OK, nevermind, figured it out! :) I wasn't initializing my state variables correctly. But I think in order to be able to set it from a different component, I will need to have that value attribute set to a state value.
I think the confusion comes from the fact that setting onChange in itself doesn't make the input controlled unless you are setting value as well.
And you are right, the controlled component value needs to be initialized so the input state should be initialized first: const [input, setInput] = useState({ username: "", password: "" }). These initial values could be passed into the custom hook too.
Interesting, Is it okay if I take a look at some of your code?
OK, nevermind, figured it out! :) I wasn't initializing my state variables correctly. But I think in order to be able to set it from a different component, I will need to have that value attribute set to a state value.
Awesome 😃
I think the confusion comes from the fact that setting
onChangein itself doesn't make the input controlled unless you are settingvalueas well.And you are right, the controlled component value needs to be initialized so the input state should be initialized first:
const [input, setInput] = useState({ username: "", password: "" }). These initial values could be passed into the custom hook too.this worked. Thanks Orsi :)