91
votes

I am working on web application using React and bootstrap. When it comes to applying button onClick, it takes me hard time to let my page being redirect to another. if after a href , I cannot go the another page.

So would you please tell me is there any need for using react-navigation or other to navigate the page using Button onClick ?

import React, { Component } from 'react';
import { Button, Card, CardBody, CardGroup, Col, Container, Input, InputGroup, InputGroupAddon, InputGroupText, Row, NavLink  } from 'reactstrap';

class LoginLayout extends Component {

  render() {
    return (
 <div className="app flex-row align-items-center">
        <Container>
     ...
                    <Row>
                      <Col xs="6">                      
                        <Button color="primary" className="px-4">
                            Login
                         </Button>
                      </Col>
                      <Col xs="6" className="text-right">
                        <Button color="link" className="px-0">Forgot password?</Button>
                      </Col>
                    </Row>
               ...
        </Container>
      </div>
    );
  }
}
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14 Answers

41
votes

Don't use a button as a link. Instead, use a link styled as a button.

<Link to="/signup" className="btn btn-primary">Sign up</Link>
114
votes

update:

React Router v5 with hooks:

import React from 'react';
import { useHistory } from "react-router-dom";
function LoginLayout() {

  const history = useHistory();

  const routeChange = () =>{ 
    let path = `newPath`; 
    history.push(path);
  }

  return (
      <div className="app flex-row align-items-center">
        <Container>
          ...
          <Row>
            <Col xs="6">                      
              <Button color="primary" className="px-4"
                onClick={routeChange}
                  >
                  Login
                </Button>
            </Col>
            <Col xs="6" className="text-right">
              <Button color="link" className="px-0">Forgot password?</Button>
            </Col>
          </Row>
          ...
        </Container>
      </div>
  );
}
export default LoginLayout;

with React Router v5:

import { useHistory } from 'react-router-dom';
import { Button, Card, CardBody, CardGroup, Col, Container, Input, InputGroup, InputGroupAddon, InputGroupText, Row, NavLink  } from 'reactstrap';

class LoginLayout extends Component {

  routeChange=()=> {
    let path = `newPath`;
    let history = useHistory();
    history.push(path);
  }

  render() {
    return (
      <div className="app flex-row align-items-center">
        <Container>
          ...
          <Row>
            <Col xs="6">                      
              <Button color="primary" className="px-4"
                onClick={this.routeChange}
                  >
                  Login
                </Button>
            </Col>
            <Col xs="6" className="text-right">
              <Button color="link" className="px-0">Forgot password?</Button>
            </Col>
          </Row>
          ...
        </Container>
      </div>
    );
  }
}

export default LoginLayout;

with React Router v4:

import { withRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
import { Button, Card, CardBody, CardGroup, Col, Container, Input, InputGroup, InputGroupAddon, InputGroupText, Row, NavLink  } from 'reactstrap';

class LoginLayout extends Component {
  constuctor() {
    this.routeChange = this.routeChange.bind(this);
  }

  routeChange() {
    let path = `newPath`;
    this.props.history.push(path);
  }

  render() {
    return (
      <div className="app flex-row align-items-center">
        <Container>
          ...
          <Row>
            <Col xs="6">                      
              <Button color="primary" className="px-4"
                onClick={this.routeChange}
                  >
                  Login
                </Button>
            </Col>
            <Col xs="6" className="text-right">
              <Button color="link" className="px-0">Forgot password?</Button>
            </Col>
          </Row>
          ...
        </Container>
      </div>
    );
  }
}

export default withRouter(LoginLayout);
37
votes

React Router v5.1.2:

import { useHistory } from 'react-router-dom';
const App = () => {
   const history = useHistory()
   <i className="icon list arrow left"
      onClick={() => {
        history.goBack()
   }}></i>
}
19
votes

This can be done very simply, you don't need to use a different function or library for it.

onClick={event =>  window.location.href='/your-href'}
19
votes

I was trying to find a way with Redirect but failed. Redirecting onClick is simpler than we think. Just place the following basic JavaScript within your onClick function, no monkey business:

window.location.href="pagelink"
8
votes

First, import it:

import { useHistory } from 'react-router-dom';

Then, in function or class:

const history = useHistory();

Finally, you put it in the onClick function:

<Button onClick={()=> history.push("/mypage")}>Click me!</Button>
7
votes

A very simple way to do this is by the following:

onClick={this.fun.bind(this)}

and for the function:

fun() {
  this.props.history.push("/Home");
}

finlay you need to import withRouter:

import { withRouter } from 'react-router-dom';

and export it as:

export default withRouter (comp_name);
7
votes

useHistory() from react-router-dom can fix your problem

import React from 'react';
import { useHistory } from "react-router-dom";
function NavigationDemo() {
  const history = useHistory();
  const navigateTo = () => history.push('/componentURL');//eg.history.push('/login');

  return (
   <div>
   <button onClick={navigateTo} type="button" />
   </div>
  );
}
export default NavigationDemo;
5
votes

If all above methods fails use something like this:

    import React, { Component } from 'react';
    import { Redirect } from "react-router";
    
    export default class Reedirect extends Component {
        state = {
            redirect: false
        }
        redirectHandler = () => {
            this.setState({ redirect: true })
            this.renderRedirect();
        }
        renderRedirect = () => {
            if (this.state.redirect) {
                return <Redirect to='/' />
            }
        }
        render() {
            return (
                <>
                    <button onClick={this.redirectHandler}>click me</button>
                    {this.renderRedirect()}
                </>
            )
        }
    }
5
votes

if you want to redirect to a route on a Click event.

Just do this

In Functional Component

props.history.push('/link')

In Class Component

this.props.history.push('/link')

Example:

<button onClick={()=>{props.history.push('/link')}} >Press</button>

Tested on:

react-router-dom: 5.2.0,

react: 16.12.0

2
votes

If you already created a class to define the properties of your Button (If you have a button class created already), and you want to call it in another class and link it to another page through a button you created in this new class, just import your "Button" (or the name of your button class) and use the code below:

import React , {useState} from 'react';
import {Button} from '../Button';

function Iworkforbutton() {
const [button] = useState(true);

return (
    <div className='button-class'>
        {button && <Button onClick={()=> window.location.href='/yourPath'}
            I am Button </Button>
    </div>
    )
}

export default Iworkforbutton
1
votes

A simple click handler on the button, and setting window.location.hash will do the trick, assuming that your destination is also within the app.

You can listen to the hashchange event on window, parse the URL you get, call this.setState(), and you have your own simple router, no library needed.

class LoginLayout extends Component {
    constuctor() {
      this.handlePageChange = this.handlePageChange.bind(this);
      this.handleRouteChange = this.handleRouteChange.bind(this);
      this.state = { page_number: 0 }
    }

  handlePageChange() {
    window.location.hash = "#/my/target/url";
  }

  handleRouteChange(event) {
    const destination = event.newURL;
    // check the URL string, or whatever other condition, to determine
    // how to set internal state.
    if (some_condition) {
      this.setState({ page_number: 1 });
    }
  }

  componentDidMount() {
    window.addEventListener('hashchange', this.handleRouteChange, false);
  }

  render() {
    // @TODO: check this.state.page_number and render the correct page.
    return (
      <div className="app flex-row align-items-center">
        <Container>
          ...
                <Row>
                  <Col xs="6">                      
                    <Button 
                       color="primary"
                       className="px-4"
                       onClick={this.handlePageChange}
                    >
                        Login
                     </Button>
                  </Col>
                  <Col xs="6" className="text-right">
                    <Button color="link" className="px-0">Forgot password </Button>
                  </Col>
                </Row>
           ...
        </Container>
      </div>
    );
  }
}
1
votes

With React Router v5.1:

import {useHistory} from 'react-router-dom';
import React, {Component} from 'react';
import {Button} from 'reactstrap';
.....
.....
export class yourComponent extends Component {
    .....
    componentDidMount() { 
        let history = useHistory;
        .......
    }

    render() {
        return(
        .....
        .....
            <Button className="fooBarClass" onClick={() => history.back()}>Back</Button>

        )
    }
}

1
votes

I was also having the trouble to route to a different view using navlink.

My implementation was as follows and works perfectly;

<NavLink tag='li'>
  <div
    onClick={() =>
      this.props.history.push('/admin/my- settings')
    }
  >
    <DropdownItem className='nav-item'>
      Settings
    </DropdownItem>
  </div>
</NavLink>

Wrap it with a div, assign the onClick handler to the div. Use the history object to push a new view.