/react-dimensions

React higher-order component to get dimensions of container

Primary LanguageJavaScript

react-dimensions

React higher-order component to get dimensions of container

Dimensions([options.getHeight], [options.getWidth])

Wraps a react component and adds properties containerHeight and containerWidth. Useful for responsive design. Properties update on window resize. Note that the parent element must have either a height or a width, or nothing will be rendered

Can be used as a higher-order component or as an ES7 class decorator (see examples)

v1.0.0 is for React v0.14 only. Use ^0.1.0 for React v0.13

Parameters

parameter type description
[options.getHeight] function optional: getHeight(element) should return element height, where element is the wrapper div. Defaults to element.clientHeight
[options.getWidth] function optional: getWidth(element) should return element width, where element is the wrapper div. Defaults to element.clientWidth

Example

// ES2015
import React from 'react'
import Dimensions from 'react-dimensions'

class MyComponent extends React.Component {
  render() (
    <div
      containerWidth={this.props.containerWidth}
      containerHeight={this.props.containerHeight}
    >
    </div>
  )
}

export default Dimensions()(MyComponent) // Enhanced component
// ES5
var React = require('react')
var Dimensions = require('react-dimensions')

var MyComponent = React.createClass({
  render: function() {(
    <div
      containerWidth={this.props.containerWidth}
      containerHeight={this.props.containerHeight}
    >
    </div>
  )}
}

module.exports = Dimensions()(MyComponent) // Enhanced component

Returns function, Returns a higher-order component that can be used to enhance a react component Dimensions()(MyComponent)

Live Example

Will open a browser window for localhost:9966

npm i && npm i react react-dom && npm start

Installation

Requires nodejs.

$ npm install react-dimensions

Tests

$ npm test