How to Make Responsive JSX in React

I recently had the need to create a responsive sidebar in React that appears differently on large screens compared to smaller screens. In order to achieve this, I wanted to find a way to detect changes in responsive layouts in JSX.

Responsive Sidebar Example

To accomplish this, you can use the react-responsive package.

First, install the package using npm:

npm install react-responsive

Then, import the useMediaQuery hook into your components:

import { useMediaQuery } from 'react-responsive';

You can use the useMediaQuery hook like this:

const isBigScreen = useMediaQuery({ query: '(min-device-width: 1224px)' });
const isSmallScreen = useMediaQuery({ query: '(max-width: 1224px)' });

This example demonstrates the usage of breakpoints provided on the component’s home page, and they worked perfectly for my requirements.

I implemented this in a layout component like this:

import { useMediaQuery } from 'react-responsive';

export default function Layout({ children }) {
  const isBigScreen = useMediaQuery({ query: '(min-device-width: 1224px)' });
  const isSmallScreen = useMediaQuery({ query: '(max-width: 1224px)' });

  return (
    <div>
      {isSmallScreen ? (
        <LeftSidebar small={true} />
      ) : (
        <LeftSidebar />
      )}
    </div>
  );
}

In my implementation, I passed a small prop to the LeftSidebar component so that it could adjust its rendering accordingly.

Alternatively, you can create components that wrap JSX to create a cleaner structure:

import { useMediaQuery } from 'react-responsive';

const BigScreen = ({ children }) => {
  return useMediaQuery({ minWidth: 992 }) ? children : null;
};

const SmallScreen = ({ children }) => {
  return useMediaQuery({ maxWidth: 991 }) ? children : null;
};

export default function Layout({ children }) {
  return (
    <div>
      <SmallScreen>
        <LeftSidebar small={true} />
      </SmallScreen>
      <BigScreen>
        <LeftSidebar />
      </BigScreen>
    </div>
  );
}

Using these wrapper components provides a more readable structure in JSX.

Tags: React, JSX, responsive layouts, react-responsive