[reactjs] How to pass params with history.push/Link/Redirect in react-router v4?

How can we pass parameter with this.props.history.push('/page') in React-Router v4?

.then(response => {
       var r = this;
        if (response.status >= 200 && response.status < 300) {
             r.props.history.push('/template');
          });

It is not necessary to use withRouter. This works for me:

In your parent page,

<BrowserRouter>
   <Switch>
        <Route path="/routeA" render={(props)=> (
          <ComponentA {...props} propDummy={50} />
        )} />

        <Route path="/routeB" render={(props)=> (
          <ComponentB {...props} propWhatever={100} />
          )} /> 
      </Switch>
</BrowserRouter>

Then in ComponentA or ComponentB you can access

this.props.history

object, including the this.props.history.push method.

Add on info to get query parameters.

const queryParams = new URLSearchParams(this.props.location.search);
console.log('assuming query param is id', queryParams.get('id');

For more info about URLSearchParams check this link URLSearchParams

First of all, you need not do var r = this; as this in if statement refers to the context of the callback itself which since you are using arrow function refers to the React component context.

According to the docs:

history objects typically have the following properties and methods:

• length - (number) The number of entries in the history stack
• action - (string) The current action (PUSH, REPLACE, or POP)

• location - (object) The current location. May have the following properties:

  • pathname - (string) The path of the URL
  • search - (string) The URL query string
  • hash - (string) The URL hash fragment
  • state - (string) location-specific state that was provided to e.g. push(path, state) when this location was pushed onto the stack. Only available in browser and memory history.
• push(path, [state]) - (function) Pushes a new entry onto the history stack
• replace(path, [state]) - (function) Replaces the current entry on the history stack
• go(n) - (function) Moves the pointer in the history stack by n entries
• goBack() - (function) Equivalent to go(-1)
• goForward() - (function) Equivalent to go(1)
• block(prompt) - (function) Prevents navigation

So while navigating you can pass props to the history object like

this.props.history.push({
  pathname: '/template',
  search: '?query=abc',
  state: { detail: response.data }
})

or similarly for the Link component or the Redirect component

<Link to={{
      pathname: '/template',
      search: '?query=abc',
      state: { detail: response.data }
    }}> My Link </Link>

and then in the component which is rendered with /template route, you can access the props passed like

this.props.location.state.detail

Also keep in mind that, when using history or location objects from props you need to connect the component with withRouter.

As per the Docs:

withRouter

You can get access to the history object’s properties and the closest <Route>'s match via the withRouter higher-order component. withRouter will re-render its component every time the route changes with the same props as <Route> render props: { match, location, history }.

You can use location to send state to other component, like this

In your Source Component

this.props.history.push(pathComponent, sendState);

pathComponent is target component that will receive the state

In your Target Component you can receive the state like this if your use class component

• Javascript version

constructor(props) {
  this.state = this.props.location.state
}

• Typescript version

constructor(props: {}) {
  const receiveState = this.props.location.state as StateType // you must parse into your state interface or type
  this.state = receiveState
}

Bonus

If you want to reset the received state. Use history to replace the location, like this

this.props.history({pathName: currentPath, state: resetState})

currentPath is the Target Component path resetState is new value state whatever you want

you can use,

this.props.history.push("/template", { ...response }) or this.props.history.push("/template", { response: response })

then you can access the parsed data from /template component by following code,

const state = this.props.location.state

Read more about React Session History Management

If you need to pass URL params

theres a great post explanation by Tyler McGinnis on his site, Link to the post

here are code examples:

1. on the history.push component:

   this.props.history.push(`/home:${this.state.userID}`)

2. on the router component you define the route:

   <Route path='/home:myKey' component={Home} />

3. on the Home component:

componentDidMount(){
    const { myKey } = this.props.match.params
    console.log(myKey )
}

To use React 16.8+(withHooks) you can use this way

import React from 'react';
import { useHistory } from 'react-router-dom';

export default function SomeFunctionalComponent() {
let history = useHistory(); // should be called inside react component

const handleClickButton = () => {    
"funcionAPICALL"
       .then(response => {
             if (response.status >= 200 && response.status < 300) {
                 history.push('/template');
              });
}

return ( <div> Some component stuff 
    <p>To make API POST request and redirect to "/template" click a button API CALL</p>
    <button onClick={handleClickButton}>API CALL<button>
</div>)
} 

Source here to read more https://reacttraining.com/react-router/web/example/auth-workflow

I created a custom useQuery hook

import { useLocation } from "react-router-dom";

const useQuery = (): URLSearchParams => {
  return new URLSearchParams(useLocation().search)
}

export default useQuery

Use it as

const query = useQuery();
const id = query.get("id") as string

Send it as so

history.push({  
 pathname: "/template",
 search: `id=${values.id}`,
});
                  

React TypeScript with Hooks

From a Class

  this.history.push({
      pathname: "/unauthorized",
      state: { message: "Hello" },
    });

UnAuthorized Functional Component

interface IState {
  message?: string;
}

export default function UnAuthorized() {
  const location = useLocation();
  const message = (location.state as IState).message;

  return (
    <div className="jumbotron">
      <h6>{message}</h6>
    </div>
  );
}

Extending the solution (suggested by Shubham Khatri) for use with React hooks (16.8 onwards):

package.json (always worth updating to latest packages)

{
     ...

     "react": "^16.12.0",
     "react-router-dom": "^5.1.2",

     ...
}

Passing parameters with history push:

import { useHistory } from "react-router-dom";

const FirstPage = props => {
    let history = useHistory();

    const someEventHandler = event => {
       history.push({
           pathname: '/secondpage',
           search: '?query=abc',
           state: { detail: 'some_value' }
       });
    };

};

export default FirstPage;

Accessing the passed parameter using useLocation from 'react-router-dom':

import { useEffect } from "react";
import { useLocation } from "react-router-dom";

const SecondPage = props => {
    const location = useLocation();

    useEffect(() => {
       console.log(location.pathname); // result: '/secondpage'
       console.log(location.search); // result: '?query=abc'
       console.log(location.state.detail); // result: 'some_value'
    }, [location]);

};

• For the earlier versions:

  history.push('/path', yourData);
  

  And get the data in the related component just like below:

  this.props.location.state // it is equal to yourData
  

• For the newer versions the above way works well but there is a new way:

  history.push({
    pathname: '/path',
    customNameData: yourData,
  });
  

  And get the data in the related component just like below:

  this.props.location.customNameData // it is equal to yourData
  

Hint: the state key name was used in the earlier versions and for newer versions, you can use your custom name to pass data and using state name is not essential.