State Management · Middle · Question 70 of 75

What happens when a React Router loader throws?

✓Correct answer: The nearest route ErrorBoundary renders instead of the route component
2The app crashes with a blank page
3The error is ignored and useLoaderData returns undefined

Explanation

Inside the boundary useRouteError() returns the error; isRouteErrorResponse distinguishes thrown responses like 404 from unexpected errors.

Further reading

React Router: Error Boundaries ↗

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