Building a tag input field component for React
Blog post from LogRocket
This tutorial provides a detailed guide on building a tag input field component in a React application, focusing on managing state and handling user interactions. It explains the creation of a container that wraps tags and an input field, with the input field moving to the right as more tags are added. The tutorial highlights the use of state variables to store user input and tags, and the implementation of onChange and onKeyDown events to update these states. The guide also describes handling the comma key to add tags and the backspace key to manage tag deletion, including a method to delete or modify existing tags. The use of onKeyUp is introduced to prevent unwanted rapid deletions when the backspace key is held down. Additionally, it covers adding a button to each tag for individual deletion and includes sample CSS for styling the component, concluding with a mention of LogRocket for error tracking in React applications.