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Jrobm2k9
Jrobm2k9

Reputation: 73

Pass variable in react

I have his code where i try to pass a variable to the handleclick fcn and set state to that variable:

class MyComponent extends React.Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
    this.state = {
      name: 'Initial State'
    };
    this.handleClick = this.handleClick.bind(this);
  }
  handleClick(temp) {
    this.setState({
      name:temp
    });
  }
  render() {
    return (
      <div>
        <button onClick={this.handleClick('name')}>Click Me</button>
        <h1>{this.state.name}</h1>
      </div>
    );
  }
};

It doesn't work, can someone explain how to pass a variable and set state to it, if it's possible??

Upvotes: 0

Views: 55

Answers (1)

Tholle
Tholle

Reputation: 112787

By writing this.handleClick('name') you are invoking the handleClick function directly on render. You want to give a function to the onClick prop that will be invoked on click.

Example

class MyComponent extends React.Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
    this.state = {
      name: "Initial State"
    };
    this.handleClick = this.handleClick.bind(this);
  }
  handleClick(temp) {
    this.setState({
      name: temp
    });
  }
  render() {
    return (
      <div>
        <button onClick={() => this.handleClick("name")}>Click Me</button>
        <h1>{this.state.name}</h1>
      </div>
    );
  }
}

ReactDOM.render(<MyComponent />, 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>

Upvotes: 2

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