Setting Up react-hook-form with Controller
Install react-hook-form, use useForm to create a form instance, and wrap each TextInput in a Controller to register it and receive onChange/onBlur.
Why react-hook-form?
react-hook-form is a performant, flexible library for building forms in React and React Native. Unlike manually wiring every input to useState, react-hook-form uses uncontrolled inputs to minimize re-renders. It integrates validation, error handling, and form submission into a single coherent API, and it works seamlessly with any UI component library through the Controller wrapper.
Installing react-hook-form
Install react-hook-form from npm. It has no dependencies and works with any React version 16.8+. No special configuration is needed — import its hooks and components directly into your React Native components after installation.
npm install react-hook-formAll lessons in this course
- Setting Up react-hook-form with Controller
- Validation Rules and Error Messages
- Multi-Step Forms with Form State
- Submitting and Resetting Forms