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How to resolve the error of "Cannot read property 'navigate' of undefined" in React Navigation?

asked 2023-03-18 11:00:00 +0000

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answered 2021-10-11 11:00:00 +0000

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This error occurs when you try to use the navigation prop outside of a screen component in React Navigation. To resolve this error, you can follow these steps:

  1. Make sure that you are using the latest version of React Navigation.

  2. If you are using a functional component, make sure that you have wrapped it with the "withNavigation" HOC provided by React Navigation.

import { withNavigation } from 'react-navigation';

const MyComponent = ({ navigation }) => {
  // your component code
}

export default withNavigation(MyComponent);
  1. If you are using a class component, make sure that you have used the "static navigationOptions" property to set the navigation options.
class MyComponent extends React.Component {
  static navigationOptions = {
    // your navigation options
  };

  render() {
    const { navigate } = this.props.navigation;

    return (
      // your component code
    );
  }
}

export default MyComponent;
  1. If you are still getting the error, check if you are calling the "navigate" method on the correct navigation prop. Make sure that you are using the navigation prop passed to the screen component and not any other navigation prop.

With these steps, you can resolve the error of "Cannot read property 'navigate' of undefined" in React Navigation.

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