Using Arrow function for class properties in React. Not clear

Question

I came across the arrow function feature being used as Class property in React component. Looking online I found that it makes code more readable and because of the arrow function features we do not have to bind the handlEvents function inside of constructor.

I still have to use the bind method even while using an arrow function for class property as shown in the code below. When i remove the binding in constructor it shows error in console Warning: A component is changing an uncontrolled input of type text to be controlled. and the form errors do not show up as well

class Contact extends Component {
    constructor(props) {
        super(props);

        this.handleBlur = this.handleBlur(this);
    }

    handleBlur = evt => field => {
        this.setState({
        touched: { ...this.state.touched, [field]: true }
    });

   render() {
       return(
          <Form onSubmit={this.handleSubmit}>
            <FormGroup row>
              <Label htmlFor="firstname" md={2}>
                First Name
              </Label>
              <Col md={10}>
                <Input
                  type="text"
                  id="firstname"
                  name="firstname"
                  placeholder="First Name"
                  valid={errors.firstname === ""}
                  invalid={errors.firstname !== ""}
                  value={this.state.firstname}
                  onBlur={event => {
                    this.handleBlur("firstname");
                  }}
                  onChange={this.handleInputChange}
              />
              <FormFeedback>{errors.firstname}</FormFeedback>
            </Col>
          </FormGroup>
       </Form>
   )

}

Answer 1

You need to change the function a little bit as follow.

class Contact extends Component {
    constructor(props) {
        super(props);

        this.handleBlur = this.handleBlur(this);
    }

    handleBlur = field => () => {
        this.setState({
        touched: { ...this.state.touched, [field]: true }
    });

   render() {
       return(
          <Form onSubmit={this.handleSubmit}>
            <FormGroup row>
              <Label htmlFor="firstname" md={2}>
                First Name
              </Label>
              <Col md={10}>
                <Input
                  type="text"
                  id="firstname"
                  name="firstname"
                  placeholder="First Name"
                  valid={errors.firstname === ""}
                  invalid={errors.firstname !== ""}
                  value={this.state.firstname}
                  onBlur={this.handleBlur("firstname")}
                  onChange={this.handleInputChange}
              />
              <FormFeedback>{errors.firstname}</FormFeedback>
            </Col>
          </FormGroup>
       </Form>
   )

}