How can I respond to the width of an auto-sized DOM element in React?

Question

I have a complex web page using React components, and am trying to convert the page from a static layout to a more responsive, resizable layout. However, I keep running into

Answer 1

Alternatively to couchand solution you can use findDOMNode

var Container = React.createComponent({

  componentDidMount: function () {
    var width = React.findDOMNode(this).offsetWidth;
  },

  render: function () {
    
  }
});