React - change input defaultValue by passing props

Question

Consider this example:

var Field = React.createClass({
    render: function () {
        // never renders new value...
        return (
            

        

Answer 1

Use conditional rendering, then the component will load correct initial value. Something like in this module:

class MenuHeaderInput extends React.Component{
    constructor(props){
        super(props);
        this.handleBlur = this.handleBlur.bind (this);
    }
    handleBlur (e) {
        this.props.menuHeaderUpdate(e.target.value);
    }
    render(){
        if (this.props.menuHeader) {
            return (
                <div className="w3-row w3-margin" onClick = {() => this.props.handleTitleClick (10)}>
                    <div className="w3-third" ><pre></pre></div>
                    <input
                        className = {"w3-third w3-input w3-jumbo " + EDIT_COLOR}                
                        type = "text"
                        defaultValue = {this.props.menuHeader}
                        onBlur = {this.handleBlur}
                    />
                    <div className="w3-third" ><pre></pre></div>                
                </div>
            )
        }
        else {
            return null;
        }
    }
}