React Controlled Components

Learn how to turn the Search component and its input field into a controlled component.

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Controlled components are not necessarily React components, but HTML elements. Let’s learn how to turn the Search component and its input field into a controlled component. Let’s go through a scenario that shows why we should follow the concept of controlled components throughout our React application. After applying the following change – giving the searchTerm an initial state – can you spot the mistake in your browser?

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