Parse Error: Adjacent JSX elements must be wrapped in an enclosing tag
You should put your component between an enclosing tag, Which means:
// WRONG!
return (
<Comp1 />
<Comp2 />
)
Instead:
// Correct
return (
<div>
<Comp1 />
<Comp2 />
</div>
)
Edit: Per Joe Clay's comment about the Fragments API
// More Correct
return (
<React.Fragment>
<Comp1 />
<Comp2 />
</React.Fragment>
)
// Short syntax
return (
<>
<Comp1 />
<Comp2 />
</>
)
It is late to answer this question but I thought It will add to the explanation.
It is happening because any where in your code you are returning two elements simultaneously.
e.g
return(
<div id="div1"></div>
<div id="div1"></div>
)
It should be wrapped in a parent element. e.g
return(
<div id="parent">
<div id="div1"></div>
<div id="div1"></div>
</div>
)
More Detailed Explanation
Your below jsx
code get transformed
class App extends React.Component {
render(){
return (
<div>
<h1>Welcome to React</h1>
</div>
);
}
}
into this
_createClass(App, [{
key: 'render',
value: function render() {
return React.createElement(
'div',
null,
React.createElement(
'h1',
null,
'Welcome to React'
)
);
}
}]);
But if you do this
class App extends React.Component {
render(){
return (
<h1>Welcome to React</h1>
<div>Hi</div>
);
}
}
this gets converted into this (Just for illustration purpose, actually you will get error : Adjacent JSX elements must be wrapped in an enclosing tag
)
_createClass(App, [{
key: 'render',
value: function render() {
return React.createElement(
'div',
null,
'Hi'
);
return React.createElement(
'h1',
null,
'Welcome to React'
)
}
}]);
In the above code you can see that you are trying to return twice from a method call, which is obviously wrong.
Edit- Latest changes in React 16 and own-wards:
If you do not want to add extra div to wrap around and want to return more than one child components you can go with React.Fragments
.
React.Fragments
(<React.Fragments>
)are little bit faster and has less memory usage (no need to create an extra DOM node, less cluttered DOM tree).
e.g (In React 16.2.0)
render() {
return (
<>
React fragments.
<h2>A heading</h2>
More React fragments.
<h2>Another heading</h2>
Even more React fragments.
</>
);
}
or
render() {
return (
<React.Fragments>
React fragments.
<h2>A heading</h2>
More React fragments.
<h2>Another heading</h2>
Even more React fragments.
</React.Fragments>
);
}
or
render() {
return [
"Some text.",
<h2 key="heading-1">A heading</h2>,
"More text.",
<h2 key="heading-2">Another heading</h2>,
"Even more text."
];
}
React element has to return only one element. You'll have to wrap both of your tags with another element tag.
I can also see that your render function is not returning anything. This is how your component should look like:
var app = React.createClass({
render () {
/*React element can only return one element*/
return (
<div></div>
)
}
})
Also note that you can't use if
statements inside of a returned element:
render: function() {
var text = this.state.submitted ? 'Thank you! Expect a follow up at '+email+' soon!' : 'Enter your email to request early access:';
var style = this.state.submitted ? {"backgroundColor": "rgba(26, 188, 156, 0.4)"} : {};
if(this.state.submitted==false) {
return <YourJSX />
} else {
return <YourOtherJSX />
}
},