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JavaScript React Router 4 Basics Navigating, Nesting and Redirecting Routes Using the Match Object

Robert Cooper
Robert Cooper
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Posted by Robert Cooper
Robert Cooper
22,704 Points

Why not define the Header Routes in Header.js instead of App.js?

I'm curious as to why the Routes for the Header are defined in App.js instead of inside of Header.js. Wouldn't it be easier to keep all the Routes in the same file as the the NavLinks, just like we did for Courses.js.

Here are the routes i'm reffering to in App.js:

<div className="container">
  <Header/>
  <Route exact path="/" component={Home}/>
  <Route path="/about" render={ () => <About title="About" /> }/>
  <Route path="/teachers" component={Teachers}/>
  <Route path="/courses" component={Courses}/>
</div>