--description--
Sometimes you might need to know the previous state when updating the state. However, state updates may be asynchronous - this means React may batch multiple setState()
calls into a single update. This means you can't rely on the previous value of this.state
or this.props
when calculating the next value. So, you should not use code like this:
this.setState({
counter: this.state.counter + this.props.increment
});
Instead, you should pass setState
a function that allows you to access state and props. Using a function with setState
guarantees you are working with the most current values of state and props. This means that the above should be rewritten as:
this.setState((state, props) => ({
counter: state.counter + props.increment
}));
You can also use a form without props
if you need only the state
:
this.setState(state => ({
counter: state.counter + 1
}));
Note that you have to wrap the object literal in parentheses, otherwise JavaScript thinks it's a block of code.
--instructions--
MyComponent
has a visibility
property which is initialized to false
. The render method returns one view if the value of visibility
is true, and a different view if it is false.
Currently, there is no way of updating the visibility
property in the component's state
. The value should toggle back and forth between true and false. There is a click handler on the button which triggers a class method called toggleVisibility()
. Pass a function to setState
to define this method so that the state
of visibility
toggles to the opposite value when the method is called. If visibility
is false
, the method sets it to true
, and vice versa.
Finally, click the button to see the conditional rendering of the component based on its state
.
Hint: Don't forget to bind the this
keyword to the method in the constructor
!
--hints--
MyComponent
should return a div
element which contains a button
.
assert.strictEqual(
Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(MyComponent)).find('div').find('button')
.length,
1
);
The state of MyComponent
should initialize with a visibility
property set to false
.
assert.strictEqual(
Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(MyComponent)).state('visibility'),
false
);
Clicking the button element should toggle the visibility
property in state between true
and false
and conditionally render the h1
element.
(() => {
const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(MyComponent));
const first = () => {
mockedComponent.setState({ visibility: false });
return mockedComponent.state('visibility');
};
const second = () => {
mockedComponent.find('button').simulate('click');
return mockedComponent.state('visibility') && mockedComponent.find('h1').exists();
};
const third = () => {
mockedComponent.find('button').simulate('click');
return mockedComponent.state('visibility') && mockedComponent.find('h1').exists();
};
const firstValue = first();
const secondValue = second();
const thirdValue = third();
assert(!firstValue && secondValue && !thirdValue);
})();
An anonymous function should be passed to setState
.
const paramRegex = '[a-zA-Z$_]\\w*(,[a-zA-Z$_]\\w*)?';
assert(
new RegExp(
'this\\.setState\\((function\\(' +
paramRegex +
'\\){|([a-zA-Z$_]\\w*|\\(' +
paramRegex +
'\\))=>)'
).test(__helpers.removeWhiteSpace(code))
);
this
should not be used inside setState
assert(!/this\.setState\([^}]*this/.test(code));
--seed--
--after-user-code--
ReactDOM.render(<MyComponent />, document.getElementById('root'));
--seed-contents--
class MyComponent extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {
visibility: false
};
// Change code below this line
// Change code above this line
}
// Change code below this line
// Change code above this line
render() {
if (this.state.visibility) {
return (
<div>
<button onClick={this.toggleVisibility}>Click Me</button>
<h1>Now you see me!</h1>
</div>
);
} else {
return (
<div>
<button onClick={this.toggleVisibility}>Click Me</button>
</div>
);
}
}
}
--solutions--
class MyComponent extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {
visibility: false
};
this.toggleVisibility = this.toggleVisibility.bind(this);
}
toggleVisibility() {
this.setState(state => ({
visibility: !state.visibility
}));
}
render() {
if (this.state.visibility) {
return (
<div>
<button onClick={this.toggleVisibility}>Click Me</button>
<h1>Now you see me!</h1>
</div>
);
} else {
return (
<div>
<button onClick={this.toggleVisibility}>Click Me</button>
</div>
);
}
}
}