React Router v4 Redirecting on form submit

Question

Brand new to react, Attempting to redirect to a \"homepage\" after clicking submit on a \"login\" page. Tried to follow the react router tutorial.

When I click the s

Answer 1

You have to return Redirect in render method (otherwise it will not be rendered and as a result redirection will not happen):

  render() {
        const redirectToReferrer = this.state.redirectToReferrer;
        if (redirectToReferrer) {
            return <Redirect to="/home" />
        }
        // ... rest of render method code
   }

Answer 2

I am now able to redirect to the "homepage" by swapping out <Redirect to="/home" /> with this.props.history.push("/home"); using withRouter. Not sure why the first way would not work though.