How to loop inside React JSX

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I'm trying to do something like the following in React JSX (where ObjectRow is a separate component):

<tbody>
    for (var i=0; i < numrows; i++) {
        <ObjectRow/>
    } 
</tbody>

I realize and understand why this isn't valid JSX, since JSX maps to function calls. However, coming from template land and being new to JSX, I am unsure how I would achieve the above (adding a component multiple times).

javascript reactjs

Jul 22, 2020 in Angular by kartik
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Hello @kartik,

You're just calling JavaScript functions. You can't use a for loop where the arguments to a function call would go:

return tbody(
    for (var i = 0; i < numrows; i++) {
        ObjectRow()
    } 
)

See how the function tbody is being passed a for loop as an argument – leading to a syntax error.

But you can make an array, and then pass that in as an argument:

var rows = [];
for (var i = 0; i < numrows; i++) {
    rows.push(ObjectRow());
}
return tbody(rows);

You can use basically the same structure when working with JSX:

var rows = [];
for (var i = 0; i < numrows; i++) {
    // note: we add a key prop here to allow react to uniquely identify each
    // element in this array. see: https://reactjs.org/docs/lists-and-keys.html
    rows.push(<ObjectRow key={i} />);
}
return <tbody>{rows}</tbody>;

Incidentally, my JavaScript example is almost exactly what that example of JSX transforms into.

Hope it helps!!

For more information about React, Its recommended to join React course today.

Thank you!!

answered Jul 22, 2020 by Niroj
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