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Components: Conditional Rendering
function UserGreeting(props) {
return <h1>Welcome back!</h1>;
}
function GuestGreeting(props) {
return <h1>Please sign up.</h1>;
}
function Greeting(props) {
const isLoggedIn = props.isLoggedIn;
if (isLoggedIn) {
return <UserGreeting />;
}
return <GuestGreeting />;
}
ReactDOM.render(
// Try changing to isLoggedIn={true}:
<Greeting isLoggedIn={false} />,
document.getElementById('root')
);You can render only some of components, depending on the state of your application.
Conditional rendering in React works the same way conditions work in JavaScript. Use JavaScript operators like if or the conditional operator to create elements representing the current state, and let React update the UI to match them.
Element Variables
function LoginButton(props) {
return (
<button onClick={props.onClick}>
Login
</button>
);
}
function LogoutButton(props) {
return (
<button onClick={props.onClick}>
Logout
</button>
);
}
class LoginControl extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.handleLoginClick = this.handleLoginClick.bind(this);
this.handleLogoutClick = this.handleLogoutClick.bind(this);
this.state = {isLoggedIn: false};
}
handleLoginClick() {
this.setState({isLoggedIn: true});
}
handleLogoutClick() {
this.setState({isLoggedIn: false});
}
render() {
const isLoggedIn = this.state.isLoggedIn;
let button;
if (isLoggedIn) {
button = <LogoutButton onClick={this.handleLogoutClick} />;
} else {
button = <LoginButton onClick={this.handleLoginClick} />;
}
return (
<div>
<Greeting isLoggedIn={isLoggedIn} />
{button}
</div>
);
}
}
ReactDOM.render(
<LoginControl />,
document.getElementById('root')
);You can use variables to store elements.
This can help you conditionally render a part of the component while the rest of the output doesn’t change.
Inline If with Logical && Operator
function Mailbox(props) {
const unreadMessages = props.unreadMessages;
return (
<div>
<h1>Hello!</h1>
{unreadMessages.length > 0 &&
<h2>
You have {unreadMessages.length} unread messages.
</h2>
}
</div>
);
}
const messages = ['React', 'Re: React', 'Re:Re: React'];
ReactDOM.render(
<Mailbox unreadMessages={messages} />,
document.getElementById('root')
);You may embed any expressions in JSX by wrapping them in curly braces.
Inline If-Else with Conditional Operator
render() {
const isLoggedIn = this.state.isLoggedIn;
return (
<div>
{isLoggedIn ? (
<LogoutButton onClick={this.handleLogoutClick} />
) : (
<LoginButton onClick={this.handleLoginClick} />
)}
</div>
);
}You can use the JavaScript conditional operator 'condition ? true : false' for conditionally rendering elements inline.
Preventing Component from Rendering
function WarningBanner(props) {
if (!props.warn) {
return null;
}
return (
<div className="warning">
Warning!
</div>
);
}
class Page extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {showWarning: true};
this.handleToggleClick = this.handleToggleClick.bind(this);
}
handleToggleClick() {
this.setState(state => ({
showWarning: !state.showWarning
}));
}
render() {
return (
<div>
<WarningBanner warn={this.state.showWarning} />
<button onClick={this.handleToggleClick}>
{this.state.showWarning ? 'Hide' : 'Show'}
</button>
</div>
);
}
}
ReactDOM.render(
<Page />,
document.getElementById('root')
);In rare cases you might want a component to hide itself even though it was rendered by another component. To do this return null instead of its render output.