react hooks add to array code example

Example 1: usestate array push

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

Example 2: how to set value in array react hook usestate

const[array,setArray]= useState([
        {id: 1, value: "a string", othervalue: ""},
        {id: 2, value: "another string", othervalue: ""},
        {id: 3, value: "a string", othervalue: ""},
    ])

const updateItem =(id, whichvalue, newvalue)=> {
  var index = array.findIndex(x=> x.id === id);

  let g = array[index]
  g[whichvalue] = newvalue
  if (index === -1){
    // handle error
    console.log('no match')
  }
  else
    setArray([
      ...array.slice(0,index),
      g,
      ...array.slice(index+1)
    ]
            );
}
//how to use the function    
onPress={()=>updateItem(2,'value','ewfwf')}
onPress={()=>updateItem(1,'othervalue','ewfwf')}
/*
the first input of the function is the id of the item
the second input of the function is the atrribute that you wish to change
the third input of the function is the new value for that attribute
It's a pleasure :0
~atlas
*/

Example 3: add items to a react array in hooks

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

Example 4: add items to a react array in hooks

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