Using React Hook Form, when I want to collect data by sending register as props to child component to take input value from child component, it shows 'register is not a function' error.
How can I solve this?
const { register, formState: { errors }, handleSubmit } = useForm();
const onSubmit = (data) => console.log(data);
<form onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)}>
<fieldset>
<legend className='text-[#666666]' >Status</legend>
{
statusData.map(status => <CheckboxFilter register={register} key={status._id} status={status}/>)
}
</fieldset>
</form>
here child
//CheckboxFilter component
const CheckboxFilter = ({ status, register }) => {
return (
<>
<p className='text-[#858585] mt-2 text-[14px]' >
<label htmlFor={status?.name} className='cursor-pointer' >
<input {...register("checkBoxData")} type="checkbox" name="status" id={status?.name} value={"status?.name"} /> {status?.name}
</label>
</p>
</>
);
};
I created a sandbox here codesandbox and it works perfectly.
I took your code and only changed the CheckboxFilter component:
Removed the name property (register function returns the name of the input based in the string you pass to it as a parameter, you should not override it)
Removed the value property (that was making the value of the checkbox constant, because there wasn't onChange handler that was modifying it)
Changed ...register("checkBoxData") to ...register(checkBoxData${name}) so this way you can have every checkbox value individually in the form.
Anyway, if you want to have a different behaviour than what I have assumed, let me know and I will help.
-Ado
I am making a simple doodle/drawing app for my own tutorial. As a simple first step, I wanted to provide a way for them select the pen color by entering something like Red, Green, or #880000 (hex code).
This is how I implemented it, is there a simpler/neater way?
NOTE: The state variable is defined in the constructor and includes penColor and a few other properties.
<div className='penControls'>
<div>Pen Color
<div className='colorPicker' >
<input type="text" id="penColor" name='penColor' defaultValue={this.state.penColor}
onChange={
(ev) => {
this.state.penColor = document.getElementById('penColor').value;
this.setState(this.state);
}
}
className="penColorPicker mx-4" />
</div>
</div>
</div>
If you're working with React you should avoid the use document API, so there's no need of document.getElementById, use event.target.value that is sent in the event object when calling onChange
Also, never assign a value to your state directly like this
this.state.foo = 'bar';
Use setStatefunction for this:
this.setState({ foo: 'bar' })
That'll dispatch all the component life cycle related to re-rendering in a safe way
Finally, try with the following code...
<div className='penControls'>
<div>Pen Color
<div className='colorPicker' >
<input type="text" id="penColor" name='penColor' defaultValue={this.state.penColor}
onChange={
(ev) => {
const newPenColor = event.target.value;
this.setState({ penColor: newPenColor });
}
}
className="penColorPicker mx-4" />
</div>
</div>
</div>
ReactJS tries to solve the exact problem you are facing of reading from DOM and updating the state. But we need to update the state in React way.
<div className='penControls'>
<div>Pen Color
<div className='colorPicker' >
<input type="text" id="penColor" name='penColor' defaultValue={this.state.penColor}
onChange={
(ev) => {
let newPenColor = this.state.penColor
this.setState({ penColor: newPenColor });
}
}
className="penColorPicker mx-4" />
</div>
</div>
React State Update
Ok, I am creating a fairly large form in React (only showing three of the fields here), and thus want to utilize a custom hook for the handling.
I found an article explaining a way to do this, however, when I try to type text in my input fields they don't get filled. My console.log of the e.target values it looks like the field gets reset after each keystroke. What do I miss? Cheers
I tried to simplify my code, and hope it makes sense:
import React, { useState } from "react";
//various other imports not relevant for this issue
const NetworkConfig = () => {
//Custom Hook inserted here for easy overview. Normally imported from external file
function useFormFields(initialState) {
const [fields, setValues] = useState(initialState);
return [
fields,
(e) => {
setValues({
...fields,
[e.target.id]: e.target.value,
});
},
];
}
const [fields, handleFieldChange] = useFormFields({
apnValue: "",
apnUsernameValue: "",
apnUserPwdValue: "",
});
// I omitted the submit button and its functionality in this post,
// to keep my problem clear
// The TextField component basicaly just adds some functionality not
// relevant to this problem. It is tested in other scenarios so in this
// case it basically just works as a normal HTML input[type="text"] field
return (
<div>
<div className="network-config-modal" id="network-config">
<div>
<div>
<h2>Network Config</h2>
</div>
<div className="network-config-row">
<div className="network-config-col">
<h3>Cellular Settings</h3>
<section className="network-config-section">
<TextField
value={fields.apnValue}
onChange={handleFieldChange}
label="APN"
outerLabel={true}
light={true}
type="text"
name="apn"
id="apn"
/>
<TextField
onChange={handleFieldChange}
value={fields.apnUsernameValue}
label="APN Username"
optional={true}
outerLabel={true}
light={true}
name="apn-username"
id="apn-username"
/>
<TextField
onChange={handleFieldChange}
value={fields.apnUserPwdValue}
label="APN Password"
optional={true}
outerLabel={true}
light={true}
name="apn-password"
id="apn-pwd"
/>
</section>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
);
};
export default NetworkConfig;
I used to use ref for forms but now I always state for forms, I'm facing an issue where I have to clear a field after user submitted something.
handleSumbit = (e) => {
e.preventDefault()
const todoText = this.state.todoText
if(todoText.length > 0){
this.refs.todoTextElem = "" // wont work
this.props.onAddTodo(todoText)
} else {
this.refs.todoTextElem.focus() //worked
}
}
render() {
return(
<div>
<form onSubmit={this.handleSumbit}>
<input ref="todoTextElem" type="text" onChange={e => this.setState({todoText: e.target.value})} name="todoText" placeholder="What do you need to do?" />
<button className="button expanded">Add Todo</button>
</form>
</div>
)
}
Clearing the ref simply don't work because it's a controlled input. I don't want to do something stupid like
passing a flag from parent component telling the form is submitted then use setState to clear the input. Or make onAddTodo to have a callback so that I can do
this.props.onAddTodo(todoText).then(()=>this.state({todoText:""}))
The way you are using the input element is uncontrolled, because you are not using the value property, means not controlling it's value. Simply storing the value in state variable.
You don't need to store the input field value in state variable if you are using ref, ref will have the reference of DOM element, so you need to use this.refName.value to access the value of that element.
Steps:
1- Write the input element like this:
<input
ref= {el => this.todoTextElem = el}
type="text"
placeholder="What do you need to do?" />
To get it's value: this.todoTextElem.value
2- To clear the uncontrolled input field, clear it's value using ref:
this.todoTextElem.value = '';
Write it like this:
handleSumbit = (e) => {
e.preventDefault()
const todoText = this.todoTextElem.value;
if(todoText.length > 0){
this.todoTextElem.value = ''; //here
this.props.onAddTodo(todoText)
} else {
this.todoTextElem.focus()
}
}
Another change is about the string refs, As per DOC:
If you worked with React before, you might be familiar with an older
API where the ref attribute is a string, like "textInput", and the DOM
node is accessed as this.refs.textInput. We advise against it because
string refs have some issues, are considered legacy, and are likely to
be removed in one of the future releases. If you're currently using
this.refs.textInput to access refs, we recommend the callback pattern
instead.
Try and use functional refs instead. Note that the ref is to a DOM element, meaning you still need to address its properties (.value) to modify them as opposed to trying to overwriting the element directly.
The following should work:
handleSumbit = (e) => {
e.preventDefault()
const todoText = this.state.todoText
if(todoText.length > 0){
this.todoTextElem.value = ""
this.props.onAddTodo(todoText)
} else {
this.todoTextElem.focus()
}
}
render() {
return(
<div>
<form onSubmit={this.handleSumbit}>
<input ref={input => this.todoTextElem = input} type="text" onChange={e => this.setState({todoText: e.target.value})} name="todoText" placeholder="What do you need to do?" />
<button className="button expanded">Add Todo</button>
</form>
</div>
)
}
I'm trying to create a simple form with react, but facing difficulty having the data properly bind to the defaultValue of the form.
The behavior I'm looking for is this:
When I open my page, the Text input field should be filled in with the text of my AwayMessage in my database. That is "Sample Text"
Ideally I want to have a placeholder in the Text input field if the AwayMessage in my database has no text.
However, right now, I'm finding that the Text input field is blank every time I refresh the page. (Though what I type into the input does save properly and persist.) I think this is because the input text field's html loads when the AwayMessage is an empty object, but doesn't refresh when the awayMessage loads. Also, I'm unable to specify a default value for the field.
I removed some of the code for clarity (i.e. onToggleChange)
window.Pages ||= {}
Pages.AwayMessages = React.createClass
getInitialState: ->
App.API.fetchAwayMessage (data) =>
#setState awayMessage:data.away_message
{awayMessage: {}}
onTextChange: (event) ->
console.log "VALUE", event.target.value
onSubmit: (e) ->
window.a = #
e.preventDefault()
awayMessage = {}
awayMessage["master_toggle"]=#refs["master_toggle"].getDOMNode().checked
console.log "value of text", #refs["text"].getDOMNode().value
awayMessage["text"]=#refs["text"].getDOMNode().value
#awayMessage(awayMessage)
awayMessage: (awayMessage)->
console.log "I'm saving", awayMessage
App.API.saveAwayMessage awayMessage, (data) =>
if data.status == 'ok'
App.modal.closeModal()
notificationActions.notify("Away Message saved.")
#setState awayMessage:awayMessage
render: ->
console.log "AWAY_MESSAGE", this.state.awayMessage
awayMessageText = if this.state.awayMessage then this.state.awayMessage.text else "Placeholder Text"
`<div className="away-messages">
<div className="header">
<h4>Away Messages</h4>
</div>
<div className="content">
<div className="input-group">
<label for="master_toggle">On?</label>
<input ref="master_toggle" type="checkbox" onChange={this.onToggleChange} defaultChecked={this.state.awayMessage.master_toggle} />
</div>
<div className="input-group">
<label for="text">Text</label>
<input ref="text" onChange={this.onTextChange} defaultValue={awayMessageText} />
</div>
</div>
<div className="footer">
<button className="button2" onClick={this.close}>Close</button>
<button className="button1" onClick={this.onSubmit}>Save</button>
</div>
</div>
my console.log for AwayMessage shows the following:
AWAY_MESSAGE Object {}
AWAY_MESSAGE Object {id: 1, company_id: 1, text: "Sample Text", master_toggle: false}
Another way of fixing this is by changing the key of the input.
<input ref="text" key={this.state.awayMessage ? 'notLoadedYet' : 'loaded'} onChange={this.onTextChange} defaultValue={awayMessageText} />
Update:
Since this get upvotes, I will have to say that you should properly have a disabled or readonly prop while the content is loading, so you don't decrease the ux experience.
And yea, it is most likely a hack, but it gets the job done.. ;-)
defaultValue is only for the initial load
If you want to initialize the input then you should use defaultValue, but if you want to use state to change the value then you need to use value. Personally I like to just use defaultValue if I'm just initializing it and then just use refs to get the value when I submit. There's more info on refs and inputs on the react docs, https://facebook.github.io/react/docs/forms.html and https://facebook.github.io/react/docs/working-with-the-browser.html.
Here's how I would rewrite your input:
awayMessageText = if this.state.awayMessage then this.state.awayMessage.text else ''
<input ref="text" onChange={this.onTextChange} placeholder="Placeholder Text" value={#state.awayMessageText} />
Also you don't want to pass placeholder text like you did because that will actually set the value to 'placeholder text'. You do still need to pass a blank value into the input because undefined and nil turns value into defaultValue essentially. https://facebook.github.io/react/tips/controlled-input-null-value.html.
getInitialState can't make api calls
You need to make api calls after getInitialState is run. For your case I would do it in componentDidMount. Follow this example, https://facebook.github.io/react/tips/initial-ajax.html.
I'd also recommend reading up on the component lifecycle with react. https://facebook.github.io/react/docs/component-specs.html.
Rewrite with modifications and loading state
Personally I don't like to do the whole if else then logic in the render and prefer to use 'loading' in my state and render a font awesome spinner before the form loads, http://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome/examples/. Here's a rewrite to show you what I mean. If I messed up the ticks for cjsx, it's because I normally just use coffeescript like this, .
window.Pages ||= {}
Pages.AwayMessages = React.createClass
getInitialState: ->
{ loading: true, awayMessage: {} }
componentDidMount: ->
App.API.fetchAwayMessage (data) =>
#setState awayMessage:data.away_message, loading: false
onToggleCheckbox: (event)->
#state.awayMessage.master_toggle = event.target.checked
#setState(awayMessage: #state.awayMessage)
onTextChange: (event) ->
#state.awayMessage.text = event.target.value
#setState(awayMessage: #state.awayMessage)
onSubmit: (e) ->
# Not sure what this is for. I'd be careful using globals like this
window.a = #
#submitAwayMessage(#state.awayMessage)
submitAwayMessage: (awayMessage)->
console.log "I'm saving", awayMessage
App.API.saveAwayMessage awayMessage, (data) =>
if data.status == 'ok'
App.modal.closeModal()
notificationActions.notify("Away Message saved.")
#setState awayMessage:awayMessage
render: ->
if this.state.loading
`<i className="fa fa-spinner fa-spin"></i>`
else
`<div className="away-messages">
<div className="header">
<h4>Away Messages</h4>
</div>
<div className="content">
<div className="input-group">
<label for="master_toggle">On?</label>
<input type="checkbox" onChange={this.onToggleCheckbox} checked={this.state.awayMessage.master_toggle} />
</div>
<div className="input-group">
<label for="text">Text</label>
<input ref="text" onChange={this.onTextChange} value={this.state.awayMessage.text} />
</div>
</div>
<div className="footer">
<button className="button2" onClick={this.close}>Close</button>
<button className="button1" onClick={this.onSubmit}>Save</button>
</div>
</div>
That should about cover it. Now that is one way to go about forms which uses state and value. You can also just use defaultValue instead of value and then use refs to get the values when you submit. If you go that route I would recommend you have an outer shell component (usually referred to as high order components) to fetch the data and then pass it to the form as props.
Overall I'd recommend reading the react docs all the way through and do some tutorials. There's lots of blogs out there and http://www.egghead.io had some good tutorials. I have some stuff on my site as well, http://www.openmindedinnovations.com.
it's extremely simple, make defaultValue and key the same:
<input defaultValue={myVal} key={myVal}/>
This is one of the recommended approaches at https://reactjs.org/blog/2018/06/07/you-probably-dont-need-derived-state.html#recommendation-fully-uncontrolled-component-with-a-key
To force the defaultValue to re-render all you need to do is change the key value of the input itself. here is how you do it.
<input
type="text"
key={myDynamicKey}
defaultValue={myDynamicDefaultValue}
placeholder="It works"/>
Maybe not the best solution, but I'd make a component like below so I can reuse it everywhere in my code. I wish it was already in react by default.
<MagicInput type="text" binding={[this, 'awayMessage.text']} />
The component may look like:
window.MagicInput = React.createClass
onChange: (e) ->
state = #props.binding[0].state
changeByArray state, #path(), e.target.value
#props.binding[0].setState state
path: ->
#props.binding[1].split('.')
getValue: ->
value = #props.binding[0].state
path = #path()
i = 0
while i < path.length
value = value[path[i]]
i++
value
render: ->
type = if #props.type then #props.type else 'input'
parent_state = #props.binding[0]
`<input
type={type}
onChange={this.onChange}
value={this.getValue()}
/>`
Where change by array is a function accessing hash by a path expressed by an array
changeByArray = (hash, array, newValue, idx) ->
idx = if _.isUndefined(idx) then 0 else idx
if idx == array.length - 1
hash[array[idx]] = newValue
else
changeByArray hash[array[idx]], array, newValue, ++idx
Related issue
Setting defaulValue on control din't not update the state.
Doing reverse works perfectly:
Set state to default value, and the control UI gets updated correctly as if defaulValue was given.
Code:
let defaultRole = "Owner";
const [role, setRole] = useState(defaultRole);
useEffect(() => {
setMsg(role);
});
const handleChange = (event) => {
setRole(event.target.value );
};
// ----
<TextField
label="Enter Role"
onChange={handleChange}
autoFocus
value={role}
/>
Define a state for your default value
Surround your input with a div and a key prop
Set the key value to the same value as the defaultValue of the input.
Call your setDefaultValue defined at the step 1 somewhere to re-render your component
Example:
const [defaultValue, setDefaultValue] = useState(initialValue);
useEffect(() => {
setDefaultValue(initialValue);
}, false)
return (
<div key={defaultValue}>
<input defaultValue={defaultValue} />
</div>
)
Give value to parameter "placeHolder".
For example :-
<input
type="text"
placeHolder="Search product name."
style={{border:'1px solid #c5c5c5', padding:font*0.005,cursor:'text'}}
value={this.state.productSearchText}
onChange={this.handleChangeProductSearchText}
/>
Use value instead of defaultValue and change the value of the input with the onChange method.