I'm having a hard time understanding why I can't do something like this.
loadPostsFromServer: function() {
$.ajax({
url: '/allPosts',
dataType: 'json',
success: function(data) {
console.log(data);
this.setState({posts:data, items:data});
//this.setState({items:data});
}.bind(this),
error: function(xhr, status, err) {
console.error(this.props.url,status, err.toString());
}.bind(this)
});
},
loadUserFromServer: function() {
$.ajax({
url: '/user',
dataType: 'json',
success: function(data) {
this.setState({user:data.local});
//console.log(this.state.user);
}.bind(this),
error: function(xhr, status, err) {
console.error(this.props.url,status, err.toString());
}.bind(this)
});
},
getInitialState: function() {
return {
posts: [],
items: [],
user: []
}
},
componentDidMount: function() {
this.loadPostsFromServer();
this.loadUserFromServer();
//this.setState({items: this.state.posts});
//setInterval(this.loadPostsFromServer, this.props.pollInterval);
},
render: function() {
<div className="Posts">
<List user={this.state.user} posts={this.state.items} />
</div>
}
Where List can be something like this and can't do the this.props.user print
var List = React.createClass({ //has to be called list
render: function() {
return (
<p>{this.props.user}</p>
<ul>
{
this.props.posts.map(post){
return (<p>{post.title}</p>)
})
}
</ul>
)
}
});
but can do this:
var List = React.createClass({
render: function() {
return (<p>{this.props.user}</p>)
}
});
Basically I'm passing two props in my real function, and the ajax call is delivering down a array user, with user info, and array post with post info. I can display the post info fine, and the user info is complete as well, however I cannot actually display the user info received from the ajax get call. I printed out the state of the array as well and it was complete and filled. However passed down it would return messages like cannot read {this.props.user.firstName} and such, however writing it the second way and not including posts, it works fine. How can I use both props in a map function?
Be careful, in render function, you always need a wrap tag to make React work. You should add <div>
tag to the render
of List
component.
var List = React.createClass({ //has to be called list
render: function() {
return (
<div> <-- ALWAYS HAS A WRAP TAG
<p>{this.props.user}</p>
<ul>
{
this.props.posts.map(post){
return (<p>{post.title}</p>)
})
}
</ul>
</div>
)
}
});
This code below works because there is <p>
to wrap contents.
var List = React.createClass({
render: function() {
return (<p> <-- WRAP TAG
{this.props.user}
</p>)
}
});