How to perform client-side routing with React?

To perform client-side routing with React, you can use React Router. Here are the steps to set up client-side routing with React Router:

  1. Install React Router: You can install React Router using npm by running the following command in your terminal:
npm install react-router-dom
  1. Set up routes: In your main App component, import BrowserRouter and Route from react-router-dom, and set up your routes inside the BrowserRouter component. For example:
import React from 'react'; import { BrowserRouter, Route } from 'react-router-dom'; import Home from './components/Home'; import About from './components/About'; function App() { return ( <BrowserRouter> <Route path="/" exact component={Home} /> <Route path="/about" component={About} /> </BrowserRouter> ); } export default App;
  1. Create components for each route: Create separate components for each route that you want to render. For example, create a Home component and an About component.

  2. Link to routes: Use the Link component from react-router-dom to create links to your routes. For example:

import React from 'react'; import { Link } from 'react-router-dom'; function Navbar() { return ( <nav> <ul> <li> <Link to="/">Home</Link> </li> <li> <Link to="/about">About</Link> </li> </ul> </nav> ); } export default Navbar;

Now, when you click on the links in your Navbar component, your app will navigate to the corresponding routes using client-side routing. This allows for a smoother user experience compared to traditional full-page reloads.