Sometimes, we want to conditionally render items based on viewport size in React.

In this article, we’ll look at how to conditionally render items based on viewport size in React.

How to conditionally render items based on viewport size in React?

To conditionally render items based on viewport size in React, we can listen to the resize event emitted by window.

For instance, we write:

import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react";

export default function App() {
  const [isDesktop, setDesktop] = useState(window.innerWidth > 650);

  const updateMedia = () => {
    setDesktop(window.innerWidth > 650);
  };

  useEffect(() => {
    window.addEventListener("resize", updateMedia);
    return () => window.removeEventListener("resize", updateMedia);
  });

  return (
    <div>
      {isDesktop ? (
        <div>I show on 651px or higher</div>
      ) : (
        <div>I show on 650px or lower</div>
      )}
    </div>
  );
}

We create the isDesktop state which is set to window.innerWidth > 650 initially.

Then we define the updateMedia function that calls setDesktop with window.innerWidth > 650.

Then we call useEffect with a callback that attaches the resize event listener to window with addEventListener.

We use updateMedia as the resize event listener.

In updateMedia, we call setDesktop with window.innerWidth > 650 to check if we’re in a desktop sized screen.

Also, we return a function to calls window.removeEventListener to clear the event listener.

Finally, we render the content we want based on the value of isDesktop.

Conclusion

To conditionally render items based on viewport size in React, we can listen to the resize event emitted by window.