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create a custom hook to get dimensions from actually window in nextjs.
import { useState, useEffect, ReactElement } from 'react'
// Usage
const App = (): ReactElement => {
const size = useWindowSize()
return <div>{size.width}</div>
}
type Dimensions = {
width: undefined | number
height: undefined | number
}
// Hook
export function useWindowSize() {
// Initialize state with undefined width/height so server and client renders match
// Learn more here: https://joshwcomeau.com/react/the-perils-of-rehydration/
const [windowSize, setWindowSize] = useState<Dimensions>({
width: undefined,
height: undefined
})
function handleResize() {
// Set window width/height to state
setWindowSize({
width: window.innerWidth,
height: window.innerHeight
})
}
useEffect(() => {
// only execute all the code below in client side
if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
// Handler to call on window resize
// Add event listener
window.addEventListener('resize', handleResize)
// Call handler right away so state gets updated with initial window size
handleResize()
// Remove event listener on cleanup
return () => window.removeEventListener('resize', handleResize)
}
}, []) // Empty array ensures that effect is only run on mount
return windowSize
}
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