Layout Component | Design Patterns in React | Modal Layout | Part 02
Introduction:
Hello everyone! If you’ve been following my articles, I assume you’ve already read Part 01, where I discussed Layout components. If you haven’t, I highly recommend getting an idea about Layout components and their significance in the design of React components.
In this Part, we’ll explore another essential use case of Layout components: Modal Layouts. We’ll discuss how to approach designing modals in a better way and make them more reusable as well as easier to manage.
As per our previous discussion, Layout Components are those components that deals with the arrangement of child components on a particular page. And the main Idea 💡 behind these components are that the child components shouldn’t know where they are being displayed on the screen.
Keeping this in mind and recalling some knowledge about styled-components let’s explore a flexible and loosely-coupled approach to designing a modal layout. The idea is to create a Modal Layout component that can display any component provided to it as a modal, without being tightly coupled to its children.
Imagine a scenario where you can easily say, “Hey Modal Layout, please take this component and display it on the screen as a modal whenever necessary.”
Here’s how we can achieve this:
Step 1: Create the Modal Layout Component
Step 2: Using the Modal Layout
Now, whenever you want to show a component as a modal, you can simply wrap it with the Modal Layout component. Here’s an example:
By following this approach, we can easily use the Modal Layout component to wrap any component and display it as a modal.
The Modal Layout itself is not concerned about the specific content being displayed 💡; it only acts as a container for the provided children. This makes it highly flexible and reusable for various components throughout the application.
As a result, we have a versatile Modal Layout that can be used to display different components as modals without the need for each component to know how it’s being presented on the screen. This helps in creating a more maintainable and scalable codebase while offering a seamless user experience.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, we have explored the concept of Layout components and their significance in designing React applications. Layout components serve as the foundation or structure of our UI, allowing us to organize and arrange other components effectively.
Adopting Layout components as part of our React application design can significantly improve development workflows, enhance the user experience, and contribute to building robust and scalable applications.
Remember the power of Layout components and strive to create a seamless and efficient user interface.
Happy coding!
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