To Get the Most out of This Book

This book will require a system with the following minimum hardware requirements:

• Processor: Pentium 4 (or equivalent)
• 4 GB RAM
• Hard disk space: 10 GB
• An internet connection

The following software should also be installed:

• Any modern operating system (preferably, Windows 10 version 1507)
• The latest version of Node.js (https://nodejs.org/en/)
• The latest version of any modern browser (preferably, Chrome)

Download the Example Code Files

You can download the example code files for this book from your account at www.packtpub.com. If you purchased this book elsewhere, you can visit www.packtpub.com/support and register to have the files emailed directly to you.

You can download the code files by following these steps:

1. Log in or register at www.packtpub.com.
2. Select the SUPPORT tab.
3. Click on Code Downloads & Errata.
4. Enter the name of the book in the Search box and follow the onscreen instructions.

Once the file is downloaded, please make sure that you unzip or extract the folder using the latest version of:

• WinRAR/7-Zip for Windows
• Zipeg/iZip/UnRarX for Mac
• 7-Zip/PeaZip for Linux

The code bundle for the book is also hosted on GitHub at https://github.com/TrainingByPackt/Beginning-React. In case there's an update to the code, it will be updated on the existing GitHub repository.

We also have other code bundles from our rich catalog of books and videos available at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/. Check them out!

Download the Color Images

We also provide a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots/diagrams used in this book. You can download it here: https://www.packtpub.com/sites/default/files/downloads/BeginningReact_ColorImages.pdf.

Conventions Used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "By wrapping the App component, the BrowserRouter component enriches it with routing capabilities."

A block of code is set as follows:

class Catalog extends React.Component {
  constructor() {
    super();

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

import { BrowserRouter } from 'react-router-dom'
ReactDOM.render(
  <BrowserRouter>
    <App />
  </BrowserRouter>
  , document.getElementById('root'));

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

create-react-app --version

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "Now we need to create a view to display the Catalog component or the About page."

Activity: These are scenario-based activities that will let you practically apply what you've learned over the course of a complete section. They are typically in the context of a real-world problem or situation.

Warnings or important notes appear like this.