@react-leaflet/core

What is @react-leaflet/core?

@react-leaflet/core is a core library for integrating Leaflet maps with React. It provides a set of hooks and components that allow developers to create interactive maps with ease, leveraging the power of React's declarative approach.

What are @react-leaflet/core's main functionalities?

Map Container

This feature allows you to create a map container and add a tile layer to it. The MapContainer component initializes the map, and the TileLayer component adds the map tiles from OpenStreetMap.

import { MapContainer, TileLayer } from '@react-leaflet/core';

function MyMap() {
  return (
    <MapContainer center={[51.505, -0.09]} zoom={13} style={{ height: '100vh', width: '100%' }}>
      <TileLayer
        url="https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png"
        attribution="&copy; <a href='https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright'>OpenStreetMap</a> contributors"
      />
    </MapContainer>
  );
}

Markers

This feature allows you to add markers to the map. The Marker component places a marker at the specified position, and the Popup component displays a popup when the marker is clicked.

import { MapContainer, TileLayer, Marker, Popup } from '@react-leaflet/core';

function MyMap() {
  return (
    <MapContainer center={[51.505, -0.09]} zoom={13} style={{ height: '100vh', width: '100%' }}>
      <TileLayer
        url="https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png"
        attribution="&copy; <a href='https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright'>OpenStreetMap</a> contributors"
      />
      <Marker position={[51.505, -0.09]}>
        <Popup>
          A pretty CSS3 popup. <br /> Easily customizable.
        </Popup>
      </Marker>
    </MapContainer>
  );
}

Polylines

This feature allows you to draw polylines on the map. The Polyline component takes an array of latitude and longitude pairs and draws a line connecting them.

import { MapContainer, TileLayer, Polyline } from '@react-leaflet/core';

function MyMap() {
  const polyline = [
    [51.505, -0.09],
    [51.51, -0.1],
    [51.51, -0.12]
  ];

  return (
    <MapContainer center={[51.505, -0.09]} zoom={13} style={{ height: '100vh', width: '100%' }}>
      <TileLayer
        url="https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png"
        attribution="&copy; <a href='https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright'>OpenStreetMap</a> contributors"
      />
      <Polyline positions={polyline} />
    </MapContainer>
  );
}

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