I am working on a component where the user searches a term and it is returned to them through a filter. I am using useContext hook
to pass data from db via axios
. I would like to use the button in the CompSearch component
to render the results rather than having them show up on a keystroke. My question is how do I render the results via button click?
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Julie
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Follow these steps to achieve that.
- Change the
input
element into an uncontrolled component. - Get the value using reference in React.
import React, { useContext, useRef, useState } from "react";
import CompanyInfoList from "./CompanyInfoList";
import { CompListContext } from "./CompListContext";
const CompSerach = () => {
const [company, setCompany] = useContext(CompListContext);
const [searchField, setSearchField] = useState("");
const [searchShow, setSearchShow] = useState(false);
const filtered = company.filter((res) => {
return res.company.toLowerCase().includes(searchField.toLowerCase());
});
const inputRef = useRef(null); // 1. Create the ref
const handleClick = () => {
const val = inputRef.current.value; // 3. Get the value
setSearchField(val);
if (val === "") {
setSearchShow(false);
} else {
setSearchShow(true);
}
};
const searchList = () => {
if (searchShow) {
return <CompanyInfoList filtered={filtered} />;
}
};
return (
<>
<div>
<em>
NOTE: if you search "ABC" or "EFGH" you will see results - my goal is
to see those results after clicking button
</em>
<br />
<input
type="search"
placeholder="search Company Title"
ref={inputRef} {/* 2. Assign the ref to the Input */}
/>
<button onClick={handleClick}>Enter</button>
</div>
{searchList()}
</>
);
};
export default CompSerach;
https://codesandbox.io/s/show-on-button-click-68157003-rot6o?file=/src/TestTwo/CompSearch.js
Let me know if you need further support.

Yushan
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1thank you so much worked like a charm! `useRef` hook was the answer! – Julie Jun 28 '21 at 03:22
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const handleChange = (e) => {
setSearchField(e.target.value);
if (e.target.value === "") {
setSearchShow(false);
} else {
setSearchShow(true);
}
**setCompany(e.target.value);**
};
i think your question is similar with autocomplete.

kingpanda419
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