React search highlighing - javascript

I am trying to make a search that highlights the matching characters within the displayed list.
I having trouble figuring out how I can add a DOM node within a list as it is being created/updated. The following code is where I got to. I think I understand why its not working (i keep getting 'Stephine Ma[object Object]ks'as the output). I am fairly sure I need to add it as an actual DOM node using .HTMl or .innerHTML but with react im not sure how one would do that.
import React from 'react';
import { Router, Route, Link } from 'react-router';
export default class extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {};
}
render() {
var divImage = {
backgroundImage : "url(" + this.props.image + ")"
};
var test = this.props.name;
if(this.props.name.indexOf(this.props.filterText) != -1 ) {
var pattern = this.props.filterText.toString();
test = test.replace(pattern, <span className="highlight">+pattern+</span>)
}
return (
<li className="panelItem">
<a className="item-title" style={divImage}>{test}</a>
</li>
);
}
}

Here is an example if you can use indexOf instead of regex matching. Builds all the nodes and wraps them in spans.
https://jsfiddle.net/2zx84koy/
var Hello = React.createClass({
render: function() {
var name = this.props.name;
var startIdx = name.indexOf(this.props.filterText);
var textNodes = <span>{name}</span>
if(startIdx > -1 ) {
textNodes = (
<span>
{name.substring(0, startIdx)}
<span className="highlight">{name.substring(startIdx, startIdx + this.props.filterText.length)}</span>
{name.substring(startIdx + this.props.filterText.length)}
</span>
)
}
return (
<li className="panelItem">
<a className="item-title">{textNodes}</a>
</li>
);
}
});
You can do innerHTML in react but in general its not advised unless you know for sure it would not leave you vulnerable to xss attacks. I put an example below of how to convert your code to that style just for reference.
var test = this.props.name;
if(this.props.name.indexOf(this.props.filterText) != -1 ) {
var pattern = this.props.filterText.toString();
test = test.replace(pattern, '<span class="highlight">' + pattern + '</span>')
}
return (
<li className="panelItem">
<a className="item-title" dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{__html: test}}></a>
</li>
);

I was working on something similar quite recently, I created a library (prelude-extension) and a component (react-selectize) for it, here's a demo, maybe it is what you are looking for.

Related

Rendering elements from an array of objects cause them to flicker on the screen and disappear

What is the problem?
I have a functional component that should render a list of player stats based on what team the user selects. The functionality of getting the data works and when I console log the state array using a useEffect I get an array with data inside it, but when I try to render the objects in html so you can see them on the screen sometimes they flicker on and then disappear, sometimes nothing happens at all.
What I've tried
I've tried using both a state array and just an ordinary variable array to see if that makes any difference. I've tried using .forEach and just a for loop to see if that would work. I've messed around with how I store the data and just trying to use a simple array instead of an object nothing so far has managed to get it rendered. As a note it is clear that the component does render as the div (className = Player-Stats) that contains the .map function is visible when inspected.
Thanks for any help and suggestions, I've spent days on this one functionality because the NHL api stores it's data super weirdly and you need to do all kinds of things to get the data you want. I didn't want to spam this question with tons of my code so if you need anything else like the parent components please ask and I can provide them.
Code Snippets
Landing Page
import { useState } from 'react';
import '../CSS/LandingPage.css';
import Instruction from './Instruction';
import LeagueLeaders from './LeagueLeaders';
import NavBar from './NavBar';
import TeamSelector from './TeamSelector';
import TeamStandings from './TeamStandings';
function LandingPage() {
const [teamSelected, setTeamSelected] = useState(false);
const [listOfTeams, setListOfTeams] = useState([]);
return (
<div className = 'Landing-Page-Container'>
<NavBar/>
<div className = 'Stats-Standings-Container'>
<div className = 'Team-Select-Container'>
<TeamSelector toggleStats = {setTeamSelected} setListTeams = {setListOfTeams}/>
</div>
<div className = 'Stats-Container'>
<LeagueLeaders showStats = {teamSelected} getListTeams = {listOfTeams} />
</div>
<div className = 'Standings-Container'>
<TeamStandings/>
</div>
</div>
</div>
);
}
export default LandingPage;
LeagueLeaders code
import { useState } from 'react';
import {FaChevronLeft, FaChevronRight} from 'react-icons/fa';
import '../CSS/LeagueLeaders.css';
import Instruction from './Instruction';
import LeaderStats from './LeaderStats.js';
function LeagueLeaders({showStats, getListTeams}){
var title = ['Skaters', 'Goalies', 'Defencemen'];
var [titleNo, setTitleNo] = useState(0);
var goalieOptions = ['GAA', 'SV%', 'SHUTOUTS'];
var nonGoalieOptions = ['POINTS', 'GOALS', 'ASSISTS'];
function selectPosition(task){
if(task === '+' && titleNo <2){
setTitleNo(titleNo+1);
}else if (task === '+' && titleNo == 2){
setTitleNo(0);
}else if(task === '-' && titleNo >0){
setTitleNo(titleNo-1);
}else{
setTitleNo(2);
}
}
return(
<div className = 'Leaders-Container'>
<div className = 'Leaders-Title'>
<FaChevronLeft className = 'toggleArrow' size = {24} color = 'white' onClick={() => selectPosition('-')}/>
<h1>{title[titleNo]}</h1>
<FaChevronRight className = 'toggleArrow' size = {24} color = 'white' onClick={() => selectPosition('+')}/>
</div>
<div className = 'Leaders-Selection-Container'>
<div className = 'Stat-Select-1'>
<p>{titleNo == 1 ? goalieOptions[0]: nonGoalieOptions[0]}</p>
</div>
<div className = 'Stat-Select-2'>
<p>{titleNo == 1 ? goalieOptions[1]: nonGoalieOptions[1]}</p>
</div>
<div className = 'Stat-Select-3'>
<p>{titleNo == 1 ? goalieOptions[2]: nonGoalieOptions[2]}</p>
</div>
</div>
<div className = 'Leaders-Stats-Container'>
{showStats ? <LeaderStats playerPos = {titleNo} teams = {getListTeams}/> : <Instruction/>}
</div>
</div>
);
}
export default LeagueLeaders;
TeamSelector component code
import '../CSS/TeamSelector.css';
import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
import teamDetail from "../Assets/teamDetail";
function TeamSelector( {toggleStats, setListTeams}) {
const [listOfTeams, setListOfTeams] = useState([]);
const [listOfURL, setListOfURL] = useState([]);
const [selectedTeams, setSelectedTeams] = useState([]);
useEffect(()=>{
console.log(selectedTeams);
setListTeams(selectedTeams);
}, [selectedTeams])
function handleClick(e){
const selectedTeamsCopy = [...selectedTeams];
if(selectedTeams.includes(e.currentTarget.id)){
if(selectedTeams.length <= 1){
toggleStats(false);
selectedTeamsCopy.splice(selectedTeamsCopy.indexOf(e.currentTarget.id, 1), 1);
setSelectedTeams(selectedTeamsCopy);
}else{
selectedTeamsCopy.splice(selectedTeamsCopy.indexOf(e.currentTarget.id, 1), 1);
setSelectedTeams(selectedTeamsCopy);
}
}else {
if(selectedTeams.length === 0){
toggleStats(true);
selectedTeamsCopy.push(e.currentTarget.id);
setSelectedTeams(selectedTeamsCopy);
}else{
selectedTeamsCopy.push(e.currentTarget.id);
setSelectedTeams(selectedTeamsCopy);
}
}
if(e.target.style.opacity === '1'){
e.target.style.opacity = '25%';
}else {
e.target.style.opacity = '100%';
}
}
return (
<div className = 'Team-Logo-Container'>
{teamDetail.map((Teams)=>(
<div>
<img onClick={(e) => handleClick(e)} key = {Teams.ID} id = {Teams.ID} alt = {Teams.Name +' Logo'} src = {Teams.URL} className = 'logo'/>
</div>
))}
</div>
);
}
export default TeamSelector;
Array of objects layout
[{ ID: "8480003", Name: "Jesper Boqvist", Points: "1", … }, { ID: "8475193", Name: "Tomas Tatar", Points: "10", … }, etc. etc.]
Rendering the array
return(
<div className = 'Player-Stats'>
{triggerStats ? listOfStats.map((d)=>{
return <p className = 'Stats' key={d.ID}>{d.ID}</p>}
) : <p className = 'Stats'> Sorry theres no available data</p>}
</div>
)
LeaderStats component script (Where the rendering issue is)
import { useEffect, useState, useRef } from "react";
import '../CSS/LeaderStats.css';
function LeaderStats({playerPos, teams}){
const isInitialMount = useRef(true);
const [listOfStats, setListOfStats] = useState([]);
const [triggerStats, setTriggerStats] = useState(false);
//If it's not the first render and the listOfStats state has changed it will render the stats of the players
useEffect(()=>{
if(!isInitialMount.current){
console.log(listOfStats);
setTriggerStats(true);
}
}, [listOfStats])
//When teams prop changes, run the function to get player data from API
useEffect(()=>{
if (isInitialMount.current) {
isInitialMount.current = false;
}else{
if(teams.length !== 0){
getPlayerIDs(teams);
}else{
setTriggerStats(false);
}
}
},[teams])
//This function runs all the axios calls and gathers data from multiple endpoints and saves it to an array
function getPlayerIDs(teamID){
const axios = require('axios');
var playerList=[];
var tempObj;
teamID.forEach(d =>
axios.get(`https://statsapi.web.nhl.com/api/v1/teams/${parseInt(d)}/roster`).then(res => {
//If user has selected the forward position filter roster by that player position and get the stats and save to temp array.
if(playerPos === 0){
res.data.roster.filter(obj => obj.position.type === 'Forward').map(e=>
axios.get(`https://statsapi.web.nhl.com/api/v1/people/${e.person.id}/stats?stats=statsSingleSeason&season=20212022`).then(res =>{
if(typeof res.data.stats[0].splits[0] !== 'undefined'){
if(playerPos !== 1 ){
tempObj = { ID: `${e.person.id}`, Name: `${e.person.fullName}` ,Points: `${res.data.stats[0].splits[0].stat.points}`, Goals: `${res.data.stats[0].splits[0].stat.goals}`, Assists: `${res.data.stats[0].splits[0].stat.assists}`};
playerList.push(tempObj);
}
}
})
);
}
//If user has selected the goalie position filter roster by that player position and get the stats and save to temp array.
else if(playerPos === 1){
res.data.roster.filter(obj => obj.position.type === 'Goalie').map(e=>
axios.get(`https://statsapi.web.nhl.com/api/v1/people/${e.person.id}/stats?stats=statsSingleSeason&season=20212022`).then(res =>{
if(typeof res.data.stats[0].splits[0] !== 'undefined'){
if(playerPos !== 1 ){
tempObj = { ID: `${e.person.id}`, Name: `${e.person.fullName}`, GAA: `${res.data.stats[0].splits[0].stat.goalAgainstAverage}`, SavePercentage: `${res.data.stats[0].splits[0].stat.savePercentage}`, Shutouts: `${res.data.stats[0].splits[0].stat.shutouts}`};
playerList.push(tempObj);
}
}
})
);
}
//If user has selected the defense position filter roster by that player position and get the stats and save to temp array.
else if(playerPos === 2){
res.data.roster.filter(obj => obj.position.type === 'Defenseman').map(e=>
axios.get(`https://statsapi.web.nhl.com/api/v1/people/${e.person.id}/stats?stats=statsSingleSeason&season=20212022`).then(res =>{
if(typeof res.data.stats[0].splits[0] !== 'undefined'){
if(playerPos !== 1 ){
tempObj = { ID: `${e.person.id}`, Name: `${e.person.fullName}` ,Points: `${res.data.stats[0].splits[0].stat.points}`, Goals: `${res.data.stats[0].splits[0].stat.goals}`, Assists: `${res.data.stats[0].splits[0].stat.assists}`};
playerList.push(tempObj);
}
}
})
);
}
})
);
//Set the state to the temp array that will be used to render the stats
setListOfStats(playerList);
}
return(
<div className = 'Player-Stats'>
{triggerStats ? listOfStats.map((d)=>{
return <p className = 'Stats' key={d.ID}>{d.ID}</p>}
) : <p className = 'Stats'> Sorry theres no available data</p>}
</div>
)
}
export default LeaderStats;
I have managed to figure out the issue so I'll post it here for those of you who in the future might find yourself in the same position as me without being able to find an answer. Turns out the way I was setting setListOfStats(playerList); made the state change without me realising it and by the time it got to rendering the .map there was nothing actually there as console.log takes a snapshot of the state at the time of the console.log. The solution (which I had experimented with before a few times but couldn't get working) was to remove the temprorary array of playerList completely and change the following code playerList.push(tempObj); to setListOfStats(listOfStats => [...listOfStats, tempObj]) thise line of code essentially sets the list of stats as I did before but it captures the previous state as well. This comes up with another issue of when you want to remove some data from the list but that's not related to this question. Hopefully someone can make use of this answer in the future.

Can't use substr on a React string

In my component, when I try to use substr on a string (in a object in a prop), I get the following error :
Uncaught TypeError: offer.description.subtstr is not a function
The props are passed when the Axios request is complete in the parent component. I checked and it is a string value for description.
Here is my full code :
import React, { Component } from 'react'
import {Link} from 'react-router-dom'
export class ResultBox extends Component {
render() {
var offer = this.props.offer;
var info = "| " + offer.address + " | " + offer.date;
if(offer.minimumAge > 0) {
info = info + " | Âge minimum : " + offer.minimumAge + " ans"
}
return (
<div key={offer.id} className="result-box">
<div className="result-box-img"><img src={require('../../img/user/hands.svg')} /></div>
<div>
<span className="result-box-org">{offer.organization.name}</span>
<span className="result-box-title"><Link to={"/organisme/offres/" + offer.id}>{offer.name}</Link></span>
<p className="result-box-desc">{offer.description.subtstr(0,10)}</p>
{(offer.placesAvailable > 0) ?
<span className="result-box-nPlaces">{offer.placesAvailable} places disponibles {info}</span>
:
<span className="result-box-nPlaces">{offer.placesAvailable * -1} personnes dans la file d'attente {info}</span>
}
</div>
<div className="result-box-date"></div>
</div>
)
}
}
ResultBox.defaultProps = {
offer : {description: ''}
}
export default ResultBox
```
it's substring()
https://www.w3schools.com/jsref/jsref_substring.asp
Try using
offer.description.substring(0, 10)
EDIT
you can use substr() as well..
but you have a typo in your code. What you have is subtstr()
looks like you have a typo. Should be substr not 'subtstr'
You need to destructure for that(substr) or use substring as solution already posted.
like
let offer = {
description:'Hey welcome to stack overflow'
}
const {description} = offer;
document.write(description.substr(0,10));

How do I give React methods to the onClick handler of an html component?

I'm trying to change the HTML received from a database to respond to custom onClick handlers. Specifically, the HTML I pull has divs called yui-navsets which contain yui_nav page selectors and yui_content page contents. I want to click an li in yui_nav, set that li's class to "selected", set the existing content to display:none, and set the new content to style="".
To do this, I have created a function updateTabs which inputs the index of the chosen yui and the new page number, set that li's class to "selected", set the existing content to display:none, and set the new content to style="". This function works: I tried running updateTabs(2, 3) in componentDidUpdate, and it worked fine, changing the content as requested. I want to assign updateTabs to each of the lis, and I attempt to do so in my componentDidMount after my axios request.
However, I keep getting the error: TypeError: this.updateTabs is not a function. Please help?
Page.js:
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import axios from 'axios';
class Page extends Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {
innerHTML: "",
pageTags: [],
};
console.log(this.props.url);
}
componentDidMount() {
console.log(this.props.url);
axios
.get(
this.props.db_address + "pages?url=" + this.props.url,
{headers: {"Access-Control-Allow-Origin": "*"}}
)
.then(response => {
this.setState({
innerHTML: response.data[0].html,
pageTags: response.data[1]
});
console.log(response);
// Check for yui boxes, evade the null scenario
var yui_sets = document.getElementsByClassName('yui-navset');
if (yui_sets !== null) {
let yui_set, yui_nav, yui_content;
// Iterate through the navs of each set to find the active tabs
for (var yui_set_count = 0; yui_set_count < yui_sets.length; yui_set_count ++) {
yui_set = yui_sets[yui_set_count];
yui_nav = yui_set.getElementsByClassName('yui-nav')[0].children;
yui_content = yui_set.getElementsByClassName('yui-content')[0].children;
let tab_count;
// Give each nav and tab and appropriate ID for testing purposes
for (tab_count = 0; tab_count < yui_nav.length; tab_count ++) {
yui_nav[tab_count].onclick = function() { this.updateTabs(yui_set_count); }
yui_nav[tab_count].id = "nav-"+ yui_set_count.toString() + "-" + tab_count.toString()
yui_content[tab_count].id = "content-"+ yui_set_count.toString() + "-" + tab_count.toString()
}
}
}
})
.catch(error => {
this.setState({ innerHTML: "ERROR 404: Page not found." })
console.log(error);
});
}
updateTabs(yui_index, tab_index){
// Get all yuis
var yui_sets = document.getElementsByClassName('yui-navset');
let yui_set, yui_nav, yui_content
yui_set = yui_sets[yui_index];
yui_nav = yui_set.getElementsByClassName('yui-nav')[0].children;
yui_content = yui_set.getElementsByClassName('yui-content')[0].children;
// Identify the current active tab
var current_tab_found = false;
var old_index = -1;
while (current_tab_found == false) {
old_index += 1;
if (yui_nav[old_index].className === "selected") {
current_tab_found = true;
}
}
// Identify the new and old navs and contents
var yui_nav_old = yui_nav[old_index]
var yui_nav_new = yui_nav[tab_index]
var yui_content_old = yui_content[old_index]
var yui_content_new = yui_content[tab_index]
// Give the new and old navs and contents their appropriate attributes
yui_nav_old.className = "";
yui_nav_new.className = "selected";
yui_content_old.style = "display:none";
yui_content_new.style = "";
}
render() {
return (
<div className="Page">
<div className="Page-html col-12" dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{__html:this.state.innerHTML}} />
<div className="Page-footer">
<div className="d-flex flex-wrap btn btn-secondary justify-content-around">
{this.state.pageTags.map(function(pageTag){return(
<div className="pd-2" key={pageTag.id}>
{pageTag.name}
</div>
)})}
</div>
<div className="d-flex justify-content-center" >
<div className="p-2">Discuss</div>
<div className="p-2">Rate</div>
<div className="p-2">Edit</div>
</div>
<div className="d-flex justify-content-around App">
<div className="p-2">
Unless otherwise stated, the content
of this page is licensed under <br />
<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"
target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License
</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
)
}
}
export default Page
Instead of function with function keyword use arrow functions and it will be solved as follows
You have
yui_nav[tab_count].onclick = function() { this.updateTabs(yui_set_count); }
But use
yui_nav[tab_count].onclick = () => { this.updateTabs(yui_set_count); }
Use this in componentDidMount method
You have to bind the updateTabs method in the constructor:
constructor(props) {
super(props);
...
this.updateTabs = this.updateTabs.bind(this);
}
You should use arrow functions in order to call this method with the correct contetxt:
yui_nav[tab_count].onclick = () => { this.updateTabs(yui_set_count); }

Problem passing down function as a prop in ReactJs

class ReturnTempPassword extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
console.log(JSON.stringify(this.props));
}
render() {
return (
<div>
{ /* change code below this line */ }
<p>Your temporary password is: <strong>{}</strong></p>
{ /* change code above this line */ }
</div>
);
}
};
class ResetPassword extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.pwdGen = this.pwdGen.bind(this);
}
// returns a random string as password
pwdGen(m){
var m = m || 9, str="", r = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789';;
for(var i=0; i<m; i++) {
str+= r.charAt(Math.floor(Math.random()*r.length));
}
return str;
}
render() {
return (
<div>
<h2>Reset Password</h2>
<h3>We've generated a new temporary password for you.</h3>
<h3>Please reset this password from your account settings ASAP.</h3>
{ /* change code below this line */ }
<ReturnTempPassword data={"data"} pass={this.pwdGen} />
{ /* change code above this line */ }
</div>
);
}
};
I'm sending down a function as a prop and want to access it in the child component ReturnTempPassword. But data is available as prop but not pass. Not sure what am i doing wrong?
FYI, this is a freecodecamp task, which I'm trying to solve in my own way.
Link to task is here:
Please help me to correct the mistake.
you do everything right
Add a call your function
class ReturnTempPassword extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
console.log(JSON.stringify(this.props));
}
render() {
return (
<div>
{ /* change code below this line */ }
<p>Your temporary password is: <strong>{this.props.pass(5)}</strong></p>
{ /* change code above this line */ }
</div>
);
}
};
class ResetPassword extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
}
// returns a random string as password
pwdGen(m){
var m = m || 9, str="", r = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789';;
for(var i=0; i<m; i++) {
str+= r.charAt(Math.floor(Math.random()*r.length));
}
return str;
}
render() {
return (
<div>
<h2>Reset Password</h2>
<h3>We've generated a new temporary password for you.</h3>
<h3>Please reset this password from your account settings ASAP.</h3>
{ /* change code below this line */ }
<ReturnTempPassword data={"data"} pass={this.pwdGen} />
{ /* change code above this line */ }
</div>
);
}
};
And this code this.pwdGen = this.pwdGen.bind(this); are not needed
Update Since other people have provided solutions I can provide mine :)
In the task actually, they don't want you to create a random password text. They just want you to pass a "text" as a prop, named tempPassword. You want to use a function here. This is OK but I don't if it passes the test.
You can use this function in two ways.
You can pass it as a prop to the child.
You can use it directly in the parent.
Is there any specific reason you want to use in the child? I think, no.
So you can use it in the parent like:
<ReturnTempPassword pass={this.pwdGen()} />
and in the child:
<p>Your temporary password is: <strong>{this.props.pass}</strong></p>
As you can see since you can do it without passing your function to your child component. Also, you don't need to bind the function since it is not using this here, also it is not being called with a callback. It just a simple method and also can be totally separate from your class.
I've provided an example below like that. You don't need to pass the function as a prop here. In this way, you can use it anywhere. For example, you can put this function in a file then export it. When you need it, you can import it anywhere easily. This function doesn't need to belong to the class itself.
But, if you want to pass it as a prop, #mariamelior's answer shows how you can do this.
// returns a random string as password
function pwdGen(m) {
var m = m || 9,
str = "",
r = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789";
for (var i = 0; i < m; i++) {
str += r.charAt(Math.floor(Math.random() * r.length));
}
return str;
}
class ReturnTempPassword extends React.Component {
render() {
return (
<div>
{/* change code below this line */}
<p>
Your temporary password is: <strong>{this.props.pass}</strong>
</p>
{/* change code above this line */}
</div>
);
}
}
class ResetPassword extends React.Component {
render() {
return (
<div>
<h2>Reset Password</h2>
<h3>We've generated a new temporary password for you.</h3>
<h3>Please reset this password from your account settings ASAP.</h3>
{/* change code below this line */}
<ReturnTempPassword data={"data"} pass={pwdGen()} />
{/* change code above this line */}
</div>
);
}
}
ReactDOM.render(<ResetPassword />, document.getElementById("root"));
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/react/15.1.0/react.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/react/15.1.0/react-dom.min.js"></script>
<div id="root"></div>

Highlighting when HTML and Xpath is given

Given the HTML as a string, the Xpath and offsets. I need to highlight the word.
In the below case I need to highlight Child 1
HTML text:
<html>
<body>
<h2>Children</h2>Joe has three kids:<br/>
<ul>
<li>
Child 1 name
</li>
<li>kid2</li>
<li>kid3</li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
XPATH as : /html/body/ul/li[1]/a[1]
Offsets: 0,7
Render - I am using react in my app.
The below is what I have done so far.
public render(){
let htmlText = //The string above
let doc = new DOMParser().parseFromString(htmlRender,'text/html');
let ele = doc.evaluate("/html/body/ul/li[1]/a[1]", doc, null, XPathResult.FIRST_ORDERED_NODE_TYPE, null); //This gives the node itself
let spanNode = document.createElement("span");
spanNode.className = "highlight";
spanNode.appendChild(ele);
// Wrapping the above node in a span class will add the highlights to that div
//At this point I don't know how to append this span to the HTML String
return(
<h5> Display html data </h5>
<div dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{__html: htmlText}} />
)
I want to avoid using jquery. Want to do in Javascript(React too) if possible!
Edit:
So if you notice the Render function it is using dangerouslySetHTML.
My problem is I am not able manipulate that string which is rendered.
This is what I ended up doing.
public render(){
let htmlText = //The string above
let doc = new DOMParser().parseFromString(htmlRender,'text/html');
let xpathNode = doc.evaluate("/html/body/ul/li[1]/a[1]", doc, null, XPathResult.FIRST_ORDERED_NODE_TYPE, null);
const highlightedNode = xpathNode.singleNodeValue.innerText;
const textValuePrev = highlightedNode.slice(0, char_start);
const textValueAfter = highlightedNode.slice(char_end, highlightedNode.length);
xpathNode.singleNodeValue.innerHTML = `${textValuePrev}
<span class='pt-tag'>
${highlightedNode.slice(char_start, char_end)}
</span> ${textValueAfter}`;
return(
<h5> Display html data </h5>
<div dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{__html: doc.body.outerHTML}} />
)
Xpath is inherently cross component, and React components shouldn't know much about each other. Xpath also basically requires all of the DOM to be created in order to query it. I would render your component first, then simply mutate the rendered output in the DOM using the Xpath selector.
https://jsfiddle.net/69z2wepo/73860/
var HighlightXpath = React.createClass({
componentDidMount() {
let el = document.evaluate(this.props.xpath, document, null, XPathResult.FIRST_ORDERED_NODE_TYPE, null);
el.singleNodeValue.style.background = 'pink';
},
render: function() {
return this.props.children;
}
});
Usage:
<HighlightXpath xpath="html//body//div/p/span">
... app ...
</HighlightXpath>

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