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Learn how to effectively pass data from a child component to a parent component in a React application using Hooks and Functional Components.
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Understanding React Hooks: Passing Data from Child to Parent

Developing React applications comes with its own set of challenges, especially when it comes to managing state and passing data between components. One common scenario that developers face is how to pass data from a child component to its parent component. If you're using React Hooks and Functional Components, understanding the correct way to set up your state will be crucial for your application's success. In this article, we’ll address a common challenge and its solution by diving into an example involving the useState hook.

The Problem: Managing State with useState

Consider this situation: you're working on a "rating" application where users can rate different cards representing players, and you need to pass this rating data from each child card component back to the parent component. The specific error message you're encountering is this:

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This error typically indicates that you’re not correctly accessing the state updater function returned by the useState hook.

The Solution: Correctly Use useState to Pass Data

To solve this issue, you need to ensure you are destructuring the return value of the useState hook correctly. Instead of this incorrect line of code:

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You should change it to the following:

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Why This Matters

The useState hook in React returns a two-element array where:

The first element is the current state value (ratingObj in this case).

The second element is the function that updates the state (setRatingObj).

By destructuring it as an object, as you initially did, you are inadvertently trying to access a property that doesn’t exist, resulting in the error mentioned above. Using array destructuring correctly fixes this issue and allows your code to function as intended.

Implementation Guide

Here’s a breakdown of what you need to do in your code:

Update the Parent Component (CardsBoard):

Replace the existing useState line with proper array destructuring.

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Update the Child Component (Card):

Ensure that your onClick handlers are passing the necessary parameters to setRatingObj correctly. Here’s a snippet for reference:

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Handle Updating State:

Ensure that the onClick function is designed to update the parent’s state with the new data.

Conclusion

By following the corrected destructuring pattern with the useState hook, you eliminate the error and enable your application to pass data from child components back to the parent seamlessly. This insight into two-element array destructuring makes handling state more intuitive and aligns with best practices in React development.

Happy coding! If you have any questions or further challenges, feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below.