Detect previous path in react router?

Question

I am using react router. I want to detect the previous page (within the same app) from where I am coming from. I have the router in my context. But, I don't see any properties like "previous path" or history on the router object. How do I do it?

Answer 1

You can pass down state using the <Link> component, in this case a pathname:

<Link to={{pathname: '/nextpath', state: { prevPath: location.pathname }}}>Example Link</Link> 

You can then access prevPath from this.props.location.state in the next component