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Version: v1.4.1

QueryRenderer

A QueryRenderer is a React Component at the root of a Relay component tree. It takes a query, fetches the given query, and uses the render prop to render the resulting data.

As React components, QueryRenderers can be rendered anywhere that a React component can be rendered, i.e. not just at the top level but within other components or containers; for example, to lazily fetch additional data for a popover.

However, a QueryRenderer will not start loading its data until it is mounted, so nested QueryRenderer components can lead to request waterfalls if used unnecessarily.

Props​

  • environment: The Relay Environment
  • query: The graphql tagged query. Note: To enable compatibility mode, relay-compiler enforces the query to be named as <FileName>Query.
  • variables: Object containing set of variables to pass to the GraphQL query, i.e. a mapping from variable name to value. Note: If a new set of variables if passed, the QueryRenderer will re-fetch the query.
  • render: Function of type ({error, props}) => React.Node. The output of this function will be rendered by the QueryRenderer.
    • props: Object containing data obtained from the query; the shape of this object will match the shape of the query. If this object is not defined, it means that the data is still being fetched.
    • error: Error will be defined if an error has occurred while fetching the query.

Example​

// Example.js
import React from 'react';
import { QueryRenderer, graphql } from 'react-relay';

class Example extends React.Component {
render() {
return (
<QueryRenderer
environment={environment}
query={graphql`
query ExampleQuery($pageID: ID!) {
page(id: $pageID) {
name
}
}
`}
variables={{
pageID: '110798995619330',
}}
render={({error, props}) => {
if (error) {
return <div>{error.message}</div>;
} else if (props) {
return <div>{props.page.name} is great!</div>;
}
return <div>Loading</div>;
}}
/>
);
}
}