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Paramanantham Harrison
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2540
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Summary

As React UI libraries advance, creating complex and engaging user interfaces becomes more feasible, particularly through inline editable components like tables, lists, and text fields. This article explores various React libraries for building inline editable UIs, including react-easy-edit, react-editext, and react-contenteditable, among others, each offering unique features for editing HTML or text content seamlessly. The tutorial outlines how to build basic inline editable components with React, addressing issues such as focus problems and accessibility with keyboard navigation, using practical examples. It highlights the importance of using inline editable UIs for complex applications to maintain a unified view and edit interface, while also noting limitations like error handling and accessibility challenges on mobile devices. The article provides insights into solving common glitches with keydown events and emphasizes the potential need for custom components when existing solutions do not meet specific application requirements.