Show HN: React Hook Form – Simple Form Validation

Re:Show HN: React Hook Form – Simple Form Validation by chrisa on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @07:03AM (#21201948)

Part of the point (from a React perspective) is that everything in a React UI is driven by the data - so your data (state) should always control the UI.

If you store some state in JS variables, and some in the DOM (forms), then that's not true anymore. That's not necessarily a problem if you're expecting it (uncontrolled components are a valid React paradigm) - but if you're expecting controlled components, but some of them aren't, then you can run into trouble.

Also, once you're used to controlled components, it actually feels like a hassle to keep the data in the DOM - you have to constantly be getting it from the DOM to do form validation, submitting, field resetting, etc.

Again - I would say that neither is more right or wrong; but it's more of a style choice.

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Re:Show HN: React Hook Form – Simple Form Validation by bluebill1049 on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @07:22AM (#21202061)

This is a really good reply! In fact, React hook form is based on uncontrolled components, I guess the mainstream is still controlled, but I would like to give some fo the love to uncontrolled and explore the benefits from it.

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