Explanation to why this is not a duplicate: My code is already working, I have included as a comment. The question is why the this
context change when I include it to click handler function.
I'm attempting a calculator project in React. The goal is to attach onclick handlers to number buttons so the numbers are displayed on the calculator display area. If the handler is written directly to render method it is working, however, if I'm trying from the ComponentDidMount I get an error this.inputDigit is not a function
. How do I bind this.inputDigit(digit)
properly?
import React from 'react';
import './App.css';
export default class Calculator extends React.Component {
// display of calculator initially zero
state = {
displayValue: '0'
}
//click handler function
inputDigit(digit){
const { displayValue } = this.state;
this.setState({
displayValue: displayValue+String(digit)
})
}
componentDidMount(){
//Get all number keys and attach click handler function
var numberKeys = document.getElementsByClassName("number-keys");
var myFunction = function() {
var targetNumber = Number(this.innerHTML);
return this.inputDigit(targetNumber); // This is not working
};
for (var i = 0; i < numberKeys.length; i++) {
numberKeys[i].onclick = myFunction;
}
}
render() {
const { displayValue } = this.state;
return (
<div className="calculator">
<div className="calculator-display">{displayValue}</div>
<div className="calculator-keypad">
<div className="input-keys">
<div className="digit-keys">
{/*<button className="number-keys" onClick={()=> this.inputDigit(0)}>0</button> This will Work*/}}
<button className="number-keys">0</button>
<button className="number-keys1">1</button>
<button className="number-keys">2</button>
<button className="number-keys">3</button>
<button className="number-keys">4</button>
<button className="number-keys">5</button>
<button className="number-keys">6</button>
<button className="number-keys">7</button>
<button className="number-keys">8</button>
<button className="number-keys">9</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
)
}
}