Exploring React’s Latest extensions to forms

React 19 brings exciting enhancements to form handling. It allows developers greater control over user interactions and smoother form management. Let’s outline the key three features:

• form now accepts a function passed as action prop. If a URL is passed, the form still behaves like the HTML form component but when a function is passed, it will handle the form submission. The function can be async and it’s called with a single argument containing the form data of the submitted form.

• useFormStatus hook: Provides status information of the last form submission. Developers can leverage this hook to dynamically respond to user input and provide real-time feedback.

• useFormState hook: Allows updating component state based on the result of a form action. Developers can use it to pass an existing form action function as well as an initial state and it returns new action along with the latest form state to be used.

Integrating FormFusion with React’s Latest Updates:

FormFusion (form management library) integrates with all of the React’s latest form features. React’s approach to handling a function as an action prop is the default method used in the FormFusion library via the onSubmit prop, however it also supports React’s approach out-of-the-box. Developers can use either and still get the same benefits.

While React’s form extension allows for client-side submissions, validation remains vital. FormFusion extends the form’s built-in validation by providing validation rules and intuitive error handling mechanisms. Developers can easily apply one of the 500+ validation rules FormFusion offers and bind them to form elements, ensuring data integrity and delivering user-friendly error messages.

React 19’s form enhancements, combined with FormFusion’s advanced form management capabilities, open up new opportunities for developers. By leveraging FormFusion’s validation, submission on the client-side, and useFormStatus for real-time feedback, developers can build highly performant and user-friendly forms with ease.

FormFusion: The right way to build forms in React

Efficient solution for easy form management with built-in validation, input masking, full accessibility and completely customisable look.

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