how to use react in Codepen with es6

Instead of using import, use destructuring assignments to get React.Component. After adding react to codepen through js settings, it executes the script which will make React available on global scope, window.

const {Component} = React;
class MyInput extends Component{
    //Component code
}

I noticed that process.env.NODE_ENV is undefined in ReactDOM 16.2 js file, if you import the CDN from Quick-add.
The solution is to use the development react and ReactDOM modules from unpkg.com:

//unpkg.com/react/umd/react.development.js
//unpkg.com/react-dom/umd/react-dom.development.js

There is the example works on React 16.2: CodePen


Reason is Component is part of React, to access that you need to use React.Component, if you directly want to use Component, then first import it from react, like this:

import {Component} from 'react';

Use this:

class MyInput extends React.Component{
    constructor(props){
    super(props);
    this.handleChange = this.handleChange.bind(this);
  }

  handleChange(e){
    console.log('e', e.target.vaule);
  }
  render(){
    return <input onChange={this.handleChange} type="text"/>
  }
}
ReactDOM.render(<MyInput/>, document.getElementById('myinput'));

Check codepen


Component is a subclass of react. So either you import it or use React.Component During render you have to use jsx MyInput wont work. <MyInput/> will work

class MyInput extends React.Component{
    constructor(props){
    super(props);
    this.handleChange = this.handleChange.bind(this);
  }

  handleChange(e){
    this.props.update(e.target.value);
  }
  render(){
    return <input onChange={this.handleChange} type="text"/>
  }
}
ReactDOM.render(<MyInput/>, document.getElementById('myinput'));