mui autocomplete with react-hook-form: defaultValue in formData - reactjs

Question

I'm setting the defaultValue of the Autocopmlete component as below:
<Controller
control={control}
name={name}
render={({field: {onChange, value}}) => (
<Autocomplete
freeSolo={freeSolo}
options={options}
renderInput={params => {
return <TextField {...params} label={label} margin="normal" variant="outlined" onChange={onChange} />
}}
onChange={(event, values, reason) => onChange(values)}
defaultValue={defaultValue}
/>
)}
/>
the value is well displayed based on the defaultValue.
However when I click on the submit button, the value of the Autocomplete field is always undefined if I don't use the autocomplete component.
Here are how I register the hook and component (simplified code)
const customerSchema = yup.object().shape({
route: yup.string().nullable()
})
const {control, handleSubmit} = useForm({
resolver: yupResolver(customerSchema)
})
const onSubmit = formData => {
console.log(formData) // autocomplete is undefined if no action on the autocomplete
}
<form noValidate autoComplete="off" onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)}>
<AutoCompleteInput
control={control}
name="route"
label="route"
options={customers_routes.map(option => option.route_name)}
defaultValue={customer.route}
freeSolo={false}
/>
<Button type="submit">
Update
</Button>
</form>
What should I do to have the route field always available in the form data when I click on submit?

Answer 1

Why don't you use defaultValues option with useForm:
const {control, handleSubmit} = useForm({
resolver: yupResolver(customerSchema),
defaultValues: { route: customer.route },
});
and instead of sending defaultValue prop to AutoComplete you can use value prop, like this:
<Controller
control={control}
name={name}
render={({ field: { onChange, value } }) => (
<Autocomplete
freeSolo={freeSolo}
options={options}
renderInput={(params) => {
return (
<TextField
{...params}
label={label}
margin="normal"
variant="outlined"
onChange={onChange}
/>
);
}}
onChange={(event, values, reason) => onChange(values)}
value={value}
/>
)}
/>

Answer 2

Here is a simplest way to use an Autocomplete with react hook from , render your Autocomplete component inside Controller from react hook from, use onChange and value from the render function to control the value
<Controller
control={control}
name="type"
rules={{
required: 'Veuillez choisir une réponse',
}}
render={({ field: { onChange, value } }) => (
<Autocomplete
freeSolo
options={['field', 'select', 'multiple', 'date']}
onChange={(event, values) => onChange(values)}
value={value}
renderInput={(params) => (
<TextField
{...params}
label="type"
variant="outlined"
onChange={onChange}
/>
)}
/>
)}