render()
focus
React.createRef()
ref
attributeclass MyComponent extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.myRef = React.createRef();
}
render() {
return <div ref={this.myRef} />;
}
}
current
attribute can be use to reference the nodecurrent
references the DOM Nodecurrent
references the mounted React componentcurrent
happen automaticallycomponentDidMount
and componentDidUpdate
are triggersfocus
to an element is imperativeclass CustomTextInput extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
// create a ref to store the textInput DOM element
this.textInput = React.createRef();
this.focusTextInput = this.focusTextInput.bind(this);
}
focusTextInput() {
// Explicitly focus the text input using the raw DOM API
// Note: we're accessing "current" to get the DOM node
this.textInput.current.focus();
}
render() {
// tell React that we want to associate the <input> ref
// with the `textInput` that we created in the constructor
return (
<div>
<input
type="text"
ref={this.textInput} />
<input
type="button"
value="Focus the text input"
onClick={this.focusTextInput}
/>
</div>
);
}
}
function MyFunctionalComponent() {
return <input />;
}
class Parent extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.textInput = React.createRef();
}
render() {
// This will *not* work!
return (
<MyFunctionalComponent ref={this.textInput} />
);
}
}
function CustomTextInput(props) {
// textInput must be declared here so the ref can refer to it
let textInput = React.createRef();
function handleClick() {
textInput.current.focus();
}
return (
<div>
<input
type="text"
ref={textInput} />
<input
type="button"
value="Focus the text input"
onClick={handleClick}
/>
</div>
);
}
// Basic React function component
function FancyButton(props) {
return (
<button className="FancyButton">
{props.children}
</button>
);
}
// React component that can receive a Ref
const FancyButton = React.forwardRef((props, ref) => (
<button ref={ref} className="FancyButton">
{props.children}
</button>
));
// You can now get a ref directly to the DOM button:
const ref = React.createRef();
<FancyButton ref={ref}>Click me!</FancyButton>;
React.createRef()
componentDidMount
and componentDidUpdate
ComponentWillUnmount
class CustomTextInput extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.textInput = null;
this.setTextInputRef = element => {
this.textInput = element;
};
this.focusTextInput = () => {
// Focus the text input using the raw DOM API
if (this.textInput) this.textInput.focus();
};
}
componentDidMount() {
// autofocus the input on mount
this.focusTextInput();
}
render() {
// Use the `ref` callback to store a reference to the text input DOM
// element in an instance field (for example, this.textInput).
return (
<div>
<input
type="text"
ref={this.setTextInputRef}
/>
<input
type="button"
value="Focus the text input"
onClick={this.focusTextInput}
/>
</div>
);
}
}
function CustomTextInput(props) {
return (
<div>
<input ref={props.inputRef} />
</div>
);
}
// Parent instance this.inputElement will be
// equal to the CustomTextInput <input> element
class Parent extends React.Component {
render() {
return (
<CustomTextInput
inputRef={el => this.inputElement = el}
/>
);
}
}
/