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JavaScript React Router 4 Basics Navigating, Nesting and Redirecting Routes Navigating and Nesting Routes Review

Posted by cloud712
cloud712
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Which component lets you add styling to a link when it matches the current URL.

maybe my understanding is incorrect, but doesn't the <Route> component allow you to add a styling through the component prop?

1 Answer

Robert Manolis
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Robert Manolis
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Robert Manolis
Robert Manolis
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Hi cloud712 , to get the 'active' link styling, use NavLink instead of Link from react-router-dom. That will add an 'active' className to active links. So you can go into the CSS and create a rule for the .active class and give it some custom styling. Here's the video that demos this. :thumbsup: