IntermediateLesson 7 of 1735 min 路 hands-on
Forms and Controlled Inputs
Part of the React course
Type a letter into a plain HTML <input> and the browser just handles it: the DOM element quietly keeps track of what you typed, and nobody else needs to be told. That is fine until your app needs to know what is in the box right now, to validate it, disable a button until it looks right, or send it somewhere on submit.
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Start this lessonForms and Controlled InputsWhat you'll learn
- Controlled input pattern
- Value and onChange together
- Multi-field form state
- OnSubmit and preventDefault
- Gathering form data
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17 lessons- 1What is React?25 min
- 2JSX and Components30 min
- 3Props30 min
- 4State with useState35 min
- 5Handling Events30 min
- 6Conditional Rendering and Lists30 min
- 7Forms and Controlled Inputs35 min
- 8Effects with useEffect40 min
- 9Data Fetching40 min
- 10Component Composition35 min
- 11Context and useContext35 min
- 12useReducer35 min
- 13Custom Hooks35 min
- 14Performance and Memoization35 min
- 15Routing with React Router40 min
- 16Testing React Components40 min
- 17Capstone: Todo App60 min
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