the cases where you don't pass the type prop.
ex.) class={neon ${props?.type !== undefined ? type ''}}
3.) You are trying to apply a className to a component, which does not work. The className attribute can only be applied directly to JSX tags like h1, div, etc. Use a different prop name, then you can use that to decide the elements className.
I'm trying to use react icons without import the icon of the lib. Is it possible to call the icon and pass the name like <Icon name="FiMenu" /> or <Icon name="FiArrowRight" />?
Nothing happened, looks like property Icon does not exists from react-icons.
The not best practice, but you can also create oan object with key (name of icon) and value the icon. So after this import of your icons.
Example:
import {FaBeer} from "react-icons/fa"
const icons = {
"FaBeer": FaBeer
}
export const Icon ({name, ...props} ) => {
const IconComponent = icons[name]
return <IconComponent {...props} />
}
There is no such component called Icon in the library or in React so you do need to individually import the components.
Follow the documentation: https://github.com/react-icons/react-icons
The basic usage is:
import { FaBeer } from 'react-icons/fa';
class Question extends React.Component {
render() {
return <h3> Lets go for a <FaBeer />? </h3>
}
}
If you really want to understand what is happening I suggest having a look through the source code.
New to styled components and am wondering if someone might have some advice on how to use a styled component's rules within a call to createGlobalStyle?
The below example is working, but I feel that it is not a great solution as componentStyle.rules is not in the official api docs.
// A styled component
import Modal from '../Modal'
import styled, { createGlobalStyle } from 'styled-components'
const StyledComponent = styled(Modal)`
background-color: pink;
`
createGlobalStyle`
// this div is mounted outside of the React root
.modal-from-external-library {
${StyledComponent.componentStyle.rules}
}
`
Not sure if what I was trying to do was possible, but I ended up solving the problem by exporting the css from the Modal using the css function of styled components.
// Modal.js
const styles = css`
// styles here
`
export default styled.div`
${styles}
`
// ... later
const GlobalStyles = createGlobalStyle`${styles}`
render() { return (<GlobalStyles {...props} />) }
I would like an HOC generated by styled-components to re-render when one of its properties get changed. I'm using MobX for change detection.
This doesn't respond to changes, I think I understand why. The question is if there is a simple workaround to make it work.
const DemoComponent = observer(styled.div`
background-color: ${props => props.myObject.myObservableIsTrue ? 'red' :
'green'};
`);
It's hard to tell by this little snippet, but one of my guesses would be you are not injecting any store, so currently, no store is being connected to your component.
here's a simple example of how I used styled-components with mobx if it helps:
EDITED:
I've updated the code example.
Do you know the Container / Presentational pattern?
This was the missing link.
In order to keep your renders as little as possible
you need to separate your stateful component from each other.
Spread them across a Container component (aka Dumb Components)
This way you separate state concerns and render only the component with the changed state.
UPDATED:
https://codesandbox.io/s/zxx6o2pq3l
Sorry!!! A bit of a hack job, but attempt to bring your entire code inside the #inject("store") class:
import React from "react";
import { observer, inject } from "mobx-react";
import styled, { css } from "styled-components";
#inject("store")
#observer
export default class OtherComponent extends React.Component {
render() {
const MyWrapper = (store) => {
const Wrapper = styled.div`
border: 1px solid black;
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
color: ${({ color }) => color};
border: 2px solid ${({ color }) => color || "black"};
padding: 10px;
margin-bottom: 10px;
`;
return (
<Wrapper {...store}>
styled-component
<button onClick={store.changeColor}>change color</button>
</Wrapper>
);
}
const { store } = this.props;
return (
<div>
{
MyWrapper(store)
}
</div>
);
}
}
Mobx is actually read like this: #inject("store") #observer export default class...
So it really an extension of an extended component; only wrapped variables will apply!
I'm using the example here
https://github.com/zeit/next.js#custom-document
and I want to change the custom_class on the body tag
I have tried passing props on calling components but nothing works. I want to add a 'dark' class based on some condition but I have no idea how to change this.
EDIT:
I'm not sure this is possible. After getting help from the nextjs slack channel I was told
"Pages get rendered client side with next/link
And body is not touched after server side rendering"
I'm going to try and wrap things in another tag that I generate and try and change that.
The cleanest solution I found is not declarative, but it works well:
import Head from "next/head"
class HeadElement extends React.Component {
componentDidMount() {
const {bodyClass} = this.props
document.querySelector("body").classList.add(bodyClass || "light")
}
render() {
return <Head>
{/* Whatever other stuff you're using in Head */}
</Head>
}
}
export default HeadElement
With this Head component you would pass in "dark" or "light" (following the question's example for light/dark themes) as the bodyClass prop from the page.
As of current Next (10) and React (17) versions, If you'd like to change the body class from a page, you can can do it like this:
// only example: maybe you'll want some logic before,
// and maybe pass a variable to classList.add()
useEffect( () => { document.querySelector("body").classList.add("home") } );
Please note that useEffect is a Hook, so it can be used only in modern function components, not class ones.
The useEffect Hook can be used instead of the 'old' componentDidMount LifeCycle.
https://reactjs.org/docs/hooks-effect.html
https://reactjs.org/docs/hooks-overview.html
https://reactjs.org/docs/components-and-props.html
The only way to directly access the body tag on Next js is via the _document.js file but this file is rendered server side as stated in the Documentation.
The work around I suggest is to access the body tag from the component directly. Example:
const handleClick = (e) => {
document.querySelector('body').classList.toggle('dark')
}
<div onClick={handleClick}>Toggle</div>
The solution I came up with for my situation where I don't need a lot of unique body classes was to create a component called BodyClass.js and import that component into my Layout.js component.
BodyClass.js
import { Component } from 'react';
class BodyClass extends Component {
componentDidMount() {
if (window.location.pathname == '/') {
this.setBodyClass('home');
} else if (window.location.pathname == '/locations') {
this.setBodyClass('locations');
}
}
setBodyClass(className) {
// remove other classes
document.body.className ='';
// assign new class
document.body.classList.add(className);
}
render() {
return null;
}
}
export default BodyClass;
Layout.js
import Header from './Header';
import Footer from './Footer';
import BodyClass from '../BodyClass';
const Layout = ({ children }) => {
return (
<React.Fragment>
<BodyClass />
<Header />
{children}
<Footer />
</React.Fragment>
)
}
export default Layout;
Unfortunately, next/head does not allow specifying body class like React Helmet does:
<Helmet>
<body className="foo"/>
</Helmet>
Luckily, you can use this.props.__NEXT_DATA__.props.pageProps inside _document.js to get access to the page props and use them to to set the class on the <body> element:
import Document, { Html, Head, Main, NextScript } from 'next/document';
export default class MyDocument extends Document {
static async getInitialProps(ctx) {
const initialProps = await Document.getInitialProps(ctx);
return { ...initialProps };
}
render() {
const pageProps = this.props?.__NEXT_DATA__?.props?.pageProps;
console.log('pageProps => ', pageProps);
return (
<Html>
<Head />
<body className={pageProps.bodyClassName}>
<Main />
<NextScript />
</body>
</Html>
);
}
}
More info here.
Directly, it's not possible. But with another way, you can use framework like tailwind and insert the class directly in your css.
Here an example using tailwind:
.dark {
background-color: black;
color: white;
}
body {
#apply dark
}
It's not exactly the answer you are looking for, but I was able to accomplish the same thing functionally by passing a prop through the component which then updates a class on a top-level element that wraps everything in my app and sits just under the . This way each page can have it's own unique class and operates the same way I'd use a body class.
Here is where I pass the prop through
<Layout page_title={meta_title} page_desc={meta_desc} main_class={'contact_page'}>
And here is where I use it in the Layout component:
<main className={props.main_class}>
<Header page_title={props.page_title} page_desc={props.page_desc} />
{props.children}
<Footer />
</main>
This is my CSS only solution:
(I first looked at https://stackoverflow.com/a/66358460/729221 but that felt too complex for changing a bit of styling.)
(This uses Tailwind CSS, but does not need to.)
index.css:
body:has(#__next .set-bg-indigo-50-on-body) {
#apply bg-indigo-50;
}
layout.tsx:
//…
return (
<div className="set-bg-indigo-50-on-body">{children}</div>
)
This will work, as long as that div is a direct parent of <div id="__next">. Otherwise you need to update the css :has-rule.