React Events in Detail

Overview

In this lab, we will practice using event data and persisting events. We will be working with event data you may not be familiar with: event.clientX and event.clientY. These provide the current x/y position of a mouse. Links are provided in the resources section to learn more.

Two Buttons To Rule Them All

In this lab, you'll be working on two components — two buttons, to be more precise. These aren't just regular buttons, however! They both serve a very specific purpose.

Instructions

In src/index.js, code for a basic React app is already provided. Two of the components referenced, CoordinatesButton and DelayedButton, are being passed props. However, these components are not written yet, causing the application (and learn) to crash. Using the provided component files, follow the instructions below to create these components. Run learn to track your progress through the lab.

CoordinatesButton

1. In the components/CoordinatesButton.js file, create a CoordinatesButton React component.

2. This component takes in one prop: onReceiveCoordinates. This prop is a function passed down from index.js. This function is currently just logging whatever is passed into it.

3. Within CoordinatesButton, render a button. On click of the button, create an array with two elements: the X and Y coordinates of the mouse. Find these using the event data.

4. Pass this event data in as the argument for the onReceiveCoordinates prop.

5. If successful, the current x,y position of your mouse should be logged.

DelayedButton

1. In the components/DelayedButton.js file, create a DelayedButton React component

2. This component takes two props: onDelayedClick (a function), and delay (a number).

3. Create a button that, when clicked, will pass the click event to the onDelayedClick prop within a setTimeout(). The setTimeout() should be set to this.props.delay.

4. If successful, the event will be logged to the console once the timeout has finished.

5. Hint: If you having trouble with this feature, remember event pooling in React. By the time the setTimeout fires, the event object will have already been returned to the pool. So how can we fix that?

Resources

• React Mouse Events
• ClientX Mouse Event
• ClientY Mouse Event