passing state of child component - reactjs

Question

So I have a component "itemSelection" and inside of it I map through an api response like this
<div className="row">
{this.state.items.map(i => <Item name={i.name} quantity={i.quantity} />)}
</div>
Here the state of "Item" component
constructor(props){
super(props);
this.state = {
visible: false,
selected: false,
}
}
How could I pass the state of "Item" component to "itemSelection" component?

Answer 1

Sending data back up to your parent component should be done by using props.
Fairly common question, see this post for the long answer.

Answer 2

As according to me, If I understood your question you want to call the state of the child component to the parent component.
//Child.js
import s from './Child.css';
class Child extends Component {
getAlert() {
alert('clicked');
}
render() {
return (
<h1 ref="hello">Hello</h1>
);
}
}
export default withStyles(s)(Child);
//Parent.js
class Parent extends Component {
render() {
onClick() {
this.refs.child.getAlert()
}
return (
<div>
<Child ref="child" />
<button onClick={this.onClick.bind(this)}>Click</button>
</div>
);
}
}
Also, you can get the code reference from the link: https://github.com/kriasoft/react-starter-kit/issues/909
This a little tricky but Maybe, its help you solving your problem.
//Parent.js
class Parent extends Component {
component(props) {
super(props)
this.state = {
test: 'abc'
}
}
ParentFunction = (value) => {
this.state.test = value;
this.setState(this.state);
}
render() {
return (
<div>
<Child
test={this.state.test}
ParentFunction={this.ParentFunction}
/>
</div>
);
}
}
//Child.js
import s from './Child.css';
class Child extends Component {
component(props) {
super(props)
this.state = {
test: props.test
}
}
handleChange = () => {
this.state.test = event.target.value;
this.setState(this.state);
this.handleOnSave()
}
handleOnSave = () => {
this.props.ParentFunction(this.state.test);
}
render() {
return (
<div>
<input type="text" onChange={this.handleChange} />
</div>
);
}
}
export default withStyles(s)(Child);