react usestate set array code example

Example 1: React Hooks append state

setTheArray(currentArray => [...currentArray, 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: 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")
);