// Create a new app
npx create-react-app my-app-name
// Run the created app
cd my-app-name
yarn start
/ http://localhost:3000
(src/App.js)
// React component
function App(){
return <h1>Hello World</h1>
}
export default App;
How this component get render to the browser? The main project file is src/index.js and in that file there are instruction to render the component
ReactDOM.render( , document.getElementById('root'))
The App component will then be rendered inside public/index.html 'root' div
Component will be created in separate files. Each component need to be export and then import
function Greeting(){
return <h1>Hello World </h1>
}
export default Greeting
This component can then be import
import Greeting from './Gretting'
function App(){
return <Greeting />
}
or name export...
export function Greeting(){
return <h1>Hello World</h1>
}
This component can then be import
import {Greeting} from './Gretting'
BEM Naming Convention
return (
<div className="app">
<h1 className="app_title">Welcome to my application: {appTitle}</h1>
<div className="product">
<h1 className="product__name--large">Product name: {product.name}</h1>
<h1 className="product__name--small">Nick name: {product.nickName}</h1>
<p className="product__description">Product description: {product.description}
</div>
<div>
)
Return a single element (only one parent element)
// not valid
return <h1>Hello world</h1><h2>Hi!</h2>
// valid with fragment.
return (
<>
<h1>Hello World</h1>
<h2>Hi!</h2>
</>
)
// Noted the parenthesis for multi-line formatting
Use className instead of class
Also all attribute name need to be camelCase
// not valid
return (
<div class="title">
Hello World
</div>
)
// valid
return (
<div className="title">
</div>
)
Close every element
return (
<img src="http:example.com/image.jpg" />
<input type="text" name="first_name" />
)
// Arrow function shorthand component
const Person = () => <h1>Mike Taylor</h1>
// Arrow function component
const Message = () => {
return <h1>Hello</h1>
}
// Function component
function HelloWorld(){
return (
<>
<Message />
<Person />
</>
)
}
(src/App.css)
h1 {
color: red;
}
(src/App.js)
Import the CSS file
import './App.css'
function App(){
return <h1>Hello World</h1>
}
function App(){
const name = 'Mike'
return (
<>
<h1>Hello {name}</h1>
<p>{name === 'Mike' ? '(admin)': '(user)'}</p>
</>
)
}
function App()
return <Person name='Mike' age={29} />
}
const Person = (props) => {
return <h1>Name: {props.name}, Age: {props.age}</h1>
}
// or props object deconstructing
const Person = ({name, age}) => {
return <h1>Name: {name} Age: {age}</h1>
}
function App()
return (
<Person name='Mike' age={29}>
Hi, this is a welcome message
</Person>
)
}
const Person = (props) => {
return (
<h1>Name: {props.name}, Age: {props.age}</h1>
<p>{props.children}</p>
)
}
// or props object deconstructing
const Person = ({name, age, children}) => {
return (
<h1>Name: {name} Age: {age}</h1>
<p>{children}</p>
)
}
const Person = ({name, age, children}) => {
return (
<h1>Name: {name} Age: {age}</h1>
<p>{children}</p>
)
}
Person.defaultProps = {
name: 'No name',
age: 0,
}
const people = [
{id: 1, name: 'Mike', age: 29},
{id: 2, name: 'Peter', age: 24},
{id: 3, name: 'John', age: 39},
]
function App(){
return (
people.map(person => {
return <Person name={person.name} age={person.age}/>
})
)
}
const Person = (props) => {
return (
<h1>Name: {props.name}, Age: {props.age}</h1>
)
}
function App(){
return (
people.map(person => {
return <Person key={person.id} name={person.name} age={person.age}/>
})
)
}
function App(){
return people.map(person => )
}
const Person = ({name, age}) => {
return (
<h1>Name: {name}, Age: {age}</h1>
)
}
const clickHandler = () => alert('Hello World')
function App(){
return (
<>
<h1>Welcome to my app</h1> <br>
<button onClick={clickHandler}>Say Hi</button>
</>
)
}
or inline...
function App(){
return (
<>
<h1>Welcome to my app</h1> <br>
<button onClick={ () => alert('Hello World') }>Say Hi</button>
</>
)
}
To pass arguments we need to use arrow function
const clickHandler = (message) => alert(message)
function App(){
return (
<>
<h1>Welcome to my app</h1> <br>
<button onClick={() => clickHandler('Hello World')}>Say Hi</button>
</>
)
}
e for event arguments
const clickHandler = (e) => console.log(e.target)
function App(){
return (
<>
<h1>Welcome to my app</h1> <br>
<button onClick={clickHandler}>Say Hi</button>
</>
)
}
Pass event from child to parent
function Todo({item, onDelete}) {
return (
<div>
{item}
<button onClick={() => onDelete(item)}
</div>
)
}
function Todos() {
const handleDelete = (todo) => {
const newTodos = todos.filter(item => item !== todo)
setTodos(() => newTodos)
}
return (
{todos.map(todo => (
<Todo item={todo} onDelete={handleDelete}/>
}
)
}
The purpose of useState is to handle reactive data. any data that changes in the application is called state. And when the state changes, you want react to update the UI.
import React, {useState} from 'react';
const DisplayTitle = () => {
const [title, setTitle] = useState('This is the Title')
const handleClick = () => setTitle('New Title')
return <>
<h2>{title}</h2>
<button type="button" className="btn" onClick={handleClick}>
Change Title
</button>
</>
};
export default DisplayTitle;
const DisplayTitle = () => {
const [person, setPerson] = useState({name: 'Mike', age: 29})
const handleClick = () => setPerson({...person, age: 35})
return <>
<h2>{title}</h2>
<button type="button" className="btn" onClick={handleClick}>
Change Age
</button>
</>
};
export default DisplayTitle;
function Counter() {
const [count, setCount] = useState(0)
// Use a Function to set State
const increase = () => setCount(() => count + 1)
return (
<>
<h1>Counter</h1>
<p>{count}</p>
<button onClick={increase} className='btn'> + </button>
<button onClick={() => setCount(() => count - 1)} className='btn'> - </button>
</>
)
}
In React you may want to execute code after lifecycle events or side effects.
By default useEffect function is execute after every re-render. You can then execute code everytime component update.
import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
function IncreaseValue() {
const [value, setValue] = useState(0)
useEffect(() => {
document.title = `New value: ${value}`
})
return <button onClick={() => setValue(value + 1)}>Increase</button>
}
Conditional need to be place inside useEffect function
useEffect(() => {
if (value > 0) {
document.title = `New value: ${value}`
}
})
What if you want to execute code only on first render or only when a particular state change? You can use the useEffect function and send an array of dependencies as parameter.
useEffect will run only if state is in the Dependency List.
If the list is empty [] the useEffect will only run on initial render.
useEffect(() => {
document.title = `New value: ${value}`
}, [])
// Noted the empty array. useEffect will then only run once on initial render
useEffect(() => {
document.title = `New value: ${value}`
}, [value])
// Will run each time 'value' state change.
What if you want to execute code each time the component unmount?
To execute code only when a component is unmount/destroy you need to add a 'return' statement to your useEffect function.
useEffect(() => {
const timer = window.setInterval(() => {
setCount(count => count + 1)
}, 1000)
return () => clearInterval(timer)
}, [])
The code 'clearInterval(timer)' will only be execute before component is remove from UI (unmount)
function DisplayGreeting() {
const [name, setName] = useState('Mike')
if (name === 'Mike') {
return <h1>Hello admin {name}</h1>
}
return <h1>Hello user {name}</h1>
}
Inline If-Else
return (
<div>
The user is {isLoggedIn ? 'currently' : 'not'} logged in.
</div>
);
}
Inline Logical && Operator.
Display only if first expression is truthy
truthy = Not : 0, "", null, undefined, and NaN
function DisplayUserInfo({active}) {
return (
<div>
{ active && <h1>User is active</h1>}
</div>
);
}
Multiple inline If
<span className={count === 0 && 'text-gray-500' || count > 0 && 'text-green-500' || count < 0 && 'text-red-500'}>{count}</span>}
const UserForm = () => {
const [userName, setUserName] = useState('')
const handleSubmit = (e) => {
e.preventDefault()
console.log(userName)
}
return (
<>
<form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
<input
value={userName}
onChange={(e) => setUserName(e.target.value)}
type="text" id="userName"
name="userName" />
<button type="submit">Submit</button>
</form>
</>
)
};
export default UserForm;
useRef is mostly use to target a DOM element. But it can also be use to keep/preserve a mutable value between each render. useRef does not trigger a re-render (like a useState).
const UseRefBasics = () => {
const refContainer = useRef(null)
const handleSubmit = (e) => {
e.preventDefault()
console.log(refContainer.current.value)
}
useEffect(() => {
refContainer.current.focus()
}, [])
return (
<div>
<form className="form" onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
<div>
<input ref={refContainer} type="text" />
<button type="submit">Submit</button>
</div>
</form>
</div>
)
};