I am using react router dom v6 and want to implement a logic where the sidebar will be available across all the components in my. Currently whenever i try to click any in side bar the side bar is vanishing. I want to keep the side bar across all the components in my app.
Side Bar available
Sidebar gone
Index.js
import React from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
import './index.css';
import App from './App';
import {BrowserRouter as Router, Routes, Route,Navigate,Link} from
'react-router-dom'; import Login from
'../src/components/Login/LoginPage'; import Test from
'../src/components/test/Test'; import Homepage from
'../src/components/homepage/HomePage'; import Scheduler from
'../src/components/scheduler/Scheduler'; import Classroom from
'../src/components/classroom/Classroom'; import Assignment from
'../src/components/assignment/Assignment'; import Meeting from
'../src/components/meetings/Meetings'; import ReportCard from
'../src/components/reportcard/ReportCard'; import SideMenuBar from
'../src/components/sidemenubar/SideMenuBar'; ReactDOM.render(
<Router>
<Routes>
<Route path='/' element={<Login />} />
<Route path='/api/v1/testpath' element={<Test />} />
{/* Sidebar Routes */}
<Route path="/api/v1/app/userHome" exact element={<Test />} />
<Route path="/api/v1/app/schedule" exact element={<Scheduler />} />
<Route path="/api/v1/app/myclassroom" exact element={<Classroom />} />
<Route
path="/api/v1/app/myassignments"
exact
element={<Assignment />}
/>
<Route path="/api/v1/app/mymeetings" exact element={<Meeting />} />
<Route path="/api/v1/app/viewreports" exact element={<ReportCard />} />
</Routes>
</Router>,
document.getElementById('root')
);
Sidebar.js
import {
ListItemIcon,
ListItemText,
List,
Divider,
Drawer,
Avatar,
Box,
ListItemButton,
} from "@mui/material";
import { makeStyles } from "@mui/styles";
import HomeIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Home";
import WatchLaterIcon from "@mui/icons-material/WatchLater";
import GroupsIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Groups";
import AssignmentOutlinedIcon from "@mui/icons-material/AssignmentOutlined";
import AssessmentOutlinedIcon from "@mui/icons-material/AssessmentOutlined";
import LogoutOutlinedIcon from "@mui/icons-material/LogoutOutlined";
import MeetingRoomOutlinedIcon from "@mui/icons-material/MeetingRoomOutlined";
import Logo from "./logo.png";
import { BrowserRouter as Router, Route, Link, Routes } from "react-router-dom";
import Homepage from "../homepage/HomePage";
import Scheduler from "../scheduler/Scheduler";
import Classroom from "../classroom/Classroom";
import Assignment from "../assignment/Assignment";
import ReportCard from "../reportcard/ReportCard";
import Meeting from "../meetings/Meetings";
const drawerWidth = 350;
const useStyles = makeStyles({
page: {
background: "#f9f9f9",
width: "100%",
},
root: {
display: "flex",
},
drawer: {
width: drawerWidth,
},
drawerPaper: {
width: drawerWidth,
borderRadius: "2%",
},
listitem: {
"&:hover": {
fontWeight: "fontWeightBold",
background: "#f9f9f9",
},
},
navlink: {
textDecoration: "inherit",
color: "inherit",
},
});
export default function Sidemenubar() {
const classes = useStyles();
return (
<Box sx={{ display: "flex" }}>
<Divider />
<Drawer
className={classes.drawer}
variant="permanent"
classes={{ paper: classes.drawerPaper }}
anchor="left"
>
{/*App Logo */}
<Avatar
src={Logo}
alt="404"
sx={{ width: 100, height: 100, alignSelf: "center", margin: 1 }}
/>
{/*Menu Items */}
<List component="nav">
<Link to="/api/v1/app/userHome" className={classes.navlink}>
<ListItemButton
sx={{
"&:hover": {
fontWeight: "bold",
boxShadow: 1,
background: "#6D62DA",
},
}}
>
<ListItemIcon>
<HomeIcon />
</ListItemIcon>
<ListItemText primary="Home" />
</ListItemButton>
</Link>
<Divider />
<Link to="/api/v1/app/schedule" className={classes.navlink}>
<ListItemButton
sx={{
"&:hover": {
fontWeight: "bold",
boxShadow: 1,
background: "#6D62DA",
},
}}
>
<ListItemIcon>
<WatchLaterIcon />
</ListItemIcon>
<ListItemText primary="Scheduler" />
</ListItemButton>
</Link>
<Divider />
</List>
</Drawer>
<Routes>
<Route path='/api/v1/app/userHome' element={<Homepage />}></Route>
<Route path='/api/v1/app/schedule' element={<Scheduler />}></Route>
</Routes>
</Box>
);
}
HomePage.js
import React from 'react';
import { Grid } from "@mui/material";
import SideMenuBar from '../sidemenubar/SideMenuBar';
import HomePage from '../homepage/HomePage';
import Scheduler from '../scheduler/Scheduler';
import {BrowserRouter as Router,
Routes, Route,Navigate,Link} from 'react-router-dom';
class Test extends React.Component{
render(){
return (
<Grid container>
<Grid item md={4}>
<SideMenuBar />
</Grid>
<Grid item md={8}>
<HomePage />
</Grid>
</Grid>
)
}
}
export default Test;
If you want to render a sidebar on every route/page then I suggest:
Create a layout container component that renders the Sidebar
component and an Outlet
into the respective grid columns. Render the page routes nested into the layout.
import { Outlet } from 'react-router-dom';
import SideMenuBar from '../sidemenubar/SideMenuBar';
const PageLayout = () => (
<Grid container>
<Grid item md={4}>
<SideMenuBar />
</Grid>
<Grid item md={8}>
<Outlet /> // <-- nested routes rendered here
</Grid>
</Grid>
);
index.js
<Router>
<Routes>
<Route path="/" element={<PageLayout />} >
<Route index element={<Login />} />
<Route path="/api/v1/app/userHome" element={<UserHome />} />
<Route path="/api/v1/app/schedule" element={<Scheduler />} />
<Route path="/api/v1/app/myclassroom" element={<Classroom />} />
<Route
path="/api/v1/app/myassignments"
element={<Assignment />}
/>
<Route path="/api/v1/app/mymeetings" element={<Meeting />} />
<Route path="/api/v1/app/viewreports" element={<ReportCard />} />
</Route>
</Routes>
</Router>
children
PropAn alternative would be to have the PageLayout
component render its children
instead, and wrap the Routes
component.
const PageLayout = ({ children }) => (
<Grid container>
<Grid item md={4}>
<SideMenuBar />
</Grid>
<Grid item md={8}>
{children}
</Grid>
</Grid>
);
index.js
<Router>
<PageLayout>
<Routes>
<Route path="/ element={<Login />} />
<Route path="/api/v1/app/userHome" element={<UserHome />} />
<Route path="/api/v1/app/schedule" element={<Scheduler />} />
<Route path="/api/v1/app/myclassroom" element={<Classroom />} />
<Route
path="/api/v1/app/myassignments"
element={<Assignment />}
/>
<Route path="/api/v1/app/mymeetings" element={<Meeting />} />
<Route path="/api/v1/app/viewreports" element={<ReportCard />} />
</Routes>
</PageLayout>
</Router>