The <Redirect> component

The <Redirect> component is included in the react-router-dom package. It helps in redirecting the user from the component where it's included to the route specified in the 'to' prop:

import { Redirect } from 'react-router-dom';

export class HomeComponent extends Component {
    render() {
        return (
            <Redirect to='/dashboard' />
        )
    }
}

In the preceding scenario, when HomeComponent is rendered (based on a <Route> match), the user is redirected to the '/dashboard' route. For example, when the user accesses the home page (at path '/'), the <Route> with the path '/' renders the previous component and then the user is immediately redirected to the <Route> with its path value as '/dashboard'. This is similar to how a <Link...