ReactJS Integrating With Other Libraries

Last modified on: September 7, 2025

<h1 data-start="413" data-end="463"><strong data-start="415" data-end="461">ReactJS &ndash; Integrating With Other Libraries</strong></h1>
<p data-start="465" data-end="643">React is a <strong data-start="476" data-end="490">UI library</strong> and sometimes you may need to integrate it with <strong data-start="539" data-end="569">other JavaScript libraries</strong> for DOM manipulation, data visualization, styling, or state management.</p>
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<h2 data-start="650" data-end="685"><strong data-start="653" data-end="683">1. Using React with jQuery</strong></h2>
<p data-start="686" data-end="793">Although React manages the DOM, you can still use <strong data-start="736" data-end="754">jQuery plugins</strong> carefully (best for legacy systems).</p>
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<pre class="language-javascript"><code>import React, { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
import $ from "jquery";

function JqueryIntegration() {
  const inputRef = useRef(null);

useEffect(() =&gt; {
    $(inputRef.current).focus(); // jQuery focus method
  }, []);

return &lt;input ref={inputRef} placeholder="Focus on load" /&gt;;
}

export default JqueryIntegration;
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<p data-start="1134" data-end="1188">✅ Here, jQuery focuses on the input after rendering.</p>
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<h2 data-start="1195" data-end="1253"><strong data-start="1198" data-end="1251">2. Using React with Chart.js (Data Visualization)</strong></h2>
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<pre class="language-javascript"><code>import React, { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
import { Chart } from "chart.js";

function ChartExample() {
  const chartRef = useRef(null);

useEffect(() =&gt; {
    new Chart(chartRef.current, {
      type: "bar",
      data: {
        labels: ["Red", "Blue", "Yellow"],
        datasets: [
          {
            label: "Votes",
            data: [12, 19, 3],
            backgroundColor: ["red", "blue", "yellow"],
          },
        ],
      },
    });
  }, []);

return &lt;canvas ref={chartRef}&gt;&lt;/canvas&gt;;
}

export default ChartExample;
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<p data-start="1816" data-end="1865">✅ Integrates Chart.js inside a React component.</p>
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<h2 data-start="1872" data-end="1906"><strong data-start="1875" data-end="1904">3. Using React with D3.js</strong></h2>
<p data-start="1908" data-end="1989">D3.js directly manipulates the DOM, but in React you should render inside refs.</p>
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<pre class="language-javascript"><code>import React, { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
import * as d3 from "d3";

function D3Example() {
  const d3Container = useRef(null);

useEffect(() =&gt; {
    if (d3Container.current) {
      const svg = d3
        .select(d3Container.current)
        .append("svg")
        .attr("width", 200)
        .attr("height", 200);

svg.append("circle").attr("cx", 100).attr("cy", 100).attr("r", 50).style("fill", "blue");
    }
  }, []);

return &lt;div ref={d3Container}&gt;&lt;/div&gt;;
}

export default D3Example;
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<p data-start="2513" data-end="2553">✅ D3 draws an SVG circle inside React.</p>
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<h2 data-start="2560" data-end="2598"><strong data-start="2563" data-end="2596">4. Using React with Bootstrap</strong></h2>
<p data-start="2600" data-end="2653">Install <strong data-start="2608" data-end="2627">React-Bootstrap</strong> for better integration:</p>
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<pre class="language-javascript"><code>npm install react-bootstrap bootstrap
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<p data-start="2705" data-end="2715">Example:</p>
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<pre class="language-javascript"><code>import React from "react";
import { Button } from "react-bootstrap";

function BootstrapExample() {
  return &lt;Button variant="primary"&gt;Click Me&lt;/Button&gt;;
}

export default BootstrapExample;
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<p data-start="2919" data-end="2960">✅ This uses Bootstrap styling in React.</p>
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<h2 data-start="2967" data-end="3007">📊 <strong data-start="2973" data-end="3007">Best Practices for Integration</strong></h2>
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<th data-start="3009" data-end="3019" data-col-size="sm">Library</th>
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<td data-start="3104" data-end="3114" data-col-size="sm">jQuery</td>
<td data-start="3114" data-end="3140" data-col-size="sm">Legacy DOM manipulation</td>
<td data-start="3140" data-end="3167" data-col-size="sm">Use <code data-start="3146" data-end="3151">ref</code> + <code data-start="3154" data-end="3165">useEffect</code></td>
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<td data-start="3168" data-end="3179" data-col-size="sm">Chart.js</td>
<td data-start="3179" data-end="3197" data-col-size="sm">Charts &amp; graphs</td>
<td data-start="3197" data-end="3233" data-col-size="sm">Render in <code data-start="3209" data-end="3219">&lt;canvas&gt;</code> using <code data-start="3226" data-end="3231">ref</code></td>
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<td data-start="3234" data-end="3244" data-col-size="sm">D3.js</td>
<td data-start="3244" data-end="3269" data-col-size="sm">Complex visualizations</td>
<td data-start="3269" data-end="3306" data-col-size="sm">Manage rendering with <code data-start="3293" data-end="3304">useEffect</code></td>
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<td data-start="3307" data-end="3319" data-col-size="sm">Bootstrap</td>
<td data-start="3319" data-end="3342" data-col-size="sm">Styling &amp; components</td>
<td data-start="3342" data-end="3376" data-col-size="sm">Prefer React-Bootstrap library</td>
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<td data-start="3377" data-end="3387" data-col-size="sm">Redux</td>
<td data-col-size="sm" data-start="3387" data-end="3406">State management</td>
<td data-col-size="sm" data-start="3406" data-end="3440">Integrates natively with React</td>
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<td data-start="3441" data-end="3452" data-col-size="sm">Three.js</td>
<td data-start="3452" data-end="3466" data-col-size="sm">3D graphics</td>
<td data-start="3466" data-end="3492" data-col-size="sm">Use refs + <code data-start="3479" data-end="3490">useEffect</code></td>
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<h2 data-start="3499" data-end="3517">✅ <strong data-start="3504" data-end="3515">Summary</strong></h2>
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<p data-start="3520" data-end="3590">React can work with <strong data-start="3540" data-end="3558">any JS library</strong> using <code data-start="3565" data-end="3571">refs</code> and <code data-start="3576" data-end="3587">useEffect</code>.</p>
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<p data-start="3593" data-end="3664">For DOM-heavy libraries (like jQuery, D3), manage lifecycle properly.</p>
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<p data-start="3667" data-end="3752">Prefer <strong data-start="3674" data-end="3701">React-friendly versions</strong> (like React-Bootstrap, Recharts) when available.</p>
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