freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/03-front-end-libraries/react/pass-a-callback-as-props.md

---
id: 5a24c314108439a4d403617b
title: Pass a Callback as Props
challengeType: 6
forumTopicId: 301400
dashedName: pass-a-callback-as-props
---

# --description--

You can pass `state` as props to child components, but you're not limited to passing data. You can also pass handler functions or any method that's defined on a React component to a child component. This is how you allow child components to interact with their parent components. You pass methods to a child just like a regular prop. It's assigned a name and you have access to that method name under `this.props` in the child component.

# --instructions--

There are three components outlined in the code editor. The `MyApp` component is the parent that will render the `GetInput` and `RenderInput` child components. Add the `GetInput` component to the render method in `MyApp`, then pass it a prop called `input` assigned to `inputValue` from `MyApp`'s `state`. Also create a prop called `handleChange` and pass the input handler `handleChange` to it.

Next, add `RenderInput` to the render method in `MyApp`, then create a prop called `input` and pass the `inputValue` from `state` to it. Once you are finished you will be able to type in the `input` field in the `GetInput` component, which then calls the handler method in its parent via props. This updates the input in the `state` of the parent, which is passed as props to both children. Observe how the data flows between the components and how the single source of truth remains the `state` of the parent component. Admittedly, this example is a bit contrived, but should serve to illustrate how data and callbacks can be passed between React components.

# --hints--

The `MyApp` component should render.

```js
assert(
  (function () {
    const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(MyApp));
    return mockedComponent.find('MyApp').length === 1;
  })()
);
```

The `GetInput` component should render.

```js
assert(
  (function () {
    const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(MyApp));
    return mockedComponent.find('GetInput').length === 1;
  })()
);
```

The `RenderInput` component should render.

```js
assert(
  (function () {
    const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(MyApp));
    return mockedComponent.find('RenderInput').length === 1;
  })()
);
```

The `GetInput` component should receive the `MyApp` state property `inputValue` as props and contain an `input` element which modifies `MyApp` state.

```js
async () => {
  const waitForIt = (fn) =>
    new Promise((resolve, reject) => setTimeout(() => resolve(fn()), 250));
  const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(MyApp));
  const state_1 = () => {
    mockedComponent.setState({ inputValue: '' });
    return waitForIt(() => mockedComponent.state());
  };
  const state_2 = () => {
    mockedComponent
      .find('input')
      .simulate('change', { target: { value: 'TestInput' } });
    return waitForIt(() => mockedComponent.state());
  };
  const updated_1 = await state_1();
  const updated_2 = await state_2();
  assert(updated_1.inputValue === '' && updated_2.inputValue === 'TestInput');
};
```

The `RenderInput` component should receive the `MyApp` state property `inputValue` as props.

```js
async () => {
  const waitForIt = (fn) =>
    new Promise((resolve, reject) => setTimeout(() => resolve(fn()), 250));
  const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(MyApp));
  const state_1 = () => {
    mockedComponent.setState({ inputValue: 'TestName' });
    return waitForIt(() => mockedComponent);
  };
  const updated_1 = await state_1();
  assert(updated_1.find('p').text().includes('TestName'));
};
```

# --seed--

## --after-user-code--

```jsx
ReactDOM.render(<MyApp />, document.getElementById('root'))
```

## --seed-contents--

```jsx
class MyApp extends React.Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
    this.state = {
      inputValue: ''
    }
    this.handleChange = this.handleChange.bind(this);
  }
  handleChange(event) {
    this.setState({
      inputValue: event.target.value
    });
  }
  render() {
    return (
       <div>
        { /* Change code below this line */ }

        { /* Change code above this line */ }
       </div>
    );
  }
};

class GetInput extends React.Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
  }
  render() {
    return (
      <div>
        <h3>Get Input:</h3>
        <input
          value={this.props.input}
          onChange={this.props.handleChange}/>
      </div>
    );
  }
};

class RenderInput extends React.Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
  }
  render() {
    return (
      <div>
        <h3>Input Render:</h3>
        <p>{this.props.input}</p>
      </div>
    );
  }
};
```

# --solutions--

```jsx
class MyApp extends React.Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
    this.state = {
      inputValue: ''
    }
  this.handleChange = this.handleChange.bind(this);
  }
  handleChange(event) {
    this.setState({
      inputValue: event.target.value
    });
  }
  render() {
    return (
       <div>
         <GetInput
           input={this.state.inputValue}
           handleChange={this.handleChange}/>
         <RenderInput
           input={this.state.inputValue}/>
       </div>
    );
  }
};

class GetInput extends React.Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
  }
  render() {
    return (
      <div>
        <h3>Get Input:</h3>
        <input
          value={this.props.input}
          onChange={this.props.handleChange}/>
      </div>
    );
  }
};

class RenderInput extends React.Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
  }
  render() {
    return (
      <div>
        <h3>Input Render:</h3>
        <p>{this.props.input}</p>
      </div>
    );
  }
};
```