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I am creating a simple Todo List using React, Next.js, and TailwindCSS. For some reasons, I got this error: TypeError: Cannot read property '_context' of undefined.

This error occurs in TodoForm.js. I have defined showModal in index.js using TodoContext.Provider, but why does this error occur?

TodoContext.js

import { createContext } from "react";

const TodoContext = createContext(null);

export default TodoContext;

index.js

import { useState } from "react";

import Modal from "../components/Modal";
import TodoForm from "../components/TodoForm";
import TodoList from "../components/TodoList";
import TodoContext from "./TodoContext";

export default function Home() {
  const [open, setOpen] = useState(true);
  const [alertType, setAlertType] = useState("success");
  const [alertMessage, setAlertMessage] = useState("");

  const showModal = (type, msg) => {
    setAlertType(type);
    setAlertMessage(msg);
    setOpen(true);
  };

  return (
    <TodoContext.Provider value={{ showModal }}>
      <div className="flex flex-col min-h-screen py-2 w-full items-center">
        <TodoForm />
        <Modal setOpen={setOpen} alertMessage={alertMessage} open={open} />
        <TodoList />
      </div>
    </TodoContext.Provider>
  );
}

TodoForm.js

import { addDoc, collection, serverTimestamp } from "@firebase/firestore";
import { useContext, useState } from "react";
import { db } from "../firebase";

const TodoForm = () => {
  const [todo, setTodo] = useState({ title: "", detail: "" });
  const { showModal } = useContext();

  const onSubmit = async () => {
    const collectionRef = collection(db, "todos");
    const docRef = await addDoc(collectionRef, {
      ...todo,
      timestamp: serverTimestamp(),
    });
    setTodo({ title: "", detail: "" });

    showModal(
      "bg-blue-200",
      `Todo with id ${docRef.id} is added successfully! `
    );
  };

  return (
    <div className="flex w-3/6 flex-col justify-center mt-6">
      <pre>{JSON.stringify(todo)}</pre>
      <input
        id="title"
        type="text"
        placeholder="Title"
        value={todo.title}
        onChange={(e) => setTodo({ ...todo, title: e.target.value })}
      />
      <input
        id="detail"
        type="text"
        placeholder="Detail"
        value={todo.detail}
        onChange={(e) => setTodo({ ...todo, detail: e.target.value })}
      />
      <button
        type="button"
        onClick={onSubmit}
      >
        ADD A NEW TODO
      </button>
    </div>
  );
};

export default TodoForm;

Modal.js

import { Fragment, useRef, useState } from "react";
import { Dialog, Transition } from "@headlessui/react";
import { ExclamationIcon } from "@heroicons/react/outline";

export default function Modal({ setOpenClick, alertMessage, open }) {
  const cancelButtonRef = useRef(null);

  return (
    <Transition.Root show={open} as={Fragment}>
      <Dialog
        as="div"
        className="fixed z-10 inset-0 overflow-y-auto"
        initialFocus={cancelButtonRef}
        onClose={setOpenClick}
      >
        <div className="flex items-end justify-center min-h-screen pt-4 px-4 pb-20 text-center sm:block sm:p-0">
          <Transition.Child
            as={Fragment}
            enter="ease-out duration-300"
            enterFrom="opacity-0"
            enterTo="opacity-100"
            leave="ease-in duration-200"
            leaveFrom="opacity-100"
            leaveTo="opacity-0"
          >
            <Dialog.Overlay className="fixed inset-0 bg-gray-500 bg-opacity-75 transition-opacity" />
          </Transition.Child>

          {/* This element is to trick the browser into centering the modal contents. */}
          <span
            className="hidden sm:inline-block sm:align-middle sm:h-screen"
            aria-hidden="true"
          >
            &#8203;
          </span>
          <Transition.Child
            as={Fragment}
            enter="ease-out duration-300"
            enterFrom="opacity-0 translate-y-4 sm:translate-y-0 sm:scale-95"
            enterTo="opacity-100 translate-y-0 sm:scale-100"
            leave="ease-in duration-200"
            leaveFrom="opacity-100 translate-y-0 sm:scale-100"
            leaveTo="opacity-0 translate-y-4 sm:translate-y-0 sm:scale-95"
          >
            <div className="inline-block align-bottom bg-white rounded-lg text-left overflow-hidden shadow-xl transform transition-all sm:my-8 sm:align-middle sm:max-w-lg sm:w-full">
              <div className="bg-white px-4 pt-5 pb-4 sm:p-6 sm:pb-4">
                <div className="sm:flex sm:items-start">
                  <div className="mx-auto flex-shrink-0 flex items-center justify-center h-12 w-12 rounded-full bg-red-100 sm:mx-0 sm:h-10 sm:w-10">
                    <ExclamationIcon
                      className="h-6 w-6 text-red-600"
                      aria-hidden="true"
                    />
                  </div>
                  <div className="mt-3 text-center sm:mt-0 sm:ml-4 sm:text-left">
                    <div className="mt-2">
                      <p className="text-sm text-gray-500">{alertMessage}</p>
                    </div>
                  </div>
                </div>
              </div>
              <div className="bg-gray-50 px-4 py-3 sm:px-6 sm:flex sm:flex-row-reverse">
                <button
                  type="button"
                  className="w-full inline-flex justify-center rounded-md border border-transparent shadow-sm px-4 py-2 bg-red-600 text-base font-medium text-white hover:bg-red-700 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-offset-2 focus:ring-red-500 sm:ml-3 sm:w-auto sm:text-sm"
                  onClick={() => setOpenClick(false)}
                >
                  Deactivate
                </button>
                <button
                  type="button"
                  className="mt-3 w-full inline-flex justify-center rounded-md border border-gray-300 shadow-sm px-4 py-2 bg-white text-base font-medium text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-50 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-offset-2 focus:ring-indigo-500 sm:mt-0 sm:ml-3 sm:w-auto sm:text-sm"
                  onClick={() => setOpenClick(false)}
                  ref={cancelButtonRef}
                >
                  Cancel
                </button>
              </div>
            </div>
          </Transition.Child>
        </div>
      </Dialog>
    </Transition.Root>
  );
}

Would you let me know what I am missing here?

This is the image of showing error when using const showModal = useContext(TodoContext) on TodoForm.js

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Uhney
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  • What happens if you use `const showModal = useContext(TodoContext)`? – jnpdx Nov 14 '21 at 04:30
  • @jnpdx I tried, but says `ReferenceError: Cannot access 'showModal' before initialization` .. – Uhney Nov 14 '21 at 04:32
  • @jnpdx I used `const showModal = useContext(TodoContext)` on `TodoForm.js`, and go that error above. – Uhney Nov 14 '21 at 04:35
  • "got that error above" doesn't tell me where the error occurred. Was it on *that line* specifically? I do see that my solution would get the context itself. Since you're setting `showModal` as a property of it maybe `const showModalContext = useContext(TodoContext)` would make more sense and then `showModalContext.showModal` wherever you want to use the function itself. Of course, doing a `null` check if necessary. – jnpdx Nov 14 '21 at 04:37
  • @jnpdx I have added the image showing the error. What you mean is that I should use `showModalContext.showModal` ? – Uhney Nov 14 '21 at 04:40
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    You've used code that is different than what I suggested. Check out the difference between the line in the error message and what I've suggested. For the second part, I mean when you actually call it: `showModalContext.showModal("bg-blue-200" ...` – jnpdx Nov 14 '21 at 04:42
  • @jnpdx Oh right.. I used it in the wrong way. It should have been `TodoContext`. Thank you for your help..!! – Uhney Nov 14 '21 at 04:46
  • @jnpdx But I wonder why `const { showModal } = useContext();` does not work? I am watching the youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdv3bw2rIuQ&t=219s and his code works. Would you tell me the difference? – Uhney Nov 14 '21 at 04:57
  • If you look at the documentation for `useContext`, it takes an argument of the context type: https://reactjs.org/docs/hooks-reference.html#usecontext I'm not familiar with another form of it (although one may exist). – jnpdx Nov 14 '21 at 05:01

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You are trying to destruct the context from the object

const { showModal } = useContext();

But the initial value is null

const TodoContext = createContext(null);

One solution is to give an initial value:

const TodoContext = createContext({showModal:()=>{}});
Nitsan Cohen
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At Times This Issue Is As A Result Of Importing Something That Does Not Exist. Ensure That The Exported And Imported Names Are Correct.

  • This response got a downvote but for my case was part of the fix. Probably adding more context and explanation would help others dealing with this "Context" issue. I needed it to check my import AND set an initial value. Without the Initial value it was working but not as expected. – Jose Cordero May 27 '23 at 18:09