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React form where form state is saved in querystring using react-hook-form
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"use client"; | |
import { useForm } from "react-hook-form"; | |
import { useEffect } from "react"; | |
const AdvancedForm = () => { | |
const { register, handleSubmit, setValue, watch } = useForm(); | |
const watchedValues = watch(); | |
// Function to update the query string | |
const updateQueryString = () => { | |
const queryString = new URLSearchParams(watchedValues).toString(); | |
window.history.pushState(null, "", `?${queryString}`); | |
}; | |
const onSubmit = (data) => { | |
updateQueryString(); | |
console.log(data); | |
}; | |
// Set form values from query string on component mount | |
useEffect(() => { | |
const queryValues = Object.fromEntries( | |
new URLSearchParams(window.location.search.split(/\?/)[1]) | |
); | |
for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(queryValues)) { | |
if (value.toLowerCase() === "false") { | |
setValue(key, false); | |
continue; | |
} | |
if (value.toLowerCase() === "true") { | |
setValue(key, true); | |
continue; | |
} | |
setValue(key, value); | |
} | |
}, []); | |
// Update query string on form value change | |
useEffect(() => { | |
updateQueryString(); | |
}, [watchedValues]); | |
return ( | |
<form onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)} method="get" action="/"> | |
<input {...register("input1")} type="text" /> | |
<select {...register("select1")}> | |
<option value="option1">Option 1</option> | |
<option value="option2">Option 2</option> | |
</select> | |
<input {...register("checkbox1")} type="checkbox" /> | |
<input {...register("range1")} type="range" /> | |
<button type="submit">Submit</button> | |
</form> | |
); | |
}; | |
export default AdvancedForm; |
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