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React native: Update value of object in array in state

I have a component which changes the state when checkbox is checked and the data needs to be updated of the object in the array.
The component state looks something like this
{
key:1,
todo:"Something",
isChecked:false
}
i have 3 files:
AddTodo.js Which passes state & setState to an component TodoList which passes it the subcomponent TodoItem.
I am unable to update the state from TodoItem , I need to implement a function that finds the object from array and updates its isChecked state.
AddTodo.js
function AddTodo() {
const [state, setState] = useState(false);
const [todos, addTodos] = useState([]);
var keys = (todos || []).length;
return (
<View style={styles.container}>
<Modal
animationType="slide"
transparent={true}
visible={state}
statusBarTranslucent={true}
>
<View style={styles.itemsContainer}>
<GetInfoDialog
state={state}
stateChange={setState}
addItem={addTodos}
numKeys={keys}
/>
</View>
</Modal>
{(todos || []).length > 0 ? (
<TodoList data={todos} updateState={addTodos} />
) : null}
<TouchableOpacity
style={styles.btn}
onPress={() => {
setState(true);
}}
>
<Text style={styles.text}>Add New</Text>
</TouchableOpacity>
</View>
);
}
TodoList.js
function TodoList(props) {
return (
<View style={styles.todoList}>
<FlatList
data={props.data}
renderItem={({ item }) => {
console.log(item);
return (
<TodoItem
list={props.data}
itemKey={item.key}
todo={item.todo}
isChecked={item.isChecked}
updateState={props.updateState}
/>
);
}}
backgroundColor={"#000000"}
alignItems={"center"}
justifyContent={"space-between"}
/>
</View>
);
}
TodoItem.js
function TodoItem(props) {
const [checked, setCheck] = useState(props.isChecked);
return (
<View style={styles.todoItem}>
<Checkbox
value={checked}
onValueChange={() => {
setCheck(!checked);
}}
style={styles.checkbox}
/>
<Text style={styles.text}>{props.todo}</Text>
</View>
);
}

renderItem={({ item, index }) => {
console.log(item);
return (
<TodoItem
list={props.data}
itemKey={item.key}
todo={item.todo}
isChecked={item.isChecked}
updateState={props.updateState}
setChecked={(value)=>{
let updatedList = [...yourTodosList]
updatedlist[index].isChecked=value
setTodos(updatedList)
}}
/>
);
}}
and in your todo item
onValueChange={(value) => {
props.setChecked(value);
}}
i also don't think that you need an is checked state in your todo component since you are passing that through props (so delete const [checked, setCheck] = useState(props.isChecked) line and just use the value you are getting from props.isChecked)
didn't pay much attention to your variable names but this should put you on the right track

as per React Native Hooks you have to call
useEffect(() => {
setCheck(checked);
}, [checked]) // now this listens to changes in contact
in TodoItem.tsx

having a undefined value of object child from firebase

I'm very beginner in react native and I'm trying to develop a shopping app. When I tried to read the customers order from the db firebase, I cannot reach to the products and it shows me undefined.
This is my code
export default class Orders extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {
arrData:[]
};
}
componentDidMount = () => {
var ref = database.ref('orders');
ref.once('value').then(snapshot => {
console.log('Orders',snapshot.val());
// get children as an array
var items = [];
snapshot.forEach((child) => {
items.push({
id: child.val().id,
customer: child.val().customerId,
products:JSON.stringify([child.val().products]),
});
});
this.setState({ arrData: items});
//console.log(items);
});
}
renderItem = ({item, index}) => (
<TouchableOpacity
style={styles.listItem}>
<View style={styles.view}>
<Text style={styles.text}>{item.customer}</Text>
</View>
</TouchableOpacity>
)
render()
{
return(
<View style={{flex: 1}}>
<FlatList
//refreshing={this.state.refresh}
//onRefresh={this.loadNew}
data={this.state.arrData}
keyExtractor={(item, index) => index.toString()}
style={{flex:1, backgroundColor:'#eee'}}
renderItem={this.renderItem}
//onEndReached={this.handleLoadMore}
onEndThreshold={0}
/>
</View>
)
}
}
I tried to change this line
var ref = database.ref('orders');
into this
var ref = database.ref('orders').child(myOrders);
but i get (null) in the console

How to call a child method from the parent in React Native?

When a click event is fired within my parent component I need to call the method closeMenu() from the SearchBar child component. I have tried a couple of different ways to do that but none of them are working. Does anyone know how to do this?
class Products extends Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = { closeMenu: false};
this.hideSearchBar = this.hideSearchBar.bind(this);
}
hideSearchBar(e) {
console.log('e: ', React.Children)
this.setState({closeMenu: true});
this.refs.SearchBar.closeMenu();
this.setState({closeMenu: false});
}
componentWillMount() {
this.props.dispatch(getProductList());
}
render() {
const {isLoading, products} = this.props.products;
if (isLoading) {
return <Loader isVisible={true}/>;
}
return (
<TouchableWithoutFeedback onPress={(e) => this.hideSearchBar(e)} style={{zIndex: 0}}>
<View style={styles.wrapper}>
<Header/>
<View style={styles.bodyWrapper}>
<ScrollView style={styles.scrollView}>
<ProductsContainer data={{productsList: { results: products }}}/>
</ScrollView>
<SearchBar ref="SearchBar" style={styles.searchBar} />
</View>
<Footer/>
</View>
</TouchableWithoutFeedback>
);
}
}
I also tried calling closeMenu() without refs:
hideSearchBar(e) {
this.setState({closeMenu: true});
this.SearchBar.closeMenu();
}
Here is the SearchBar component:
class SearchBar extends Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
}
componentDidMount() {
this.suggestions = [];
}
componentWillUpdate(nextProps, nextState) {
console.log("COMPONENT WILL UPDATE");
console.log(nextProps);
console.log(nextState);
}
suggestionClick = (value) => {
}
getSuggestionText = (suggestion) => {
}
onChangeText = (value) => {
this.selectedSuggestion = false
this.props.dispatch(handleSearchItemText(value));
console.log(this.props.products.searchResults);
}
onFocus() {
const {height} = Dimensions.get('window');
this.setState({
contentOffset: {
x: 0,
y: height * 1 / 3
}
});
}
onBlur() {
this.setState({
contentOffset: {x: 0, y: 0}
});
}
closeMenu = () => {
this.props.products.searchResults = {};
}
componentWillReceiveProps() {
if (!this.props.closeMenu) {
this.props.closeMenu = false;
}
}
renderSearches = () => {
this.suggestions = this.props.products.searchResults;
const suggestionTexts = Object.keys(this.props.products.searchResults || {})
console.log(suggestionTexts);
if (!suggestionTexts.length) {
return null
}
// for android absolute element: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/16951
// https://gist.github.com/tioback/6af21db0685cd3b1de28b84981f31cca#file-input-with-suggestions-L54
return (
<View
ref="suggestionsWrapper"
style={autoStyles.suggestionsWrapper}
>
{
this.suggestions.map((text, index) => (
<TouchableHighlight
key={index}
suggestionText={text}
activeOpacity={0.6}
style={autoStyles.suggestion}
onPress={this.suggestionClick(this.suggestions[text])}
underlayColor='white'
>
<Text style={autoStyles.suggestionText}>
{text}
</Text>
</TouchableHighlight>
))
}
</View>
)
}
render() {
const myIcon = (<Icon name="search" size={30} style={styles.searchIcon}/>);
const slidersIcon = (<Icon name="sliders" size={30} style={styles.slidersIcon}/>);
return (
<TouchableWithoutFeedback style={{zIndex: 0}}>
<View style={[styles.searchBar, this.props.style]}>
<View style={styles.searchContainer}>
<View>
{slidersIcon}
</View>
<View style={styles.search}>
<View style={styles.searchSection}>
{myIcon}
<TextInput
style={styles.input}
placeholder="Search"
placeholderTextColor="rgba(0,0,0,0.7)"
onChangeText={(searchString) => {
this.setState({searchString})
}}
underlineColorAndroid="transparent"
editable={true}
autoCorrect={false}
autoFocus={false}
autoCaptialize={'none'}
autoCorrect={false}
onChangeText={this.onChangeText}
enablesReturnKeyAutomatically={true}
onFocus={() => this.onFocus()}
onBlur={() => this.onBlur()}
/>
</View>
</View>
</View>
{this.renderSearches()}
</View>
</TouchableWithoutFeedback>
);
}
}

There are some issues which you should avoid:
Never mutate props: this.props.something = {} is an anti-pattern. Think about props as data that your component does not own and which are not mutable. If they change then only because the parent passed new props.
Also you have multiple handlers in your SeachBar that are not bound to this but use this. It will not work. Use arrow functions if you want to use this or bind them in the constructor.
You should overthink the architecture of your app. Maybe it is a good idea to split the search bar and the result list into two separate components. When the user types something to search for update your redux store and display the results in a separate component that you only render if there are search results.
I'm affraid it would exceed the length of a stackoverflow answer to solve all these issues. Maybe you should go back to the basics first and do the really good redux tutorial.

Why are my items not being sorted (re-rendered) in React?

I have a button that when clicked calls a function that sorts the products by case amount. I am updating the products array so I assumed this would trigger a re-render of the products being mapped in the code below but it is not. Does anyone know how to get this to trigger the products.map to be re-rendered again thus displaying the new sorted products?
render() {
const {products} = this.props;
const cartIcon = (<Icon name="shopping-cart" style={styles.cartIcon} />);
sortCartItems = () => {
products.sort((a, b) => a.cases > b.cases);
}
return (
<View style={styles.itemsInCartContent}>
<View style={styles.cartHeader}>
<TouchableOpacity onPress={sortCartItems}>
{cartIcon}
<Text>Sort</Text>
</TouchableOpacity>
</View>
{products.map((product, index) =>
<CartProductItem
ref="childCartProductItem"
key={product.id}
product={product}
index={index}
activeIndex={this.state.active}
triggerParentUpdate={() => this.collapseAllOtherProducts}
/>
)}
</View>
);
}

A component should not mutate it's own props. If your data changes during the lifetime of a component you need to use state.
Your inline arrow function sortCartItems tries to mutate the products that come from props. Your need to store the products in the components state instead and call setState to change them which will trigger a re-render.
class MyComponent extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {
products: props.products,
}
}
sortCartItems = () => {
this.setState(prevState => ({products: prevState.products.sort((a, b) => a.cases > b.cases);}))
}
render() {...}
}
Note that you need to use a callback in setState whenever you are updating the state based on the previous state. The callback receives the old state as a parameter and returns the new state.

I used a combination of messerbill's and trixn's answers to come up with the following which is now working. And I added a products property to state which receives its data from props.products
render() {
const cartIcon = (<Icon name="shopping-cart" style={styles.cartIcon} />);
sortCartItems = () => {
this.setState({
products: this.state.products.sort((a, b) => a.cases > b.cases)
});
}
return (
<View style={styles.itemsInCartContent}>
<View style={styles.cartHeader}>
<TouchableOpacity onPress={sortCartItems}>
{cartIcon}
<Text>Sort</Text>
</TouchableOpacity>
</View>
{this.state.products.map((product, index) =>
<CartProductItem
ref="childCartProductItem"
key={product.id}
product={product}
index={index}
activeIndex={this.state.active}
triggerParentUpdate={() => this.collapseAllOtherProducts}
/>
)}
</View>
);
}

How to pass props from FlatList item to Modal?

I have implemented a View component containing a FlatList, which renders TouchableHighlights. Also I have implemented a Modal component, which I'd like to import at various places including the component that renders the FlatList.
I have already managed to open the modal from outside (via handing over a prop for visibility, accessing it via nextProps and setting modals state value "modalVisible" to this) and closing it from inside (simply via changing it's state value "modalVisible").
BUT: I also want to pass data to the modal from each FlatLists item. An item rendered as a TouchableHighlight should open the modal onPress and the modal should contain data from the item (in the code below this would be the items id). How can I achieve passing data to the modal? I somehow can't get it to work using nextProps. This seems more to be an issue related to setting state from within a FlatLists item rather than the Modal.
Modal:
export default class ModalView extends React.Component {
constructor() {
super();
this.state = {
modalVisible: false,
id: null,
};
}
componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
this.setState({
modalVisible: nextProps.modalVisible,
id: nextProps.id,
})
}
render() {
return (
<Modal
animationType="slide"
transparent={ true }
visible={ this.state.modalVisible }
onRequestClose={() => { this.props.setModalVisible(false) }}
>
<View>
<View>
<Text>{ this.state.id }</Text>
<TouchableHighlight
onPress={() => { this.props.setModalVisible(false) }}
>
<Text>Hide Modal</Text>
</TouchableHighlight>
</View>
</View>
</Modal>
)
}
}
FlatList rendering TouchableHighlights:
export default class RecentList extends React.Component {
constructor() {
super();
this.state = {
modalVisible: false,
id: null,
}
}
_onPressItem(id) {
this.setState({
modalVisible: true,
id: id,
});
};
_renderItem = ({item}) => {
return (
<TouchableHighlight
id={item.id}
onPress={this._onPressItem}
>
<View>
<Text>{id}</Text>
</View>
</TouchableHighlight>
)
};
render() {
let data = realm.objects('Example').filtered('completed = true')
.sorted('startedAt', true).slice(0, 10)
return (
<View>
<ModalView
modalVisible={ this.state.modalVisible }
setModalVisible={ (vis) => { this.setModalVisible(vis) }}
id={ this.state.id }
/>
<FlatList
data={data}
renderItem={this._renderItem}
keyExtractor={(item, index) => index}
/>
</View>
)
}
}

A small mistake you have missed ...
_renderItem = ({item}) => {
return (
<TouchableHighlight
id={item.id}
onPress={() => this._onPressItem(item.id)} // Your not sending the item.id
>
<View>
<Text>{id}</Text>
</View>
</TouchableHighlight>
)
};