Differences between this.props.navigation.dispatch vs this.props.navigation.navigate?

From github :

This is the code of navigate function which reuses navigation.dispatch.. And remember:

Code Don't Lie

Then, navigation.navigate(...args) is an alias of navigation.dispatch(NavigationActions.navigate(...args))

From the React Navigation docs The Navigation Prop chapter (https://reactnavigation.org/docs/navigators/navigation-prop#dispatch-Send-an-action-to-the-router):

...The other navigation functions use dispatch behind the scenes...

Also parameters for NavigationActions.navigate and this.props.navigation.navigate are the same. There should be no difference which one you use. In my opinion, this.props.navigation.navigate is shorter and more readable.