https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-questions/usage-of-react-components-outside-of-a-widget/m-p/1629325#M19702 <P>I'm not sure what you are really trying to ask, but I will try to answer your questions as they are.</P><P>It's not possible to make a Widget that partially renders. React will crash if it does not return valid JSX at any point in time.</P><P>Can you define a React Component with in the shared-code folder? I have not tried it, but it should work. It's the primary reason the shared-code folder exists.</P><P>Anything rendered in Experience Builder will be part of the Widget class. If you want to place your Custom Widget on top of a Map Widget, that is perfectly valid.</P> Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:37:22 GMT JeffreyThompson2 2025-07-02T13:37:22Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-questions/usage-of-react-components-outside-of-a-widget/m-p/1629246#M19692 <P>Hello everyone, is it possible de define a widget that renders partially ?</P><P>For example: i want to define custom react components outside of a widget (like in shared-code) and consume these components in the concerned widget without it really being there.</P><P>to be concise, i want to render a react component directly on the map for example without it being wrapped in a widget component, is it possible ?</P><P>I'm on ExB 1.17&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> Wed, 02 Jul 2025 07:42:27 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-questions/usage-of-react-components-outside-of-a-widget/m-p/1629246#M19692 WalaZargouni 2025-07-02T07:42:27Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-questions/usage-of-react-components-outside-of-a-widget/m-p/1629325#M19702 <P>I'm not sure what you are really trying to ask, but I will try to answer your questions as they are.</P><P>It's not possible to make a Widget that partially renders. React will crash if it does not return valid JSX at any point in time.</P><P>Can you define a React Component with in the shared-code folder? I have not tried it, but it should work. It's the primary reason the shared-code folder exists.</P><P>Anything rendered in Experience Builder will be part of the Widget class. If you want to place your Custom Widget on top of a Map Widget, that is perfectly valid.</P> Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:37:22 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-questions/usage-of-react-components-outside-of-a-widget/m-p/1629325#M19702 JeffreyThompson2 2025-07-02T13:37:22Z