In Next.js, there may be situations where you need to manually force a page refresh. Whether you are working within a component using the useRouter hook or in a utility function, this guide will show you how to achieve a page refresh in both scenarios. Using the useRouter Hook To force a page refresh within a component using the useRouter hook, follow these steps: import { useRouter } from 'next/router' // ....
Changing routes programmatically in Next.js is a common requirement when building web applications. In this blog post, we’ll explore two different approaches to achieve this goal. Using the useRouter Hook If you are inside a React component, you can leverage the useRouter hook provided by Next.js. This hook gives you access to the router object that you can use to navigate to different routes. Here’s an example of how to use it:...
I recently encountered an issue where the state of a component was not getting refreshed when navigating with the Next.js router. After some investigation, I discovered the problem and found a solution. In my case, I had a component that used the useState() hook to manage some variables. However, even though I expected the state to update when navigating to a different page, it remained unchanged. Upon further examination, I realized that the issue was related to my custom _app....