add item to usestate array code example

Example 1: usestate array push

setTheArray([...theArray, newElement]);

Example 2: functional component how to add to existing array react

const {useState, useCallback} = React;
function Example() {
    const [theArray, setTheArray] = useState([]);
    const addEntryClick = () => {
        setTheArray([...theArray, `Entry ${theArray.length}`]);
    };
    return [
        <input type="button" onClick={addEntryClick} value="Add" />,
        <div>{theArray.map(entry =>
          <div>{entry}</div>
        )}
        </div>
    ];
}

ReactDOM.render(
    <Example />,
    document.getElementById("root")
);

Example 3: add object to array react hook

setTheArray([...theArray, newElement]);

Example 4: add items to a react array in hooks

const addMessage = (newMessage) => setMessages(state => [newMessage, ...state])