React JS Forms utilize controlled inputs linked to React state which is a different approach than we learn with HTML and Javascript. Linking React controlled form inputs to React state create a single source of truth for our controlled components.

🔗 Source Code for this tutorial: https://github.com/gitdagray/react_controlled_inputs

React JS Forms | Controlled Inputs | Learn ReactJS

• (00:00) Intro
• (00:05) Set up and clean up
• (03:06) Creating a Form Component
• (07:44) Adding CSS Styles to the form
• (09:24) Sending props to the form component
• (11:47) Making a controlled input component
• (13:58) The handleSubmit function
• (17:52) The addItem function
• (21:04) The setAndSaveItems function - D.R.Y. (don’t repeat yourself)
• (22:15) Adding new items
• (23:17) Loading state from localStorage
• (24:58) Search Functionality
• (25:40) Building the search input component
• (27:50) Props for the search input component
• (29:03) Completing the controlled search input component
• (31:34) Adding search functionality with filter()
• (33:58) Review of Controlled Form Input Components
• (34:32) The useRef hook

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🔗 Styled Components: https://styled-components.com/

📚 References:
ReactJS Official site: https://reactjs.org/
React Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/React_(JavaScript_library)
React Jobs: https://www.ziprecruiter.com/candidate/search?search=react&location=

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