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React conditional re-rerender of an array based on filter

I’m running into an error that I could use some help on
Basically, I have a react app that is executing an HTTP call, receiving an array of data, and saving that into a state variable called ‘tasks’. Each object in that array has a key called ‘completed’. I also have a checkbox on the page called ‘Show All’ that toggles another state variable called showAll. The idea is by default all tasks should be shown however if a user toggles this checkbox, only the incomplete tasks (completed==false) should be shown. I can get all tasks to display but can’t get the conditional render to work based on the checkbox click
Here’s how I’m implementing this. I have the HTTP call executed on the page load using a useEffect hook and available to be called as a function from other change handlers (edits etc.)
Before I call the main return function in a functional component, I’m executing a conditional to check the status of ’ShowAll’ and filter the array if it's false. This is resulting in too many re-render errors. Any suggestions on how to fix it?
See simplified Code Below
const MainPage = () => {
const [tasks, setTasks] = useState([]); //tasks
const [showAll, setShowAll] = useState(true); //this is state for the checkbox (show all or just incomplete)
useEffect( ()=> {
axios.get('api/tasks/')
.then( response => { //this is the chained API call
setTasks(response.data.tasks);
})
.catch(err => {
console.log('error');
})
}, []);
const fetchItems = (cat_id) => {
axios.get('/api/tasks/')
.then( response => {
setTasks(response.data.tasks);
})
.catch(err => {
console.log('error');
})
};
//change the checkbox state
const handleCheckboxChange = (e) => {
setShowAll(!showAll)
console.log('Checkbox: ', showAll)
};
//this part updates the tasks to be filtered down to just the incomplete ones based on the checkbox value
if (showAll === false) {
setTasks(tasks.filter(v => v['completed']===false)); //only show incomplete tasks
}
return (
<div>
<label className="checkb">
<input
name="show_all"
id="show_all"
type="checkbox"
checked={showAll}
onChange={handleCheckboxChange}
/> Show all
</label>
<br/>
{ tasks && tasks.map((task, index) => {
return (
<div key={index} className="task-wrapper flex-wrapper">
<div >
{ task.completed === false ? (
<span> {index +1}. {task.task_description} </span> ) :
(<strike> {index +1}. {task.task_description} </strike>) }
</div>
<div>
<button
onClick={()=> modalClick(task)}
className="btn btn-sm btn-outline-warning">Edit</button>
<span> </span>
</div>
</div>
)
})}
</div>
);
};
export default MainPage;
Thanks

Two things to fix:
Use the checked property on event.target to update the state:
const handleCheckboxChange = ({target: { checked }}) => {
setShowAll(checked)
};
Filter as you want but don't update the state right before returning the JSX as that would trigger a rerender and start an infinite loop:
let filteredTasks = tasks;
if (!showAll) {
filteredTasks = tasks?.filter(v => !v.completed));
}
and in the JSX:
{ tasks && tasks.map should be {filteredTasks?.map(...

use e.target.value and useEffect :
//change the checkbox state
const handleCheckboxChange = (e) => {
setShowAll(e.target.checked)
console.log('Checkbox: ', showAll)
if (!e.target.checked) {
let list =tasks.filter(v => v.completed===false);
setTasks(list ); //only show incomplete tasks
}
};
or
//change the checkbox state
const handleCheckboxChange = (e) => {
setShowAll(e.target.checked)
console.log('Checkbox: ', showAll)
};
useEffect(()=>{
if (showAll === false) {
let list =tasks.filter(v => v.completed===false);
setTasks(list ); //only show incomplete tasks
}
},[showAll])

placing input values into array object

I have two components. One components renders a "title" input.
The other component renders a "note" input with 2 buttons.
I have the title input values stored in state called "title"
I have the note input value stored in state called "note"
Now i'm trying to get my title and note values in an object like so:
const [completedNote, setCompletedNote] = useState([{ id=1, title: "", note=""}])
//App component
import React, { useState } from "react"
import NoteTitle from "./components/note-title/NoteTitle";
export default function App() {
const [title, setTitle] = useState("");
const [note, setNote] = useState("");
const [completedNote, setCompletedNote] = useState([
{ id: 1, title: "", note: "" },
]);
return (
<NoteTitle
title={title}
setTitle={setTitle}
note={note}
setNote={setNote}
/>
);
}
//Title Component
import React, { useState } from "react";
import Note from "../note/Note";
export default function NoteTitle({ title, setTitle, note, setNote }) {
return (
<>
<div className="note-maker__maincontainer">
<div className="note-maker__sub-container">
<div className="note-maker__input-container" ref={wrapperRef}>
<div className="note-maker__title">
<input
id="input_title"
type="text"
value={title}
onChange={(e) => setTitle(e.target.value)}
placeholder="Title..."
onClick={() => setIsNoteDisplayed(true)}
/>
</div>
<Note note={note} setNote={setNote} />
</div>
</div>
</div>
</>
);
}
// Note Component
import React from "react";
export default function Note({ note, setNote }) {
return (
<>
<div className="note__container">
<div className="note-maker__note">
<input
id="input_note"
type="text"
value={note}
onChange={(e) => setNote(e.target.value)}
placeholder="Take a note..."
/>
</div>
<div className="note-maker__buttons-container">
<button className="note-maker__submit-button" type="submit">
Submit
</button>
<button className="note-maker__close-button">Close</button>
</div>
</div>
</>
);
}
How would I go about doing this? I have tried this but its causing "error: To many renders"
setCompletedNote((prevState) =>({
title:{
...prevState.title,
[title]: title,
note:{
...prevState.note,
[note]: note
}
}
}))
Thanks in advance!

If you just want to add a new Completed Note then
Note: Use some library like uuid to generate id and don't do it like below :)
// You have to initiate just an empty array
const [completedNote, setCompletedNote] = useState([]);
// Call this function on submit
const addCompletedNote = () => {
// TODO: validate note and title are not empty
// Add new object to state
setCompletedNote((prevState) => [
...prevState,
{ id: Date.now(), note: note, title: title }
]);
// Clean up existing state
setTitle("");
setNote("");
// Note: this above clean-up triggers state updates 2 times which is not that good but works :) .
// TODO: so try to solve it by combining title, note and completedNote to be a single state object
// like this => { title: "", note: "", completedNote: [] }
// This above change requires a lot of extra changes to work (Try figuring them out :))
}
If you want to update title and note of an existing Completed Note, you need id, newTitle, and newNote values. You update the value of the object that matches the input id.
const updateCompletedNote = (id, newTitle, newNote) => {
setCompletedNote((prevState) => prevState.map(n) => {
if (n.id === id) { // match the id here
return {...n, title: newTitle, note: newNote}; // return new object
}
return n; // objects that do not match id are returned as it is
});
}
You can also update just note or just title But you always need id of the object.
Lets say if you want to just update title of the object you need both id and newTitle and return
return {...n, title: newTitle };
instead of
return {...n, title: newTitle, note: newNote};

Your setCompletedNote function is missing the last closing parenthesis )
You should pass in the arrow function enclosed in curly braces to prevent an infinite loop:
setCompletedNote({
(prevState) => ({
title: {
...prevState.title,
[title]: title,
note: {
...prevState.note,
[note]: note
}
}
})
})

how to set focus to next input on enter key press in react js with refs

Iam using multiple inputs inside maps i want to set focus to next input when i click enter in react Hooks.
With the help of refs
Iam using material ui text field for getting input
I tried in react class component wihtout ref it works with error but in hooks it not works
class compomnent code:
constructor(props) {
this.state = {}
}
inputRefs = [];
_handleKeyPress = e => {
const {currentTarget} = e;
let inputindex = this.inputRefs.indexOf(currentTarget)
if (inputindex < this.inputRefs.length - 1) {
this.inputRefs[inputindex + 1].focus()
}
else {
this.inputRefs[0].focus()
}
};
Inside render in added this within map function
this.state.data.map((data) => return (
<TextField
inputProps = {{onKeyPress:(e) => this.function1(e, data)}}
onChange={this.changevaluefunction}
inputRef={ref => this.inputRefs.push(ref)}
onFocus={this.handleFocus} ref={`input${id}`} /> ))

I have implemented the solution in a different way with the functional component. I have taken the 4 fields and seated its ref with the createRef hook.
I can see from your solution, you wanted to move focus to the next input element whenever you press Enter key on the current element.
I am passing the next target element argument in the onKeyUp handler along with the actual event and then detecting whether the Enter key is pressed or not. If Enter key is pressed and the targetElem is present then I am moving focus to the passed targetElem. By this way you have better control over the inputs.
You can see my solution here
https://codesandbox.io/s/friendly-leftpad-2nx91?file=/src/App.js
import React, { useRef } from "react";
import TextField from "#material-ui/core/TextField";
import "./styles.css";
const inputs = [
{
id: "fName",
label: "First Name"
},
{
id: "lName",
label: "Last Name"
},
{
id: "gender",
label: "Gender"
},
{
id: "address",
label: "Address"
}
];
export default function App() {
const myRefs = useRef([]);
const handleKeyUp = (e, targetElem) => {
if (e.key === "Enter" && targetElem) {
targetElem.focus();
}
};
return (
<div>
{inputs.map((ipt, i) => (
<TextField
onKeyUp={(e) =>
handleKeyUp(e, myRefs.current[i === inputs.length - 1 ? 0 : i + 1])
}
inputRef={(el) => (myRefs.current[i] = el)}
id={ipt.id}
fullWidth
style={{ marginBottom: 20 }}
label={ipt.label}
variant="outlined"
key={ipt.id}
/>
))}
</div>
);
}

You can convert this.inputRefs into a React ref so it persists through renders, and other than this you pretty much remove all references to any this object.
Example Component:
const LENGTH = 10;
const clamp = (min, max, val) => Math.max(min, Math.min(val, max));
export default function App() {
const [data] = useState([...Array(LENGTH).keys()]);
const inputRefs = useRef([]); // <-- ref to hold input refs
const handleKeyPress = index => () => { // <-- enclose in scope
const nextIndex = clamp(0, data.length - 1, index + 1); // <-- get next index
inputRefs.current[nextIndex].focus(); // <-- get ref and focus
};
return (
<div className="App">
{data.map((data, index) => (
<div key={index}>
<TextField
inputProps={{ onKeyPress: handleKeyPress(index) }} // <-- pass index
inputRef={(ref) => (inputRefs.current[index] = ref)} // <-- save input ref
/>
</div>
))}
</div>
);
}

If you are mapping the input field and want to focus on click, you can directly give the id attribute to the input and pass the array id.
After that, you can pass id inside a function as a parameter, and get it by document.getElementById(id).focus().

How do I add an list element seperately to 2 lists?

I am pretty new to react. So I have one parent component which has two child components. These 2 children are the lists that should be displayed. So far I figured out how to transfer the data between two lists by checking the status property of the data. I am not able to understand how to add data into the separate lists and edit them since the parent component renders the 2 lists. Can anyone explain how to add and edit new data that the user will enter? Should I create new states and props on the Items page or should I create them on the child component page? I am pretty confused.
import React,{useState,useEffect} from 'react'
import { Completed } from './Completed'
import { Pending } from './Pending'
export const Items = () => {
const [items,setItems]=useState([
{
id: 1,
title:'Workout',
status:'Pending'
},
{
id: 2,
title:'Read Books',
status:'Pending'
},
{
id: 3,
title:'Cook Pizza',
status:'Pending'
},
{
id: 4,
title:'Pay Bills',
status:'Completed'
},
{
id: 5,
title:' Watch Big Short',
status:'Completed'
},
{
id: 6,
title:' Make nutrition Plan',
status:'Pending'
}
])
const updateStatus=(id,newStatus)=>{
let allItems=items;
allItems=allItems.map(item=>{
if(item.id===id){
console.log('in here')
item.status=newStatus;
}
return item
})
setItems(allItems)
}
return (
<div class="items">
<Pending items={items} setItems={setItems} updateStatus={updateStatus}/>
<Completed items={items} setItems={setItems} updateStatus={updateStatus}/>
</div>
)
}
import React from 'react'
export const Pending = ({items,setItems,updateStatus}) => {
return (
<div className="pending">
<h1>LEFT</h1>
{
items && items.map(item=>{
if(item && item.status==='Pending')
return <><p className="item" key={item.id}>{item.title} <button className="mark_complete" key={item.id} onClick={()=>{updateStatus(item.id,'Completed')}}>Move Right</button></p></>
})
}
</div>
)
}
import React from 'react'
export const Completed = ({items,setItems,updateStatus}) => {
return (
<div className="completed">
<h1>RIGHT</h1>
<form onSubmit={this.addItem}>
<input placeholder="enter task">
</input>
<button type="submit">add</button>
</form>
{
items && items.map(item=>{
if(item && item.status==='Completed')
return <><p className="item" key={item.id}>{item.title} <button className="mark_pending" key={item.id} onClick={()=>{updateStatus(item.id,'Pending')}}> Move Left</button></p> </>
})
}
</div>
)
}
I have attached the 3 components which are Items, Pending and Completed above.

It's almost always better to have the state in the parent and pass down props to the children. So you want to keep your items state where it is. You can create an addItem function and pass it down as a prop to any child.
I don't think it makes sense to be able to add items from both lists since new items should be 'Pending'. So I would recommend that you put your add form in a new component AddItem which would be a third child of Items. Once AddItem calls the addItem function from props, that item will get saved to the state in items and it will show up in the Pending list automatically.
If all new items have status 'Pending' then the only information that we should need to add an item is the title of the task.
This function goes in Items:
const addItem = (title) => {
// set state using a callback function of current state
setItems((current) => {
// the highest number of all current ids, or 0 if empty
const maxId = current.reduce((max, o) => Math.max(max, o.id), 0);
// the next id is the max plus 1
const id = maxId + 1;
// add new item to the current - concat won't mutate the array
return current.concat({
id,
title,
status: "Pending"
});
});
};
Your AddItem component uses a controlled input to create the text for the new item.
export const AddItem = ({ addItem }) => {
const [title, setTitle] = useState("");
const handleSubmit = (e) => {
// prevent form submission from reloading the page
e.preventDefault();
// call the addItem function with the current title
addItem(title);
// clear the form
setTitle("");
};
return (
<form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
<input
placeholder="enter task"
value={title}
onChange={(e) => setTitle(e.target.value)}
/>
<button type="submit">add</button>
</form>
);
};
Inside the return of Items, include your form:
<AddItem addItem={addItem} />
Unrelated to the question at hand, there are a few other improvements that you can make to your code.
Your updateStatus function actually mutates the current item. You should instead create a new object for the changed item by copying everything except the status.
You are getting warnings about unique keys because the key must be on the outermost component inside the .map(). You put a fragment <> outside the <p> which has the key, so remove the fragment.
In my opinion the filtering of which item goes in each list should be done by the parent. Your Completed and Pending components are extremely similar. You should combine them into one component. Everything that is different between the two, such as texts and class names, can be controlled by the props that you pass in.
import React, { useState } from "react";
export const ItemsList = ({
items,
title,
className,
buttonText,
onClickButton
}) => {
return (
<div className={className}>
<h1>{title}</h1>
{items.map((item) => (
<p className="item" key={item.id}>
<span className="item_title">{item.title}</span>
<button
className="move_item"
key={item.id}
onClick={() => {
onClickButton(item.id);
}}
>
{buttonText}
</button>
</p>
))}
</div>
);
};
// example of how to compose components
// this keeps the same setup that you had before, but without repeated code
export const Completed = ({ items, updateStatus }) => {
return (
<ItemsList
title="RIGHT"
buttonText="Move Left"
className="completed"
items={items.filter((item) => item.status === "Completed")}
onClickButton={(id) => updateStatus(id, "Pending")}
/>
);
};
export const AddItem = ({ addItem }) => {
const [title, setTitle] = useState("");
const handleSubmit = (e) => {
// prevent form submission from reloading the page
e.preventDefault();
// call the addItem function with the current title
addItem(title);
// clear the form
setTitle("");
};
return (
<form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
<input
placeholder="enter task"
value={title}
onChange={(e) => setTitle(e.target.value)}
/>
<button type="submit">add</button>
</form>
);
};
export const Items = () => {
const [items, setItems] = useState([
{
id: 1,
title: "Workout",
status: "Pending"
},
{
id: 2,
title: "Read Books",
status: "Pending"
},
{
id: 3,
title: "Cook Pizza",
status: "Pending"
},
{
id: 4,
title: "Pay Bills",
status: "Completed"
},
{
id: 5,
title: " Watch Big Short",
status: "Completed"
},
{
id: 6,
title: " Make nutrition Plan",
status: "Pending"
}
]);
const addItem = (title) => {
// set state using a callback function of current state
setItems((current) => {
// the highest number of all current ids, or 0 if empty
const maxId = current.reduce((max, o) => Math.max(max, o.id), 0);
// the next id is the max plus 1
const id = maxId + 1;
// add new item to the current - concat won't mutate the array
return current.concat({
id,
title,
status: "Pending"
});
});
};
const updateStatus = (id, newStatus) => {
setItems((current) =>
// arrow function without braces is an implicit return
current.map((item) =>
item.id === id
? // copy to new item if id matches
{
...item,
status: newStatus
}
: // otherwise return the existing item
item
)
);
};
return (
<div className="items">
<AddItem addItem={addItem} />
{/* can set the props on ItemsList here */}
<ItemsList
title="LEFT"
buttonText="Move Right"
className="pending"
items={items.filter((item) => item.status === "Pending")}
// create a function that just takes the `id` and sets the status to "Completed"
onClickButton={(id) => updateStatus(id, "Completed")}
/>
{/* or do it in a separate component */}
<Completed items={items} updateStatus={updateStatus} />
</div>
);
};
export default Items;
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How to update and display first non-empty value on setState with react?

I'm trying to display the value of my inputs from a from, in a list. Everytime I hit submit, I expect that it should display the inputs in order.
The problem I'm having is that when I try to submit my form and display inputs in a list, it display an empty value first. On the next submit and thereafter, it displays the previous value, not the new one on the input field.
There's also an error message but i'm not understanding how to relate it to the problem. It's a warning message regarding controlled/uncontrolled components.
I've tried to add if statements to check for empty values in each functions but the problem persists.I've tried to manage the error massage by being consistent with all input to be controlled elements using setState, but nothing works.
I looked through todo list examples on github. I guess i'm trying to keep it in one functional component versus multiple ones, and I'm not using class components. I tried to follow the wesbos tutorial on Javascript 30 day challenge, day 15: Local Storage and Event Delegation. I'm trying to use React instead of plain JS.
Here's what my component looks like.
import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
import "../styles/LocalStorage.css";
export const LocalStorage = () => {
const [collection, setCollection] = useState([]);
const [value, setValue] = useState();
const [item, setItem] = useState({ plate: "", done: false });
const [display, setDisplay] = useState(false);
//set the value of the input
const handleChange = (e) => {
if (e.target.value === "") return;
setValue(e.target.value);
};
const handleSubmit = (e) => {
e.preventDefault();
if (value === "" || undefined) return;
setItem((prevState) => {
return { ...prevState, plate: value };
});
addItem(item);
setDisplay(true);
setValue("");
};
const addItem = (input) => {
if (input.plate === "") return;
setCollection([...collection, input]);
};
return (
<div>
<div className="wrapper">
<h2>LOCAL TAPAS</h2>
<ul className="plates">
{display ? (
collection.map((item, i) => {
return (
<li key={i}>
<input
type="checkbox"
data-index={i}
id={`item${i}`}
checked={item.done}
onChange={() =>
item.done
? setItem((state) => ({ ...state, done: false }))
: setItem((state) => ({ ...state, done: true }))
}
/>
<label htmlFor={`item${i}`}>{item.plate}</label>
</li>
);
})
) : (
<li>Loading Tapas...</li>
)}
</ul>
<form className="add-items" onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
<input
type="text"
name="item"
placeholder="Item Name"
required
value={value}
onChange={handleChange}
/>
<button type="submit">+ Add Item</button>
</form>
</div>
</div>
);
};

Since the setState function is asynchronous, you cannot use the state value item right after you fire the setItem(...). To ensure you get the latest value for your addItem function:
setItem((prevState) => {
const newItem = { ...prevState, plate: value };
addItem(newItem); // Now, it's getting the updated value!
return newItem;
});
And regarding the controlled and uncontrolled components, you can read the docs about it here. To fix your problem, you can initialize the value state with an empty string:
const [value, setValue] = useState('');