Input Reset in React

by Abdul Rawoof A R Updated: Jan 24, 2023

In this kit, we're going to see how to reset inputs in React with simple steps. To clear an input field's value in React: Store the input's value in a state variable. When a certain event occurs, set the state variable to an empty string. For uncontrolled components, set the ref's value to an empty string, e.g. ref. current. value = ”. The solution is to use the reset() function from the React Hook Form library, if you execute the function without any parameters ( reset() ) the form is reset to its default values, if you pass an object to the function it will set the form with the values from the object. To implement this simple task, use the ready-made code snippet below by just copying the code and paste it in your IDE with React library. Explore more top trending libraries and code snippets on kandi.

Fig : Preview of the output that you will get on running this code from your IDE.

Code

In this solution we're using React library.

Input reset in react

JavaScriptLines of Code : 26License : CC BY-SA 4.0

function App() {
  const onFormSubmit = e => {
    e.preventDefault();
    e.target.reset();
  };
  return (
    <div className="App">
      <form onSubmit={onFormSubmit}>
        <div>
          <label htmlFor="name">Enter your name: </label>
          <input type="text" name="name" id="name" required />
        </div>

        <div>
          <input type="submit" value="Reset!" />
        </div>
      </form>
    </div>
  );
}

const rootElement = document.getElementById("root");
ReactDOM.render(<App />, rootElement);
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/react/15.1.0/react.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/react/15.1.0/react-dom.min.js"></script>
<div id="root"></div>

Instructions

Follow the steps carefully to get the output easily.

Install the Node.js and React on your IDE(preferable Visual Studio Code).
Create React Application using npx create-react-app foldername.
cd foldername.
Open the folder in IDE.
Copy the code using "copy" button above and paste it in index.js file(remove the earlier code from index.js) then paste the script tag in index.html file.
Import React and ReactDOM in index.js file.
Open the terminal from IDE.
npm start to run the file.

I hope you found this useful. I have added the link to dependent libraries, version information in the following sections.

I found this code snippet by searching for 'how to reset input in react' in kandi. You can try any such use case!

Environment Tested

I tested this solution in the following versions. Be mindful of changes when working with other versions.

The solution is created in Visual Studio Code 1.73.1.
The solution is tested on node v18.12.1 and npm v8.19.2.
React version-18.2.0.

Using this solution, we are able to reset inputs in React with simple steps. This process also facilities an easy way to use, hassle-free method to create a hands-on working version of code which would help us to reset inputs in React.