reactjs - How can I fix jsx-a11y/anchor-is-valid when using the Link component in React?

Question

In a React app

<Link to={`/person/${person.id}`}>Person Link</Link>

results in the following eslint error

The href attribute is required on an anchor. Provide a valid, navigable address as the href value jsx-a11y/anchor-is-valid

The Link component results in a valid href attribute.

<a href="#/person/2">Person Link</a>

What is the point of this error? How do I fix this?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47875730/how-can-i-fix-jsx-a11y-anchor-is-valid-when-using-the-link-component-in-react

Answer 1

The Link component generates href attribute so in the end anchor tag is valid from the accessibility point of view. Add an exception to .eslintrc:

{
  "rules": {
    "jsx-a11y/anchor-is-valid": [ "error", {
      "components": [ "Link" ],
      "specialLink": [ "to" ]
    }]
  }
}

Additionally, there is the same issue with a answer on GitHub.