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useControllableValue

Unifies controlled and uncontrolled component state.

Unifies controlled and uncontrolled component state.

Import

import { useControllableValue } from '@kamod-ch/hooks'

Live demo

Basic demo

Unifies controlled and uncontrolled component state.

Parent value: controlled

import { useState } from 'preact/hooks'
import { useControllableValue } from '@kamod-ch/hooks'

function DemoField(props: { value: string; onChange: (value: string) => void }) {
  const [value, setValue] = useControllableValue(props)

  return <input value={value} onInput={(event) => setValue(event.currentTarget.value)} />
}

export default function UseControllableValueDemo() {
  const [value, setValue] = useState('controlled')

  return (
    <div>
      <DemoField value={value} onChange={setValue} />
      <p><strong>Parent value:</strong> {value}</p>
    </div>
  )
}

API

TypeScript signature
import type { SetStateAction } from '../utils/types-compat.js';
export interface Options<T> {
    defaultValue?: T;
    defaultValuePropName?: string;
    valuePropName?: string;
    trigger?: string;
}
export type Props = Record<string, any>;
export interface StandardProps<T> {
    value: T;
    defaultValue?: T;
    onChange: (val: T) => void;
}
declare function useControllableValue<T = any>(props: StandardProps<T>): [T, (v: SetStateAction<T>) => void];
declare function useControllableValue<T = any>(props?: Props, options?: Options<T>): [T, (v: SetStateAction<T>, ...args: any[]) => void];
export default useControllableValue;
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SSR considerations

This hook is safe to import during SSR. If your effect body touches the DOM, keep that work inside the effect callback.

Browser compatibility

Works in any modern browser supported by Preact.