I have a hook, and 2 components. Component App.js has a function that changes the state in hook, but the value is not updated in Component New.js, why? I think I've missed something but can't figure it out.
App.js
export const useToggle = () => {
const [onOff, setOnOff] = useState(false);
return [onOff, () => setOnOff((prev) => !prev)];
};
export default function App() {
const [onOff, setOnOff] = useToggle();
return (
<div className="App">
<h1>{onOff.toString()}</h1>
<button onClick={setOnOff}>toggle</button>
</div>
);
}
New.js
import { useToggle } from "./App.js";
export default function New() {
const [onOff] = useToggle();
return (
<div className="App">
<hr />
<h1>NEW:</h1>
<pre>{onOff.toString()}</pre>
</div>
);
}
Each useToggle hook is its own entity with its own state. The useToggle that you are toggling in App isn't the same useToggle that is rendered/used in New.
This means they are toggled independently of any other hooks and state. They don't share "state".
If you are wanting to create a useToggle hook that does have shared state then I would suggest implementing it via a React context and the useContext hook so each useToggle hook can toggle the same shared state held in the context.
Global useToggle hook.
togglecontext.js
import { createContext, useContext, useState } from 'react';
export const ToggleContext = createContext([false, () => {}]);
const ToggleProvider = ({ children }) => {
const [onOff, setOnOff] = useState(false);
const toggle = () => setOnOff(t => !t);
return (
<ToggleContext.Provider value={[onOff, toggle]}>
{children}
</ToggleContext.Provider>
);
}
export const useToggle = () => useContext(ToggleContext);
export default ToggleProvider;
index - provide the context
...
import ToggleProvider from "./toggle.context";
const rootElement = document.getElementById("root");
ReactDOM.render(
<StrictMode>
<ToggleProvider>
<App />
<New />
</ToggleProvider>
</StrictMode>,
rootElement
);
App
import "./styles.css";
import { useToggle } from "./toggle.context";
export default function App() {
const [onOff, setOnOff] = useToggle();
return (
<div className="App">
<h1>{onOff.toString()}</h1>
<button onClick={setOnOff}>toggle</button>
</div>
);
}
New
import { useToggle } from "./toggle.context";
export default function New() {
const [onOff] = useToggle();
return (
<div className="App">
<hr />
<h1>NEW:</h1>
<pre>{onOff.toString()}</pre>
</div>
);
}
Note that the only thing that changed in the App and New components was the import, where the useToggle hook is defined.