I have a few programatically generated lists of checkboxes (uncontrolled) in my project, and I'd like a react-way to clear them all at the click of a button. My problem is, I have no way to reference them each.
I've tried setting refs but I can't seem to figure out how to share refs between a stateless child and it's parent (is this even possible?)
All I need is a button that, when clicked, unchecks all checkboxes. I never would have imagined this would be so plicated but I've been at it for an hour now and my head is starting to spin. Here is an example of one of the lists:
{props.filters[0].map(jobType => (
<li key={_.uniqueId('subType_')} className="checkbox text-sm m-b-sm">
<label className="">
<input type="checkbox" value={jobType.value} name="subtype" onChange={props.handleFilterCheck} />
<span>{jobType.title}</span>
</label>
<span className="text-muted"></span>
</li>
))}
So I have a way to consistently reference the size of the list and I know I could use iteration if I just had a way to reference the list but as it stands now that isn't possible. Any ideas?
I have a few programatically generated lists of checkboxes (uncontrolled) in my project, and I'd like a react-way to clear them all at the click of a button. My problem is, I have no way to reference them each.
I've tried setting refs but I can't seem to figure out how to share refs between a stateless child and it's parent (is this even possible?)
All I need is a button that, when clicked, unchecks all checkboxes. I never would have imagined this would be so plicated but I've been at it for an hour now and my head is starting to spin. Here is an example of one of the lists:
{props.filters[0].map(jobType => (
<li key={_.uniqueId('subType_')} className="checkbox text-sm m-b-sm">
<label className="">
<input type="checkbox" value={jobType.value} name="subtype" onChange={props.handleFilterCheck} />
<span>{jobType.title}</span>
</label>
<span className="text-muted"></span>
</li>
))}
So I have a way to consistently reference the size of the list and I know I could use iteration if I just had a way to reference the list but as it stands now that isn't possible. Any ideas?
Share Improve this question edited Oct 4, 2017 at 18:09 Teivaz 5,6754 gold badges40 silver badges79 bronze badges asked Oct 4, 2017 at 17:48 Robbie MilejczakRobbie Milejczak 5,7803 gold badges35 silver badges68 bronze badges 3- 1 Create a state variable (an object) that contains any checked checkbox, so initially it will be empty, when a checkbox is checked, add it to the state variable, and if the special uncheck all box is checked, clear the state variable to its default (an object). – fungusanthrax Commented Oct 4, 2017 at 20:01
- this is basically what I did! after creating a checkbox ponent, I added a state variable as a set, not an object and from there it was trivial to manage the state of the checkboxes. Thank you for the inspiration! – Robbie Milejczak Commented Oct 6, 2017 at 14:27
- you know that's the best solution ;) – fungusanthrax Commented Oct 6, 2017 at 14:28
4 Answers
Reset to default 8I've tried setting refs but I can't seem to figure out how to share refs between a stateless child and it's parent (is this even possible?)
It's not possible with functional ponents. refs only work on class ponents.
The other suggestion would be to convert all the checkbox to controlled inputs and then use props to pass in the checked state of false.
Or move the checkbox into it's own ponent that handles its own state:
{props.filters[0].map(jobType => (
<li key={_.uniqueId('subType_')} className="checkbox text-sm m-b-sm">
<CheckBox
value={jobType.value}
label={jobType.title}
onChange={props.handleFilterCheck}
checked={/* Here you can manually override the checked state by passing in a bool */}
/>
<span className="text-muted"></span>
</li>
))}
class CheckBox extends Component {
constructor (props) {
super(props);
this.state = {
checked: props.checked || false
}
}
render() {
const { value, title, handleFilterCheck } = this.props;
const { checked } = this.state;
return (
<label className="">
<input type="checkbox" value={value} name="subtype" onChange={handleFilterCheck} checked={checked} />
<span>{title}</span>
</label>
)
}
}
EDIT:
And last but not least, you can straight up target all the elements and set checked to false using pure JS and dom manipulation.
document.querySelectorAll('input[type=checkbox]').forEach( el => el.checked = false );
I managed to solve the same question by creating list of <Checkbox /> ponents. Then at parent level I used array state, which held all checked values. And one of the props to <Checkbox /> ponents was boolean which was telling if parent array state is empty.
const Parent = (someList) => {
const [checkedArray,setCheckedArray] = useState([]);
return(
someList.map(el => <Checkbox key={el}
empty={checkedArray.length === 0}
value={el.value} />
);
);
};
const Checkbox = ({empty, value}) => {
const [checked, setChecked] = useState(false);
useEffect(() => {
empty && setChecked(false);
}, [empty]);
return(
//some checkbox JSX
);
};
I'm newbie so there might be some pitfalls.
I came for this same problem, did a bit of thinking, and figured out a more "React" way.
I'm using checkboxes as a way to enter query parameters to call an api. We can use state to keep track of which checkboxes are currently checked. However, when rendering these checkboxes, we can set the checked attribute to be programmatically connected to our state. If the checkbox's value is in state, check it. Otherwise, don't.
We can then set up a button to reset this piece of state on click. Because state changes re-render the ponent, all of the checkboxes would re-render - setting checked to false.
const [selectedBoxes, setSelectedBoxes] = useState([]);
const renderCheckboxes = (items) => {
return items.map(item => (
<div key={item.id}>
<input value={item.id} onChange={handleCheckbox} name="categories" checked={selectedBoxes.includes(item.id)} />
</div>
)
}
const handleCheckbox = (e) => {
setSelectedBoxes([...selectedBoxes, e.target.value]);
}
return (
<div>
{renderCheckboxes()}
<button onClick={setSelectedBoxes([])}>Click Me</button>
</div>
)
Here is the trick in 2024! Passing the state to the input, not just the logic.
Instead of just
<input value={item.id} onChange={handleCheckbox} name="categories"
checked={selectedBoxes.includes(item.id)} />
Use this selectedBoxes && selectedBoxes.includes(item.id)}:
<input value={item.id} onChange={handleCheckbox} name="categories"
checked={selectedBoxes && selectedBoxes.includes(item.id)} />
This will trigger rerender when state of selectedBoxes changed.