Using React Leaflet with React tutorial
Tags: react, reactleaflet, webdev, webmap
Published: 2023-02-09 18:27:18

  Lets go through a short description of it 

**What is React Leaflet ? 

React-Leaflet is a library for integrating the popular open-source JavaScript library for maps, Leaflet, into React applications. It provides a React-friendly API for rendering maps, markers, popups, and other map-related components, making it easier to work with Leaflet in React. React-Leaflet also provides a set of higher-level components for working with common map use cases, such as adding markers and popups to the map, or rendering paths on the map. With React-Leaflet, developers can build interactive, mobile-friendly maps with ease, while still taking advantage of the full feature set offered by the Leaflet library.

I did not have credit card to work with google map Api then I found it to work, and it worked superb.
** How to set up React leaflet in react ? 

To set up a React-Leaflet project, you will need to follow these steps:

1. Create a new project:
You can create a new React project using Create React App (CRA) by running the following command in your terminal:


npx create-react-app my-app

2. Install React-Leaflet:

Run the following command in your terminal to install the React-Leaflet library:
 npm install react-leaflet 

3. Install Leaflet:

Run the following command in your terminal to install the Leaflet library:

 npm install leaflet


4. Import the libraries in your React component:

In your React component, you need to import the necessary components from the React-Leaflet library.
For example, to use a Map component, you can import it like **this:

 ** import { Map, TileLayer } from 'react-leaflet' ** **

I have used here a basic map lets go through the codes here 


![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/e0swo8abci0h7qkuc62m.png)

And that's it! You now have a basic React-Leaflet map in your project. You can customize it further by adding markers, popups, and other Leaflet components.



Now let me help you with a common error most of the case I have deal with  this 
 
after following this steps you will see your map like this :

![some code written in react with react leaflet ](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/x1oduhrcq1q9yjg6rqow.png)

To solve this you have to do two things 

First one , you have to import the css into your project root folder may be in index.js or app.js  
Second one , you have to set the height and width of your mapContainer component .And then it will work fine 



** How to add marker in React leaflet ? 


To add a marker to a React-Leaflet map, you can use the Marker component provided by the library. Here's an example of how to do it:





![this is an image containing some code specialized in react and react leaflet ](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/mf1k7ekh5y0hz39uqyo1.png)

In this example, the position variable is used to set the initial center of the map, while the marker Position variable is used to set the position of the marker on the map. The Marker component is added to the Map component, and the position prop is set to the marker Position variable.

This will add a marker to the map at the specified position. You can customize the marker further by using additional props, such as icon, popup, etc. I will try to discuss them later.

and now I will show the final result with these codes :

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/yxbl9c4xb8su810eb6x4.png)


Finally , it is really useful and easy to use for showing maps on the webpage . I have a brief story about this framework  and I will give credit to open Ai to help me write this story related to React leaflet and it's uses .


Once upon a time, there was a software engineer named Alice who was building a web-based application for a tour company. The company wanted to allow customers to explore the locations of their tours on a map.

Alice heard about React-Leaflet and thought it would be a great fit for the project. She quickly got started by setting up a new React project and installing React-Leaflet and Leaflet.

She created a new component for the map, and added a basic map to the component using the Map and TileLayer components from React-Leaflet. She then added markers for each tour location using the Marker component.

Next, she wanted to display information about each tour location when a user clicks on the marker. She used the Popup component from React-Leaflet to create a popup for each marker, and displayed information such as the tour name, description, and price.

The customers loved the map and found it very helpful in selecting a tour. The tour company was impressed with Alice's work and asked her to add more features to the map, such as a search bar to search for specific tours and a legend to show the different types of tours.

Alice added these features, and the map became even more user-friendly. The tour company was thrilled with the results, and the customers loved using the map to explore and select their tours.

And so, the story ends with Alice being praised for her excellent work using React-Leaflet to build a user-friendly and interactive map for the tour company.