diff --git a/apps/docs/docs/learn/06-recipes/01-contexual-styles.mdx b/apps/docs/docs/learn/06-recipes/01-contexual-styles.mdx index c94ec56f..78fbc96d 100644 --- a/apps/docs/docs/learn/06-recipes/01-contexual-styles.mdx +++ b/apps/docs/docs/learn/06-recipes/01-contexual-styles.mdx @@ -9,19 +9,22 @@ sidebar_position: 6 import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs'; import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem'; +# Conditional styles based on context -# Contextual styles +StyleX lets you apply styles conditionally. Any condition can be used to do so, `Props`, `State` or `Context`. -Contextual styles are an effective way to dynamically adapt styles based on a component's state -or its environment. Here are some approaches to achieve this: +The React Context API (and other similar APIs) can be used to avoid prop-drilling +and provide conditions that child component can read and apply styles conditionally. -### Using Context +Context can help reduce prop-drilling by sharing state across components. This can often +an alternative to using descendent selectors where the same results can be achieved +*without* "styling at a distance". -Context can help reduce prop-drilling by sharing state across components. For example, you can manage the open or closed state of a sidebar using React Context and conditionally apply styles: ## Defining context and styles + This file sets up the `SidebarContext` and defines the styles for the sidebar in one place. The context provides a way to share the open/closed state, and the styles determine the appearance of the sidebar based on that state. @@ -30,18 +33,7 @@ the appearance of the sidebar based on that state. import { createContext } from 'react'; import * as stylex from '@stylexjs/stylex'; -const SidebarContext = createContext(false); - -const styles = stylex.create({ - sidebarOpen: { - width: '250', - }, - sidebarClosed: { - width: '50', - }, -}); - -export { SidebarContext, styles }; +export default createContext(false); ``` ## Building the sidebar component The `Sidebar` component uses the `SidebarContext` to determine its open or closed state @@ -50,22 +42,31 @@ and conditionally applies the appropriate styles. ```tsx import React, { useContext } from 'react'; import * as stylex from '@stylexjs/stylex'; -import { SidebarContext, styles } from './SidebarContext'; - +import { SidebarContext } from './SidebarContext'; -function Sidebar({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) { +export default function Sidebar({ children }) { const isOpen = useContext(SidebarContext); return ( -