Event Handling: onClick & onChange
Handle user input with onClick and onChange; understand React’s synthetic events and read values safely.
Events in React
Goal: Handle clicks and text changes using React's synthetic events for consistent behavior across browsers.
- onClick triggers actions
- onChange reads input values
- Event object carries details
onClick essentials
Attach a handler: onClick={handle}. Keep functions small; update state with setters (prefer functional updater if using previous value).
All lessons in this course
- useState Basics & Correct Updates
- Event Handling: onClick & onChange
- Controlled vs Uncontrolled Inputs (Intro)