react-leaflet

What is react-leaflet?

The react-leaflet package is a React wrapper for the Leaflet library, which is a popular open-source JavaScript library for interactive maps. It allows developers to easily integrate and manipulate maps within React applications.

What are react-leaflet's main functionalities?

Displaying a Map

This code sample demonstrates how to display a basic map using react-leaflet. The MapContainer component is used to create the map, and the TileLayer component is used to add a tile layer from OpenStreetMap.

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

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>
  );
}

Adding Markers

This code sample shows how to add a marker to the map. The Marker component is used to place a marker at a specific position, and the Popup component is used to display a popup when the marker is clicked.

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

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>
  );
}

Drawing Shapes

This code sample demonstrates how to draw a polygon on the map. The Polygon component is used to create a polygon shape by specifying an array of latitude and longitude coordinates.

import { MapContainer, TileLayer, Polygon } from 'react-leaflet';

function MyMap() {
  const polygon = [
    [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"
      />
      <Polygon positions={polygon} />
    </MapContainer>
  );
}

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