This code is a React component that renders a form for creating a new post. Here's a detailed description of the code:
Imports
- React: Importing React to use JSX and other React functionalities.
- axios: Importing Axios for making HTTP requests.
import React from "react";
import axios from "axios";
export default function Create() {
const submitHandler = (event) => {
event.preventDefault();
const title = event.target.title.value;
const body = event.target.body.value;
const author = event.target.author.value;
const data = { title, body, author };
axios
.post("url", data)
.then((response) => {
console.log(response);
event.target.reset();
})
.catch((error) => {
console.log(error);
});
};
return (
<>
<div className="container">
<div className="row">
<div className="col-lg-8 col-md-10 mx-auto">
<p>Create a post......?</p>
<form
className="sentMessage"
id="contactForm"
onSubmit={submitHandler}
>
<div className="control-group">
<div className="form-group floating-label-form-group controls">
<label>Title</label>
<input
type="text"
className="form-control"
placeholder="Title"
id="title"
required
name="title"
/>
<p className="help-block text-danger"></p>
</div>
</div>
<div className="control-group">
<div className="form-group floating-label-form-group controls mt-3">
<label>Body</label>
<textarea
id="body"
className="form-control"
name="body"
placeholder="Body"
></textarea>
<p className="help-block text-danger"></p>
</div>
</div>
<div className="control-group">
<div className="form-group floating-label-form-group controls mt-3">
<label>Author</label>
<input
type="text"
className="form-control"
placeholder="Author"
id="author"
required
name="author"
/>
<p className="help-block text-danger"></p>
</div>
</div>
<br />
<div id="success"></div>
<button
type="submit"
className="btn btn-primary"
id="sendMessageButton"
>
Send
</button>
</form>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</>
);
}
Function Component: Create
The component is defined as a function named Create.
submitHandler Function
- Purpose: This function handles the form submission.
-
Parameters: Takes an
eventobject as a parameter. -
Functionality:
- Prevents the default form submission behavior using
event.preventDefault(). - Retrieves the values from the form fields (title, body, and author).
- Constructs a
dataobject with these values. - Makes a POST request to a specified URL using Axios, sending the
dataobject. - If the request is successful, logs the response and resets the form fields.
- If the request fails, logs the error.
- Prevents the default form submission behavior using
JSX Structure
The component returns a JSX fragment (<>...</>) containing the following elements:
-
Container Div: A div with the class
containerto contain the form. -
Row Div: A div with the class
rowto structure the layout. -
Column Div: A div with classes
col-lg-8,col-md-10, andmx-autoto center the form within the container. - Paragraph: A paragraph element with the text "Create a post......?".
-
Form: A form element with:
- Class
sentMessage - ID
contactForm -
onSubmithandler set tosubmitHandler
- Class
Form Fields
The form contains three input fields and a submit button:
-
Title Input:
- Type:
text - Class:
form-control - Placeholder: "Title"
- ID:
title - Required:
true - Name:
title
- Type:
-
Body Textarea:
- Class:
form-control - Placeholder: "Body"
- ID:
body - Name:
body
- Class:
-
Author Input:
- Type:
text - Class:
form-control - Placeholder: "Author"
- ID:
author - Required:
true - Name:
author
- Type:
-
Submit Button:
- Type:
submit - Class:
btn btn-primary - ID:
sendMessageButton - Text: "Send"
- Type:
Summary
This React component provides a form for creating a post with a title, body, and author. When the form is submitted, the submitHandler function collects the input data and sends it to a specified URL using Axios. If the submission is successful, the form is reset; otherwise, any errors are logged to the console.
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