In React, the children
prop is a special prop that is used to pass components, elements, or text content to other components.
It’s not limited to a specific type; it can be any valid React node, including:
- React elements: JSX elements or components.
- Strings or numbers: Plain text or numeric values.
- Arrays of React elements: Multiple elements grouped within an array.
- null or undefined: When there are no children.
Here’s an example illustrating the usage of the children
prop:
function ParentComponent({ children }) {
return (
<div>
<h1>Parent Component</h1>
<div>{children}</div>
</div>
);
}
function App() {
return (
<ParentComponent>
<p>This is a child paragraph.</p>
<button>Click me</button>
</ParentComponent>
);
}
In this example, the ParentComponent
receives children through the children
prop. Inside the ParentComponent
, children
are rendered within a <div>
element. The children
can include JSX elements like <p>
and <button>
as well as text nodes.
It’s important to note that the children
prop is implicit in React. We don’t need to explicitly pass it as a prop when using JSX. React automatically passes the children of a component as the children
prop.