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May 26, 2018 06:52
Recursive method to add refs to nested form elements in props.children
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class EasyForm extends React.Component { | |
fieldRefs = [] | |
fieldTypes = ['input', 'button', 'textarea']; | |
addRefsToChildren(children) { | |
let childPropsChildren; | |
const newChildren = React.Children.map(children, child => { | |
if (child.props && child.props.children ) { | |
childPropsChildren = this.addRefsToChildren(child.props.children); | |
} else { | |
childPropsChildren = null; | |
} | |
if (this.fieldTypes.includes(child.type)) { | |
const ref = React.createRef(); | |
this.fieldRefs.push({ref, props: child.props}); | |
return React.cloneElement(child, { ref }, childPropsChildren); | |
} else if (child.type) { | |
return React.cloneElement(child, { }, childPropsChildren); | |
} else { | |
return child; | |
} | |
}); | |
return newChildren; | |
} | |
render() { | |
const { children } = this.props; | |
const childrenWithProps = this.addRefsToChildren(children); | |
return <div>{childrenWithProps}</div>; | |
} | |
componentDidMount() { | |
this.fieldRefs.forEach((element) => { | |
const replay = new ReplaySubject(); | |
fromEvent(element.ref.current, 'blur') | |
.subscribe(replay); | |
if (element.props.type === 'checkbox' ) { | |
replay.subscribe(data => console.log(element.props.name, data.target.checked)); | |
} else { | |
replay.subscribe(data => console.log(element.props.name, data.target.value)); | |
} | |
}) | |
} | |
} |
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