Mastering React's useMediaQuery Hook

Introduction

This article covers the following tech skills:

In this lab, we will explore the use of the useMediaQuery hook in React. This hook allows us to check if the current environment matches a given media query and return the appropriate value. We will learn how to use this hook to create responsive components that change their behavior based on the screen size.

React useMediaQuery Hook

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This function checks if the current environment matches a given media query and returns the appropriate value.

• First, check if Window and Window.matchMedia() exist. If not (e.g. in an SSR environment or unsupported browser), return whenFalse.
• Use Window.matchMedia() to match the given query. Cast its matches property to a boolean and store it in a state variable, match, using the useState() hook.
• Use the useEffect() hook to add a listener for changes and to clean up the listeners after the hook is destroyed.
• Finally, return either whenTrue or whenFalse based on the value of match.

const useMediaQuery = (query, whenTrue, whenFalse) => {
  if (
    typeof window === "undefined" ||
    typeof window.matchMedia === "undefined"
  ) {
    return whenFalse;
  }

  const mediaQuery = window.matchMedia(query);
  const [match, setMatch] = React.useState(!!mediaQuery.matches);

  React.useEffect(() => {
    const handler = () => setMatch(!!mediaQuery.matches);
    mediaQuery.addListener(handler);
    return () => mediaQuery.removeListener(handler);
  }, [mediaQuery]);

  return match ? whenTrue : whenFalse;
};

const ResponsiveText = () => {
  const text = useMediaQuery(
    "(max-width: 400px)",
    "Less than 400px wide",
    "More than 400px wide"
  );

  return <span>{text}</span>;
};

ReactDOM.createRoot(document.getElementById("root")).render(<ResponsiveText />);

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Summary

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