This is my way to create Hamburger Menu using Next.js and Chakra UI CSS framework. Check this out!

Setup

• Create a Next.js project setup with the following syntax.

    $ npx create-next-app --example with-chakra-ui my-app

    # or

    $ yarn create-next-app --example with-chakra-ui my-app

• Then open the project we just created into your favorite code editor.
• Then go to the src/components folder, and open the DarkModeSwitch.js file.

Imports

• Next we will start by importing everything we need.

import React, { useState } from 'react'
import { useColorMode, Switch, Flex, Button, IconButton } from '@chakra-ui/react'
import { HamburgerIcon, CloseIcon } from '@chakra-ui/icons'
import Link from 'next/link'

Settings the Desktop Content and Mobile Content

• Next, wrap everything inside of a Flex element. Then, add the below code.

<Flex>
<Flex position="fixed" top="1rem" right="1rem" align="center">
  {/* Desktop */}
  <Flex>
    <Link href="/" passHref>
      <Button as="a" variant="ghost" aria-label="Home" my={5} w="100%">
        Home
      </Button>
    </Link>

    <Link href="/about" passHref>
      <Button as="a" variant="ghost" aria-label="About" my={5} w="100%">
        About
      </Button>
    </Link>

    <Link href="/contact" passHref>
      <Button as="a" variant="ghost" aria-label="Contact" my={5} w="100%">
        Contact
      </Button>
    </Link>
  </Flex>

  {/* Mobile */}
  <IconButton
    aria-label="Open Menu"
    size="lg"
    mr={2}
    icon={<HamburgerIcon />}
    onClick={}
  />
  <Switch color="green" isChecked={isDark} onChange={toggleColorMode} />
</Flex>
{/* Mobile Content */}
<Flex
  bgColor="gray.50"
  overflowY="auto"
  flexDir="column"
>
  <Flex justify="flex-end">
    <IconButton
      mt={2}
      mr={2}
      aria-label="Open Menu"
      size="lg"
      icon={<CloseIcon />}
      onClick={}
    />
  </Flex>

  <Flex flexDir="column" align="center">
    <Link href="/" passHref>
      <Button as="a" variant="ghost" aria-label="Home" my={5} w="100%">
        Home
      </Button>
    </Link>

    <Link href="/about" passHref>
      <Button as="a" variant="ghost" aria-label="About" my={5} w="100%">
        About
      </Button>
    </Link>

    <Link href="/contact" passHref>
      <Button as="a" variant="ghost" aria-label="Contact" my={5} w="100%">
        Contact
      </Button>
    </Link>
  </Flex>
</Flex>

Using useState to Open and Close Navigation

• Now that we have content, we need a way to show it. We can use useState for this case. Before the return statement, add the following:

const [display, changeDisplay] = useState('none')

• Now we have a variable display set initially to none, and a method changeDisplay we can use to change it.

<IconButton
    aria-label="Open Menu"
    size="lg"
    mr={2}
    icon={
    <HamburgerIcon />
    }
    onClick={() => changeDisplay('flex')} // added line
/>

<Flex
  display={display} // added line
  bgColor="gray.50"
  overflowY="auto"
  flexDir="column"
>

<IconButton
    mt={2}
    mr={2}
    aria-label="Open Menu"
    size="lg"
    icon={
        <CloseIcon />
    }
    onClick={() => changeDisplay('none')} // added line
/>

• Now we should be able to open and close the menu! Let's add styles to the Flex.

<Flex
    w="100vw"
    display={display}
    bgColor="gray.50"
    zIndex={20}
    h="100vh"
    pos="fixed"
    top="0"
    left="0"
    overflowY="auto"
    flexDir="column"
>

The important styles we added:

• Setting the height to 100vh
• Setting the width to 100vw
• Setting the position to fixed
• Making z-index 20 so it is above the page content
• Setting top and left to 0
• Setting the display to our dynamic display variable.

The Complete Code

Here's the complete code.

import { useState } from 'react'
import { useColorMode, Switch, Flex, Button, IconButton } from '@chakra-ui/react'
import { HamburgerIcon, CloseIcon } from '@chakra-ui/icons'
import NextLink from 'next/link'


export const DarkModeSwitch = () => {
  const { colorMode, toggleColorMode } = useColorMode()
  const isDark = colorMode === 'dark'
  const [display, changeDisplay] = useState('none')
  return (
    <Flex>
      <Flex
        position="fixed"
        top="1rem"
        right="1rem"
        align="center"
      >
        {/* Desktop */}
        <Flex
          display={['none', 'none', 'flex','flex']}
        >
          <NextLink href="/" passHref>
            <Button
              as="a"
              variant="ghost"
              aria-label="Home"
              my={5}
              w="100%"
            >
              Home
                    </Button>
          </NextLink>

          <NextLink href="/about" passHref>
            <Button
              as="a"
              variant="ghost"
              aria-label="About"
              my={5}
              w="100%"
            >
              About
                    </Button>
          </NextLink>

          <NextLink href="/contact" passHref>
            <Button
              as="a"
              variant="ghost"
              aria-label="Contact"
              my={5}
              w="100%"
            >
              Contact
                    </Button>
          </NextLink>
        </Flex>

        {/* Mobile */}
        <IconButton
          aria-label="Open Menu"
          size="lg"
          mr={2}
          icon={
            <HamburgerIcon />
          }
          onClick={() => changeDisplay('flex')}
          display={['flex', 'flex', 'none', 'none']}
        />
        <Switch
          color="green"
          isChecked={isDark}
          onChange={toggleColorMode}
        />
      </Flex>

      {/* Mobile Content */}
      <Flex
        w='100vw'
        display={display}
        bgColor="gray.50"
        zIndex={20}
        h="100vh"
        pos="fixed"
        top="0"
        left="0"
        zIndex={20}
        overflowY="auto"
        flexDir="column"
      >
        <Flex justify="flex-end">
          <IconButton
            mt={2}
            mr={2}
            aria-label="Open Menu"
            size="lg"
            icon={
              <CloseIcon />
            }
            onClick={() => changeDisplay('none')}
          />
        </Flex>

        <Flex
          flexDir="column"
          align="center"
        >
          <NextLink href="/" passHref>
            <Button
              as="a"
              variant="ghost"
              aria-label="Home"
              my={5}
              w="100%"
            >
              Home
                    </Button>
          </NextLink>

          <NextLink href="/about" passHref>
            <Button
              as="a"
              variant="ghost"
              aria-label="About"
              my={5}
              w="100%"
            >
              About
                    </Button>
          </NextLink>

          <NextLink href="/contact" passHref>
            <Button
              as="a"
              variant="ghost"
              aria-label="Contact"
              my={5}
              w="100%"
            >
              Contact
            </Button>
          </NextLink>
        </Flex>
      </Flex>
    </Flex>
  )
}

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