React Router v4 - How to get current route?

Question

I'd like to display a title in <AppBar /> that is somehow passed in from the current route.

In React Router v4, how would <AppBar /> be able to get the current route passed into it's title prop?

  <Router basename='/app'>
    <main>
      <Menu active={menu} close={this.closeMenu} />
      <Overlay active={menu} onClick={this.closeMenu} />
      <AppBar handleMenuIcon={this.handleMenuIcon} title='Test' />
      <Route path='/customers' component={Customers} />
    </main>
  </Router>

Is there a way to pass a custom title from a custom prop on <Route />?

Answer 1

In react router 4 the current route is in - this.props.location.pathname. Just get this.props and verify. If you still do not see location.pathname then you should use the decorator withRouter.

This might look something like this:

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

const SomeComponent = withRouter(props => <MyComponent {...props}/>);

class MyComponent extends React.Component {
  SomeMethod () {
    const {pathname} = this.props.location;
  }
}