How to sync props to state using React hooks : setState()

useState hooks function argument is being used only once and not everytime the prop changes. You must make use of useEffect hooks to implement what you would call the componentWillReceiveProps/getDerivedStateFromProps functionality import React,{useState , useEffect} from ‘react’; const Persons = (props) => { const [nameState , setNameState] = useState(props) useEffect(() => { setNameState(props); }, [props]) … Read more

Inline CSS styles in React: how to implement a:hover?

I think onMouseEnter and onMouseLeave are the ways to go, but I don’t see the need for an additional wrapper component. Here is how I implemented it: var Link = React.createClass({ getInitialState: function(){ return {hover: false} }, toggleHover: function(){ this.setState({hover: !this.state.hover}) }, render: function() { var linkStyle; if (this.state.hover) { linkStyle = {backgroundColor: ‘red’} } … Read more

Om but in javascript

Edit July 2015: currently the most promising framework based on immutability is Redux! take a look! It does not use cursors like Om (neither Om Next does not use cursors). Cursors are not really scalable, despite using CQRS principles described below, it still creates too much boilerplate in components, that is hard to maintain, and … Read more

How to create helper file full of functions in react native?

Quick note: You are importing a class, you can’t call properties on a class unless they are static properties. Read more about classes here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Classes There’s an easy way to do this, though. If you are making helper functions, you should instead make a file that exports functions like this: export function HelloChandu() { } … Read more

Add element to a state React

As per React docs (webarchive source): What Should Go in State? State should contain data that a component’s event handlers may change to trigger a UI update. In real apps this data tends to be very small and JSON-serializable. When building a stateful component, think about the minimal possible representation of its state, and only … Read more

Stop useEffect from running on mount

You can’t configure it out of the box. But, a common pattern is to use some isMounted flag like so: // Is Mounted const useFetchNotOnMount = () => { … const isMounted = useRef(false); useEffect(() => { if (isMounted.current) { console.log(‘fetching’); dispatch(fetchData(filters)); } else { isMounted.current = true; } }, [dispatch, filters]); }; // Same … Read more