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This can be a problem if your component has to return more than one React element. A common hack to solve this problem is to wrap all the elements in a \", mdx(\"strong\", {\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, \"div\"), \" and return that \", mdx(\"strong\", {\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, \"div\"), \". This method, however, adds unnecessary markup to your code. A standard way to solve this problem is with the use of React Fragments.\"), mdx(\"h2\", null, \"Using React Fragments\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"There are two ways to use fragments. The first method is the shorthand method where you wrap the elements you want to return in\", mdx(\"strong\", {\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, mdx(React.Fragment, null)), \" tags. For example:\"), mdx(\"div\", {\n    \"className\": \"gatsby-highlight\",\n    \"data-language\": \"jsx\"\n  }, mdx(\"pre\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"div\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"language-jsx\"\n  }), mdx(\"code\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"pre\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"language-jsx\"\n  }), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"code\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token keyword\"\n  }), \"return\"), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"code\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token punctuation\"\n  }), \"(\"), \"\\n  \", mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"code\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token tag\"\n  }), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"span\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token tag\"\n  }), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"span\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token punctuation\"\n  }), \"<\")), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"span\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token punctuation\"\n  }), \">\")), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"code\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token plain-text\"\n  }), \"\\n    \"), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"code\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token tag\"\n  }), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"span\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token tag\"\n  }), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"span\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token punctuation\"\n  }), \"<\"), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"span\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token class-name\"\n  }), \"Element1\")), \" \", mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"span\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token punctuation\"\n  }), \"/>\")), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"code\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token plain-text\"\n  }), \"\\n    \"), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"code\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token tag\"\n  }), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"span\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token tag\"\n  }), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"span\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token punctuation\"\n  }), \"<\"), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"span\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token class-name\"\n  }), \"Element2\")), \" \", mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"span\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token punctuation\"\n  }), \"/>\")), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"code\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token plain-text\"\n  }), \"\\n    \"), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"code\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token tag\"\n  }), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"span\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token tag\"\n  }), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"span\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token punctuation\"\n  }), \"<\"), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"span\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token class-name\"\n  }), \"Element3\")), \" \", mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"span\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token punctuation\"\n  }), \"/>\")), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"code\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token plain-text\"\n  }), \"\\n    \"), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"code\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token tag\"\n  }), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"span\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token tag\"\n  }), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"span\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token punctuation\"\n  }), \"<\"), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"span\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token class-name\"\n  }), \"Element4\")), \" \", mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"span\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token punctuation\"\n  }), \"/>\")), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"code\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token plain-text\"\n  }), \"\\n  \"), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"code\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token tag\"\n  }), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"span\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token tag\"\n  }), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"span\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token punctuation\"\n  }), \"</\")), mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"span\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token punctuation\"\n  }), \">\")), \"\\n\", mdx(\"span\", _extends({\n    parentName: \"code\"\n  }, {\n    \"className\": \"token punctuation\"\n  }), \")\")))), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Using this method, the react fragment cannot take any props.\\nThe second method is by using a \", mdx(\"strong\", {\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, \"React.Fragment\"), \" component. 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