How to detect when a image is loaded, that is provided via props, and change state in React?

Question

I want to load a different image(fake avatar) while the final avatar image is loading. The idea is to detect when the prop image is loaded and change a state. Is it possible? Some ideas? Thank you!

class ImageUser extends React.Component {

constructor(props) {
    super(props);
    this.state = {userImageLoaded: false};
    let imageSrc = "";

    if (!this.props.userImage) {
        imageSrc = this.props.noUserImage;
    } else {
        imageSrc = this.props.userImage;
    }

    this.loadingImage = <img className={styles.imageUser}
                     src={this.props.loadingImage} alt="2"/>;

    this.userImage =
        <img onLoad={this.setState({userImageLoaded: true})}
             className={styles.imageUser} src={imageSrc}
             alt="1"/>;

}

render() {
    let image = "";
    if (this.state.userImageLoaded) {
        image = this.userImage;
    } else {
        image = this.loadingImage;
    }
    return (
        <div>
            {image}
        </div>
    );
}
}

export default ImageUser;

Answer 1

There are several ways to do this, but the simplest is to display the final image hidden, and then flip it to visible once it loads.

JSBin Demo

class Foo extends React.Component {
  constructor(){
    super();
    this.state = {loaded: false};
  }

  render(){
    return (
      <div>
        {this.state.loaded ? null :
          <div
            style={{
              background: 'red',
              height: '400px',
              width: '400px',
            }}
          />
        }
        <img
          style={this.state.loaded ? {} : {display: 'none'}}
          src={this.props.src}
          onLoad={() => this.setState({loaded: true})}
        />
      </div>
    );
  }
}

Answer 2

Same answer as Brigand's accepted answer but with Hooks:

const Foo = ({ src }) => {
  const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState(false);

  return (
    <div>
      {loaded ? null : (
        <div
          style={{
            background: 'red',
            height: '400px',
            width: '400px'
          }}
        />
      )}
      <img
        style={loaded ? {} : { display: 'none' }}
        src={src}
        onLoad={() => setLoaded(true)}
      />
    </div>
  );
};

Answer 3

Same idea using reference to the element but using functional component and hooks with typescript:

import React from 'react';

export const Thumbnail = () => {
  const imgEl = React.useRef<HTMLImageElement>(null);
  const [loaded, setLoaded] = React.useState(false);

  const onImageLoaded = () => setLoaded(true);

  React.useEffect(() => {
    const imgElCurrent = imgEl.current;

    if (imgElCurrent) {
      imgElCurrent.addEventListener('load', onImageLoaded);
      return () => imgElCurrent.removeEventListener('load', onImageLoaded);
    }
  }, [imgEl]);

  return (
    <>
      <p style={!loaded ? { display: 'block' } : { display: 'none' }}>
        Loading...
      </p>
      <img
        ref={imgEl}
        src="https://via.placeholder.com/60"
        alt="a placeholder"
        style={loaded ? { display: 'inline-block' } : { display: 'none' }}
      />
    </>
  );
};