Creating Registration Page with React Js and Material UI

In part 1 of this tutorial series, we set up the basic structure of our Socket Chat App using React Js. In this part, we will focus on creating a registration page using React Js and Material UI.

Setting Up

Before we begin, make sure you have Node.js and npm installed on your system. If not, you can download and install them from their official website. Once you have Node.js and npm installed, you can create a new React application using the following command:

npx create-react-app socket-chat-app

Once the application is created, navigate to the project directory and install Material UI by running the following command:

npm install @material-ui/core @material-ui/icons

Creating the Registration Form

Now that we have our project setup and Material UI installed, we can start creating the registration form. We will create a new component called RegisterationForm.js and add the necessary fields for the user to register.

        import React, { useState } from 'react';
        import TextField from '@material-ui/core/TextField';
        import Button from '@material-ui/core/Button';

        const RegisterationForm = () => {
            const [username, setUsername] = useState('');
            const [password, setPassword] = useState('');

            const handleRegister = () => {
                // Handle registration logic here
            };

            return (
                
                     setUsername(e.target.value)}
                    />
                     setPassword(e.target.value)}
                    />
                    
                        Register
                    
                
            );
        };

        export default RegisterationForm;
        

In the above code, we are using the useState hook to create state variables for the username and password. We are also using the TextField and Button components from Material UI to create the input fields and the register button.

Integrating the Registration Form

Now that we have created the registration form, we can integrate it into our main App component. We will also add routing using React Router to navigate between different pages of our app.

        import React from 'react';
        import { BrowserRouter as Router, Route, Switch } from 'react-router-dom';
        import RegisterationForm from './RegisterationForm';

        const App = () => {
            return (
                
                    
                        
                        {/* Other routes here */}
                    
                
            );
        };

        export default App;
        

Now when we navigate to the /register route, we will see the registration form that we created earlier.

Conclusion

In this part of the tutorial, we learned how to create a registration page using React Js and Material UI. In the next part, we will focus on integrating Socket.io for real-time chat functionality in our app.