So I'm trying to learn how to use context since I'm building a dating app for dogs just as a fun project and will have to pass the current user throughout the whole application.
Tho i don't seem to grasp how to use context with typescript. I have a component called HomeView and would like to view counter and possibly set the counter with the usestate function setCounter.
When I try to log the counter in my HomeView components all I get is undefined even tho the value is set to 0. I should be able to log 0 onto the screen in my consumer. What am I missing?
Contex.tsx
import { createContext, useState } from 'react';
type ContextType = {
setCounter: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<number>>;
counter: number;
};
export const CounterContext = createContext<ContextType>({} as ContextType);
export const CounterContextProvider: React.FC = ({ children }) => {
const [counter, setCounter] = useState(0);
return <CounterContext.Provider value={{ counter, setCounter }}>{children}</CounterContext.Provider>;
};
HomeView.tsx
export const HomeView = () => {
const context = useContext(CounterContext);
console.log(context.counter); // value is undefined
return (
<div className='signInWrapper'>
<SignIn />
<CounterContextProvider>
{context.counter} // Nothing is shown onto the screen
</CounterContextProvider>
</div>
);
};
Since you are retrieving the context in a component which is not nested in the CounterContext.Provider itself you are getting undefined.
You should nest your entire application in the CounterContextProvider in order to access the state globally.
You can do this in your App.js file:
function App() {
return (
<CounterContextProvider>
...
<HomeView/>
</CounterContextProvider>
After this you should be able to access the context in your HomeView component:
export const HomeView = () => {
const { counter, setCounter } = useContext(CounterContext);
return (
<div className='signInWrapper'>
<SignIn />
Your counter value is: {counter}
</div>
);
};