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How can i make component accepts elements inside?

I want to make a component but i want that one accepts elements too. For example :
Component :
const Example = () => {
return (
<div>
//Some Elements will come here.
</div>
)
}
Another Page :
const App = () => {
return (
<Example>
<div>
<h1>Hello all </h1>
<p>I want that elements acceptable on my custom component </p>
</div>
</Example>
)
}
But i only can send props and i cant write anything inside of tags of my component. How can i make it ? Thanks for all!

React defined a special prop called children. That's what you exacly need.
Try like this
const Example = ({ children }) => {
return <div>{children}</div>;
};
const App = () => {
return (
<Example>
<div>
<h1>Hello all </h1>
<p>I want that elements acceptable on my custom component </p>
</div>
</Example>
);
};

You can use props.children
const Example = props => {
return <div>{props.children}</div>;
};

How to get element height and width from ReactNode?

I have a dynamic component in which I pass in children as prop.
So the props look something like:
interface Props {
...some props
children: React.ReactNode
}
export default Layout({...some props, children}: Props) {...}
I need to access the size of the children elements (height and width), in the Layout component. Note that the children are from completely different components and are non-related.
I can use the Layout component as follow:
<Layout ...some props>
<Child1 /> // I need to know the height and width of this child
<Child2 /> // as well as this child
<Child3 /> // and this child.
</Layout>
How can I do so dynamically? Do I somehow have to convert ReactNode to HTMLDivElement? Note that there is no way I can pass in an array of refs as a prop into Layout. Because that the pages which use Layout are dynamically generated.
Since many doesn't really understand what I meant by dynamically generated. It means that the pages which are using the Layout component can pass in x amount of children. The amount of children is unknown but never 0.

You can achieve this by using React.Children to dynamically build up a list of references before rendering the children. If you have access to the children element references, you can follow the below approach. If you don't then you can follow the bit at the bottom.
You have access to the children element references
If the children components pass up their element reference, you can use React.Children to loop through each child and get each element reference. Then use this to perform calculations before the children components are rendered.
i.e. This is a very simple example on how to retrieve the references and use them.
interface LayoutWrapperProps {
onMount: () => void;
}
const LayoutWrapper: React.FC<LayoutWrapperProps> = ({ onMount, children }) => {
React.useEffect(() => {
onMount();
}, [onMount]);
return <>{children}</>;
};
const Layout: React.FC = ({ children }) => {
const references = React.useRef<HTMLElement[]>([]);
React.useEffect(() => {
references.current = [];
});
function getReference(ref: HTMLElement) {
references.current = references.current.filter(Boolean).concat(ref);
}
function getHeights() {
const heights = references.current.map((ref) =>
ref?.getBoundingClientRect()
);
console.log(heights);
}
const clonedChildren = React.Children.map(children, (child) => {
return React.cloneElement(child as any, {
ref: getReference
});
});
return <LayoutWrapper onMount={getHeights}>{clonedChildren}</LayoutWrapper>;
};
If you don't have access to the children element references
If the children components aren't passing up an element as the reference, you'll have to wrap the dynamic children components in a component so we can get an element reference. i.e.
const WrappedComponent = React.forwardRef((props, ref) => {
return (
<div ref={ref}>
{props.children}
</div>
)
});
When rendering the children components, then the code above that gets the references will work:
<Layout>
<WrappedComponent>
<Child1 />
</WrappedComponent>
</Layout>

Since we don't know how your children is built, here is what I can propose you :
import React from 'react';
import { render } from 'react-dom';
const App = () => {
const el1Ref = React.useRef();
const el2Ref = React.useRef();
const [childrenValues, setChildrenValues] = React.useState([]);
React.useEffect(() => {
setChildrenValues([
el1Ref.current.getBoundingClientRect(),
el2Ref.current.getBoundingClientRect()
]);
}, []);
return (
<Parent childrenVals={childrenValues}>
<span ref={el1Ref}>
<Child value="Hello" />
</span>
<span ref={el2Ref}>
<Child value="<div>Hello<br />World</div>" />
</span>
</Parent>
);
};
const Parent = ({ children, childrenVals }) => {
React.useEffect(() => {
console.log('children values from parent = ', childrenVals);
});
return <>{children}</>;
};
const Child = ({ value }) => {
return <div dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: value }} />;
};
render(<App />, document.getElementById('root'));
And here is the repro on Stackblitz.
The idea is to manipulate how your children is built.

What is the React way of inserting an icon into another component?

I'm trying to create an WithIcon wrapper component which would insert a child (icon) into a wrapped component.
Let's say I have a button:
<Button>Add item</Button>
I want to create a component WithIcon which will be used like this:
<WithIcon i="plus"><Button>Add item</Button></WithIcon>
Ultimately what I want to achieve is this:
<Button className="with-icon"><i className="me-2 bi bi-{icon}"></i>Add item</Button>
Notice the added className and the tag within the Button's body.
I'm trying to figure out how the WithIcon component's code should look like. What is the React way of achieving this result?

The hardest part was the rules of using the WithIcon Will we only have one ?
Will we have only it at the leftmost ? Something like that.
But if we follow your example. We can relatively write something like this for the WithIcon
const WithIcon = ({ i, children }) => {
return React.Children.map(children, (child) => {
return (
<>
<i className={`me-2 bi bi-${i}`}></i>
{React.cloneElement(child, { className: "with-icon" })}
</>
);
});
};
Then we can just use it the way you want it
<WithIcon i="plus"><Button>Add item</Button></WithIcon>
What we do is just looping through the children which in react is any nested jsx you throw in it (Button in our case)
You can find my fiddle here : https://codesandbox.io/s/react-font-awesome-forked-321tz?file=/src/index.js
UPDATE
So my previous answer does not fully meet the end result we want. The will need to be the main parent
The idea is still quite the same as before but here we are infering the type of the component we passed inside the WithIcon This also adds a safeguard when we passed a nested component inside the WithIcon
const WithIcon = ({ i, children }) => {
return React.Children.map(children, (child) => {
const MyType = child.type; // So we can get the Button
return (
<MyType className="with-icon">
<i className={`me-2 bi bi-${i}`}></i>
{(React.cloneElement(child, {}), [child.props.children])}
</MyType>
);
});
};
I think I'll go to sleep I'll update the rest of the explanation at later date.
See the fiddle here :
https://codesandbox.io/s/react-font-awesome-forked-y43fx?file=/src/components/WithIcon.js
Note that this code does not preserved the other props of the passed component, but you can relatively add that by adding {...child.props} at the MyComponent which is just (reflection like?) of infering the component.
Of course also have another option like HOC Enhancers to do this but that adds a bit of complexity to your how to declare your component api. So Pick whats best for ya buddy

Maybe try using a higher order component?
const withIcon = (icon, Component) => ({children, ...props}) => {
return (
<Component className="with-icon" {...props}>
<i className=`me-2 bi bi-${icon}` />
{children}
</Component>
);
}
Then the usage is
const ButtonWithIcon = withIcon("your-icon", Button);
<ButtonWithIcon>Add Item</ButtonWithIcon>
From my experience with react it usually comes down to either using a property inside the component like here (https://material-ui.com/api/button/) or higher order component like what I described.

There are two common patterns used in React for achieving this kind of composition:
Higher-Order Components
Start by defining a component for your button:
const Button = ({ className, children }) => (
<button className={className}>{children}</button>
);
Then the higher-order component can be implemented like this:
const withIcon = (Component) => ({ i, className = '', children, ...props }) => (
<Component {...props} className={`${className} with-icon`}>
<i className={`me-2 bi bi-${i}`} />
{children}
</Component>
);
Usage:
const ButtonWithIcon = withIcon(Button);
<ButtonWithIcon i="plus">Add Item</ButtonWithIcon>
Context
Start by defining the context provider for the icon:
import { createContext } from 'react';
const Icon = createContext('');
const IconProvider = ({ i, children }) => (
<Icon.Provider value={i}>{children}</Icon.Provider>
);
and then your component:
import { useContext } from 'react';
const Button = ({ className = '', children }) => {
const i = useContext(Icon);
if (i) {
className += ' with-icon';
children = (
<>
<i className={`me-2 bi bi-${i}`} />
{children}
</>
);
}
return (
<button className={className}>{children}</button>
);
};
Usage:
<IconProvider i="plus"><Button>Add Item</Button></IconProvider>

How to get a specific child in a React component?

In the simple example below, I'm looking for a way to get for example CardBody child.
const Card = ({children}) => {
const cardHeadChild = ...;
const cardBodyChild = ...;
return (
<div>
{cardHeadChild}
{cardBodyChild}
</div>
)
}
const CardHead = () => <div>Head</div>
const CardBody = () => <div>Body</div>
// Usage:
<Card>
<CardHead>
<CardBody>
</Card>
I cannot get by index (eg: React.Children.toArray(children)[1]) because children are optionals.
I tried something like this:
React.Children.forEach(children, child => {
if(child.type.name === 'CardBody') cardBodyChild = child
// or
if(child.type.displayName === 'CardBody') cardBodyChild = child
..
})
but it doesn't work when component are wrapped in HOC.
Any solution ?

Function name shouldn't be used in production client-side code because function names are mangled when the application is minified. The same applies to displayName - unless it was set explicitly. Also notice that primary use of displayName and name is debugging.
Children can be identified by React element type. If the purpose is to output optional children in specified order, this can be done similarly to this answer:
Optional head:
{props.children.find(({ type }) => type === CardHead)}
Optional body:
{props.children.find(({ type }) => type === CardBody)}
It's expected that children should be exactly CardHead and CardBody stateless components. If there's a need to enhance their functionality with other components, CardHead and CardBody should wrap these components:
const CardHead = props => <div>
Head
{props.children}
</div>
...
<Card>
<CardHead><SomeComponent/></CardHead>
</Card>

How to access a DOM element in React? What is the equilvalent of document.getElementById() in React

How do I select certain bars in react.js?
This is my code:
var Progressbar = React.createClass({
getInitialState: function () {
return { completed: this.props.completed };
},
addPrecent: function (value) {
this.props.completed += value;
this.setState({ completed: this.props.completed });
},
render: function () {
var completed = this.props.completed;
if (completed < 0) { completed = 0 };
return (...);
}
I want to use this React component:
var App = React.createClass({
getInitialState: function () {
return { baction: 'Progress1' };
},
handleChange: function (e) {
var value = e.target.value;
console.log(value);
this.setState({ baction: value });
},
handleClick10: function (e) {
console.log('You clicked: ', this.state.baction);
document.getElementById(this.state.baction).addPrecent(10);
},
render: function () {
return (
<div class="center">Progress Bars Demo
<Progressbar completed={25} id="Progress1" />
<h2 class="center"></h2>
<Progressbar completed={50} id="Progress2" />
<h2 class="center"></h2>
<Progressbar completed={75} id="Progress3" />
<h2 class="center"></h2>
<span>
<select name='selectbar' id='selectbar' value={this.state.baction} onChange={this.handleChange}>
<option value="Progress1">#Progress1</option>
<option value="Progress2">#Progress2</option>
<option value="Progress3">#Progress3</option>
</select>
<input type="button" onClick={this.handleClick10} value="+10" />
<button>+25</button>
<button>-10</button>
<button>-25</button>
</span>
</div>
)
}
});
I want to execute the handleClick10 function and perform the operation for my selected progressbar.
But the result I get is:
You clicked: Progress1
TypeError: document.getElementById(...) is null
How do I select the certain Element in react.js?

You can do that by specifying the ref
EDIT: In react v16.8.0 with function component, you can define a ref with useRef. Note that when you specify a ref on a function component, you need to use React.forwardRef on it to forward the ref to the DOM element of use useImperativeHandle to to expose certain functions from within the function component
Ex:
const Child1 = React.forwardRef((props, ref) => {
return <div ref={ref}>Child1</div>
});
const Child2 = React.forwardRef((props, ref) => {
const handleClick= () =>{};
useImperativeHandle(ref,() => ({
handleClick
}))
return <div>Child2</div>
});
const App = () => {
const child1 = useRef(null);
const child2 = useRef(null);
return (
<>
<Child1 ref={child1} />
<Child1 ref={child1} />
</>
)
}
EDIT:
In React 16.3+, use React.createRef() to create your ref:
class MyComponent extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.myRef = React.createRef();
}
render() {
return <div ref={this.myRef} />;
}
}
In order to access the element, use:
const node = this.myRef.current;
DOC for using React.createRef()
EDIT
However facebook advises against it because string refs have some issues, are considered legacy, and are likely to be removed in one of the future releases.
From the docs:
Legacy API: String Refs
If you worked with React before, you might be
familiar with an older API where the ref attribute is a string, like
"textInput", and the DOM node is accessed as this.refs.textInput. We
advise against it because string refs have some issues, are considered
legacy, and are likely to be removed in one of the future releases. If
you're currently using this.refs.textInput to access refs, we
recommend the callback pattern instead.
A recommended way for React 16.2 and earlier is to use the callback pattern:
<Progressbar completed={25} id="Progress1" ref={(input) => {this.Progress[0] = input }}/>
<h2 class="center"></h2>
<Progressbar completed={50} id="Progress2" ref={(input) => {this.Progress[1] = input }}/>
<h2 class="center"></h2>
<Progressbar completed={75} id="Progress3" ref={(input) => {this.Progress[2] = input }}/>
DOC for using callback
Even older versions of react defined refs using string like below
<Progressbar completed={25} id="Progress1" ref="Progress1"/>
<h2 class="center"></h2>
<Progressbar completed={50} id="Progress2" ref="Progress2"/>
<h2 class="center"></h2>
<Progressbar completed={75} id="Progress3" ref="Progress3"/>
In order to get the element just do
var object = this.refs.Progress1;
Remember to use this inside an arrow function block like:
print = () => {
var object = this.refs.Progress1;
}
and so on...

For getting the element in react you need to use ref and inside the function you can use the ReactDOM.findDOMNode method.
But what I like to do more is to call the ref right inside the event
<input type="text" ref={ref => this.myTextInput = ref} />
This is some good link to help you figure out.

With newer versions of React you can use and manipulate the DOM via hooks like this:
import React, { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
const MyComponent = () => {
const myContainer = useRef(null);
useEffect(() => {
console.log("myContainer..", myContainer.current);
});
return (
<>
<h1>Ref with react</h1>
<div ref={myContainer}>I can use the DOM with react ref</div>
</>
);
};
export default MyComponent;
Whenever you want to access your DOM element just use myContainer.current

You can replace
document.getElementById(this.state.baction).addPrecent(10);
with
this.refs[this.state.baction].addPrecent(10);
<Progressbar completed={25} ref="Progress1" id="Progress1"/>

Disclaimer: While the top answer is probably a better solution, as a beginner it's a lot to take in when all you want is something very simple. This is intended as a more direct answer to your original question "How can I select certain elements in React"
I think the confusion in your question is because you have React components which you are being passed the id "Progress1", "Progress2" etc. I believe this is not setting the html attribute 'id', but the React component property. e.g.
class ProgressBar extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props)
this.state = {
id: this.props.id <--- ID set from <ProgressBar id="Progress1"/>
}
}
}
As mentioned in some of the answers above you absolutely can use document.querySelector inside of your React app, but you have to be clear that it is selecting the html output of your components' render methods. So assuming your render output looks like this:
render () {
const id = this.state.id
return (<div id={"progress-bar-" + id}></div>)
}
Then you can elsewhere do a normal javascript querySelector call like this:
let element = document.querySelector('#progress-bar-Progress1')

You have to follow two different ways to do it in Class and Functional components.
For class components
<input type="text" ref={ref => this.myTextInput = ref} />
Look at the above code. Use "ref" attribute to refer to the relevant element. Then you will be able to refer to that element using that reference. In this example, I can use "this.myTextInput" to refer to the above input element.
For functional components
const textInput = useRef(null)
Use the "useRef" hook and set that variable name as the value of the "ref" attribute of the element you want to refer to (like below).
<input type="text" ref={textInput} />
An example for this on functional components.
import React, {useRef} from 'react'
function CustomTextInput(props) {
// textInput must be declared here so the ref can refer to it
const textInput = useRef(null);
function handleClick() {
textInput.current.focus();
}
return (
<div>
<input type="text" ref={textInput} />
</div>
);
}
Want to learn more? Here you go

Since React uses JSX code to create an HTML we cannot refer dom using regulation methods like documment.querySelector or getElementById.
Instead we can use React ref system to access and manipulate Dom as shown in below example:
constructor(props){
super(props);
this.imageRef = React.createRef(); // create react ref
}
componentDidMount(){
**console.log(this.imageRef)** // acessing the attributes of img tag when dom loads
}
render = (props) => {
const {urls,description} = this.props.image;
return (
<img
**ref = {this.imageRef} // assign the ref of img tag here**
src = {urls.regular}
alt = {description}
/>
);
}
}

In my case, I wasn't able to use ref because elements were somewhere between many child components and I have to access them by class and id instead of ref. So, trying with useEffect hook didn't work as it can't find the element:
useEffect(() => {
const el1 = document.querySelector('.el1')
const el2 = document.querySelector('.el2')
}, [])
The element is undefined because when it is mounted the children components also doesn't mounted before this parent component.
So, what I did is to use timeout:
useEffect(() => {
const timer = setTimeout(() => {
const el1 = document.querySelector('.el1')
const el2 = document.querySelector('.el2')
},500)
return () => {
clearTimeout(timer)
}
}, [])
Now, it worked fine. It found the DOM and I was able to manipulate with them. Hope, this helps someone!

The equivalent of document.getElementById() in React is document.querySelector().