What are the differences between RouteNode and Route?

[mahnunchik]

When should be used RouteNode and Route (useRoute/useRouteNode)?

[mahnunchik]

Hi @troch

It would be nice to have some example use cases for each method.

It is not enough for newbies to understand correct way to use them.

[troch]

Hello, the concept of route node is explained here: https://router5.js.org/introduction/core-concepts. It is an optimisation, you are quite good sticking with withRoute / Route / useRoute for now until you gain more familiarity with the library.

[mahnunchik]

Thank you for the quick response.

Correct me please if I'm wrong. In term of hooks.

• useRouter — the router instance, will fire re-render of the component if the instance of the router has changed.
• useRoute — the router state, will fire re-render on each route change.

I don't understand the useRouteNode hook and when to use it.

[troch]

• useRouter: router instance won't change.
• useRoute: correct
• useRouteNode: will only change if the node declared if the node is affected by the route change (see doc linked).

[mahnunchik]

Got it! Thank you!

I couldn't understand it because I've found examples with useRouteNode() or useRouteNode(''). Now I understand it is the root node. So method may be used with any node useRouteNode('users').