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React Fragments

24-Jan-2024

React Fragments

React Fragments are a way to group multiple React elements without introducing unnecessary parent elements in the DOM. They provide a cleaner syntax when you need to return multiple elements from a component but don't want to add extra nodes to the DOM.

Basic Usage:


import React from 'react';

const MyComponent = () => (
  <>
    <h1>Hello</h1>
    <p>This is a React Fragment example.</p>
  </>
);

export default MyComponent;
In the example above, the <> and </> (or <React.Fragment> and </React.Fragment>) are shorthand syntax for creating a React Fragment. The elements inside the fragment are grouped together without the need for an additional wrapping element.

Key Features:
No Extra DOM Elements:
Fragments don't create an additional DOM element. This can be beneficial when you want to keep your HTML structure clean without introducing unnecessary parent nodes.

Avoiding Wrapping Divs:
Before the introduction of fragments, developers often used wrapping divs to group elements, which could impact styling and layout. Fragments provide a more elegant solution.

Fragment with Keys:
You can also use React Fragments with keys when mapping over arrays of elements:

import React from 'react';

const MyList = ({ items }) => (
  <>
    {items.map((item, index) => (
      <React.Fragment key={index}>
        <li>{item}</li>
        <br />
      </React.Fragment>
    ))}
  </>
);

export default MyList;

In this example, each list item is wrapped in a fragment, and a key is provided to each fragment to satisfy React's key requirement when rendering lists.

Short Syntax (<></>) vs. (<React.Fragment></React.Fragment>):

The short syntax (<>...</>) is more concise and is often preferred in modern React code. However, if you need to add keys or other attributes to the fragment, you should use the long syntax (<React.Fragment>...</React.Fragment>).

React Fragments provide a cleaner way to structure your JSX when returning multiple elements from a component, and they contribute to a more readable and maintainable codebase.

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