Links and Navigation in Next JS
Linking and Navigating – Next.js provides two primary methods for linking and navigating between routes:
- Using <Link> component The <Link> is a built-in component that extends the HTML <a> tag to provide prefetching and client-side navigation between routes
- Using the useRouter hook The useRouter hook allows you to programmatically change routes. This hook can be used only in client components
import Link from 'next/link';
const HomePage = () => (
<div>
<Link href="/about">
<a>About Page</a>
</Link>
</div>
);
export default HomePage;
Navigation and routing use Prefetching, Caching, Partial rendering, Soft navigation, and Back and forward navigation.
Getting Started with Next JS
NextJS is an open-source React framework for building full-stack web applications ( created and maintained by Vercel ). You can use React Components to build user interfaces, and NextJS for additional features and optimizations. It is built on top of Server Components, which allows you to render server-rendered React components to the client. This means your pages can be more interactive and dynamic, while still being fast and performant. One of its notable features is the NextJS App Router, which facilitates routing within your application. This article will dive into NextJS App Router, its components, and implementation, and provide a code example and a brief output.
Table of Content
- What Features NextJS Gives You?
- What Features Does NextJS Not Have?
- What is the NextJS App router?
- How to Create a NextJS App?
- NextJS Scripts
- Add TypeScript to NextJS
- Pages and Routes in Next JS
- Links and Navigation in Next JS
- Route Groups in Next JS
- SEO in Next JS
- API Routes in Next JS
- Data fetching in Next JS
- Requesting Data in Next JS
- Conclusion