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Error boundary fallback ui not rendering in react?

I am trying to create an error boundary but it not working. The componentDidCatch not firing.

I expected that the fallback UI will render but actually the original UI is still there and nothing is happening.

const SimpleBtn = lazy(() => import("./componentJsx/SimpleBtn.jsx"));
const SimpleBtn2 = lazy(() => import("./componentJsx/SimpleBtn2.jsx"));

class ErrorBoundary extends React.Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
    this.state = { error: "", errorInfo: "" };
  }

  static getDerivedStateFromError(error) {
    return error;
  }

  componentDidCatch(error, errorInfo) {
    this.setState({ error, errorInfo });
    console.log(error, errorInfo);
  }

  render() {
    return this.state.errorInfo ? (
      <>
        <h3>Something is wrong!</h3>
        <details>{this.state.error}</details>
      </>
    ) : (
      this.props.children
    );
  }
}

class App extends React.Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
    this.state = { toggle: false, hasError: false };
  }

  toggleBtn = () => {
    // use transition
    startTransition(() => {
      this.setState((state) => ({
        toggle: !state.toggle,
      }));
    });
  };

  render() {
    const { toggle } = this.state;
    return (
      <ErrorBoundary>
        <Suspense fallback={<div>...Loading</div>}>
          <h1> Sample file </h1>
          {toggle && <SimpleBtn toggleBtn={this.toggleBtn} />}
          <SimpleBtn2 toggleBtn={this.toggleBtn} />
          <button
            onClick={() => {
              throw new Error("i am error!");
            }}
          >
            Throw Error
          </button>
        </Suspense>
      </ErrorBoundary>
    );
  }
}

I found a similar question but it not answered.

I tried to write code as in official react documentation but still not working and i can't figure out the problem also!.

After using Components tab i got to know that the error state is not changing.

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about 4 years ago · Santiago Gelvez
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This is because error boundaries only work for errors thrown during render. If you throw an error in a component render function instead it will work.

If you want to capture errors in event handlers you'll need to register an error handler on the window or do local error handling.

If youre just trying to test your error boundary throw in a component render instead and conditionally load that component if you like.

See https://reactjs.org/docs/error-boundaries.html#how-about-event-handlers

about 4 years ago · Santiago Gelvez Report
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