How to add multiple event handlers to same event in React.js
If you want to have multiple callbacks executed when onClick
is triggered, you can have them passed from outside, so you'll have access to them in the props
object. Then execute them all (note: code not tested):
var LikeToggleButton = React.createClass({
toggle: function() {
this.setState({liked:!like});
},
handleClick: function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
this.toggle();
for (var i=0, l<this.props.callbacks.length; i<l; i++) {
this.props.callbacks[i].call();
}
},
render: function() {
return (
<div onClick={this.handleClick}>TOGGLE LIKE</div>
);
}
});
BUT, if you want to have components connected between them, you should not do that by calling methods inside handlers. Instead you should use an architectural pattern, where Flux is the obvious choice (but there are lots more).
Take a look to Flux, and here you have more choices.
For an extensible way that does't require the component to know about components that use it - save the onClick event before changing it. This is highlights extracted from the actual working code:
button.jsx
class Button extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state= { callback: false};
}
click(){
//do stuff here
if(this.state.callback) { this.state.callback.call(); }
}
render () {
this.state.callback = this.props.onClick; // save the onClick of previous handler
return (
<button { ...this.props } type={ this.props.type || "button" } onClick={ this.click.bind(this) } className = this.props.className } >
{ this.props.children }
</button>
);
}
}
export default Button;
Then in another component you can use the button and it can have it's own onClick handler:
class ItemButtons extends React.Component {
itemClick () {
//do something here;
}
render () {
const buttons = [
(
<Button onClick={ this.itemClick.bind(this) } className="item-button">
<span>Item-Button</span>
</Button>
)
];
return (<section>{ buttons }</section>);
}
export default ItemButtons;