Three ways to build React forms– Part 3
In this final part of our series on building React forms, we’ll rebuild the form from parts 1 and 2 with Formik. We’ll discuss some benefits a drawbacks of using Formik, and highlight the alternatives.
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An online publication brought to you by the team at Formspree featuring editorial writing and technical how-tos on static site generation, HTML forms, and other web technologies you can use to get your site well built and running fast on the Internet.Three ways to build React forms– Part 2
In this tutorial we’ll modify our basic form by taking control of the form’s state. In doing this we’ll create what React calls a “controlled component.” With a controlled component we’ll have more control over the form, allowing us to create a consistent validation experience, and customize it however we like.
Three ways to build React forms
There’s no “right way” to build forms in React and there are a lot of options. It’s simple enough to have a working form, but what about validation? Can you rely on the browser’s default validation, or should you write your own state handlers, or drop in a form library?