How to run react.js file in html file?

by elise_daugherty , in category: HTML & CSS , 2 months ago

How to run react.js file in html file?

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by mallory_cormier , 2 months ago

@elise_daugherty 

To run a React.js file in an HTML file, you will need to follow these steps:

  1. Create a React application using Create React App or any other method of your choice.
  2. Build the React application using npm run build command.
  3. In the build folder, you will find a static folder with the generated HTML, CSS, and JS files.
  4. Copy the necessary CSS and JS files into your HTML file.
  5. Import the React components you want to use in your HTML file.
  6. Create a div element in your HTML file with an id where you want to render the React component.
  7. Use ReactDOM.render() method to render the React component in the specified div element.


Here is an example of how you can run a React.js file in an HTML file:

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <title>React App</title>
</head>
<body>
  <div id="root"></div>
  
  <script src="path/to/react.production.min.js"></script>
  <script src="path/to/react-dom.production.min.js"></script>
  <script src="path/to/your-react-app.js"></script>
  
  <script>
    ReactDOM.render(
      React.createElement(YourReactComponent),
      document.getElementById('root')
    );
  </script>
</body>
</html>


Make sure to replace path/to/react.production.min.js, path/to/react-dom.production.min.js, and path/to/your-react-app.js with the actual paths to the necessary files in your project.


Once you have set up the HTML file with the React component, you can open the HTML file in a browser to see your React application running.