How to get the selected radio button in React?

November 18, 2021

I’m looking for a way to get the selected button from a group of radio buttons.

For instance, how does it work in a code like this?

<input type="radio" id="html" name="fav_language" value="HTML">
<label for="html">HTML</label><br>
<input type="radio" id="css" name="fav_language" value="CSS">
<label for="css">CSS</label><br>
<input type="radio" id="javascript" name="fav_language" value="JavaScript">
<label for="javascript">JavaScript</label>

>Solution :

In react,
The function onChangeValue() is attached with div so as soon as the user selects any radio button, it will be reflected in the function.

When the user is done with the selection, they may want to submit the form. The submit method is called formSubmit().

 /*
 * A simple React component
 */
class App extends React.Component {
  constructor(params) {
     super(params) 
     // initial gender state set from props
     this.state = {
       gender: this.props.gender
     }
     this.setGender = this.setGender.bind(this)
  }
  
  setGender(e) {
    this.setState({
      gender: e.target.value
    })
  }
  
  render() {
    const {gender} = this.state
    return  <div>
        Gender:
        <div>
          <input type="radio" checked={gender == "male"} 
onClick={this.setGender} value="male" /> Male
          <input type="radio" checked={gender == "female"} 
onClick={this.setGender} value="female"  /> Female
        </div>
        { "Select Gender: " } {gender}
      </div>;
  }
}

/*
 * Render the above component into the div#app
 */
ReactDOM.render(<App gender="male" />, document.getElementById('app'));