# Navigator

The **\<Navigator>** component provides redirection.

> **NOTE**
>
> This component is supported since API version 7. Updates will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.


## Child Components

Supported


## APIs

Navigator(value?: {target: string, type?: NavigationType})

**Parameters**

| Name| Type      | Mandatory| Description                                      |
| ------ | -------------- | ---- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| target | string         | Yes  | Path of the target page to be redirected to.    |
| type   | [NavigationType](#navigationtype) | No  | Navigation type.<br>Default value: **NavigationType.Push**|

## NavigationType

| Name     | Description                        |
| ------- | -------------------------- |
| Push    | Navigates to a specified page in the application.              |
| Replace | Replaces the current page with another one in the application and destroys the current page.|
| Back    | Returns to the previous page or a specified page.             |


## Attributes

| Name  | Parameter   | Description                                                        |
| ------ | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| active | boolean | Whether the **\<Navigator>** component is activated. If the component is activated, the corresponding navigation takes effect.|
| params | object  | Data that needs to be passed to the target page during redirection. You can use [router.getParams()](../apis/js-apis-router.md#routergetparams) to obtain the data on the target page.|
| target | string         | Path of the target page to be redirected to. The target page must be added to the **main_pages.json** file.                        |
| type   | [NavigationType](#navigationtype)  | Navigation type.<br>Default value: **NavigationType.Push**|


## Example

```ts
// Navigator.ets
@Entry
@Component
struct NavigatorExample {
  @State active: boolean = false
  @State Text: object = {name: 'news'}

  build() {
    Flex({ direction: FlexDirection.Column, alignItems: ItemAlign.Start, justifyContent: FlexAlign.SpaceBetween }) {
      Navigator({ target: 'pages/container/navigator/Detail', type: NavigationType.Push }) {
        Text('Go to ' + this.Text['name'] + ' page')
          .width('100%').textAlign(TextAlign.Center)
      }.params({ text: this.Text}) // Transfer parameters to the Detail page.

      Navigator() {
        Text('Back to previous page').width('100%').textAlign(TextAlign.Center)
      }.active(this.active)
      .onClick(() => {
        this.active = true
      })
    }.height(150).width(350).padding(35)
  }
}
```

```ts
// Detail.ets
import router from '@ohos.router'

@Entry
@Component
struct DetailExample {
  // Receive the input parameters of Navigator.ets.
  @State text: any = router.getParams().text

  build() {
    Flex({ direction: FlexDirection.Column, alignItems: ItemAlign.Start, justifyContent: FlexAlign.SpaceBetween }) {
      Navigator({ target: 'pages/container/navigator/Back', type: NavigationType.Push }) {
        Text('Go to back page').width('100%').height(20)
      }

      Text('This is ' + this.text['name'] + ' page')
        .width('100%').textAlign(TextAlign.Center)
    }
    .width('100%').height(200).padding({ left: 35, right: 35, top: 35 })
  }
}

```

```ts
// Back.ets
@Entry
@Component
struct BackExample {
  build() {
    Column() {
      Navigator({ target: 'pages/container/navigator/Navigator', type: NavigationType.Back }) {
        Text('Return to Navigator Page').width('100%').textAlign(TextAlign.Center)
      }
    }.width('100%').height(200).padding({ left: 35, right: 35, top: 35 })
  }
}
```

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