How to use BottomNavigation Component in ReactJS?

The Bottom navigation bars allow movement between primary destinations in an app. Material UI for React has this component available for us and it is very easy to integrate. We can use BottomNavigation Component in ReactJS using the following approach.

In this article we will learn to use BottomNavigation Component in ReactJS.

Prerequisites

• Familiar with React JS
• Node and NPM installed

Steps to create React Application And Installing Module:

Step 1: Create a React application using the following command:

npx create-react-app foldername

Step 2: After creating your project folder i.e. foldername, move to it using the following command:

cd foldername

Step 3: After creating the ReactJS application, Install the material-ui modules using the following command:

npm install @mui/material
npm install @mui/icons-material

Project Structure:

Example 1: In this example, we will add a BottomNavigation component that shows 2 actions and display the position of the action selected. Update the App.js file as shown below

Step to Run Application: Run the application using the following command from the root directory of the project.

npm start

Output: Now open your browser and go to http://localhost:3000/, you will see the following output.

Example 2: In this example, we will add a BottomNavigation component that shows 2 actions, and only shows label of the action that is selected. Update the App.js file as shown below: 

Steps to run the application:

npm start

Output: Now open your browser and go to http://localhost:3000/, you will see the following output.

Reference: https://mui.com/material-ui/react-bottom-navigation/#main-content