React stateless component this.refs..value?

Question

I don't know if I'm doing this correctly... If I want to get value from an input I use this.refs.whatever.value.trim() but if that input is a stateless function component how do I do retrieve the value onSubmit?

I know this isn't correct now after researching but how are you supposed to get value from these input fields?

import React, {Component} from 'react'  import {InputField} from '../components/forms/InputField' import {Button} from '../components/forms/Button'  export default class SignupWrapper extends Component {   _handleSubmit(e) {     e.preventDefault();     const email = this.refs.email.value.trim();     const password = this.refs.password.value.trim();     const confirm = this.refs.confirm.value.trim();     console.log({email, password, confirm});   }    render() {     return (       <form id="application-signup" onSubmit={this._handleSubmit.bind(this)}>         <InputField type={'email'} name={'email'} text={'email'}                     helpBlock={'email is required'} ref="email" />         <InputField type={'password'} name={'password'} text={'password'}                     helpBlock={'password is required'} ref="password" />         <InputField type={'password'} name={'confirm'} text={'confirm password'}                     helpBlock={'password confirmation is required'} ref="confirm" />         <Button type={'submit'} className={'btn btn-primary'} text={'signup'} />       </form>     )   } } 

this is the stateless inputfield

import React from 'react'  export const InputField = (props) => (   <div className="form-group col-xs-12">     <label htmlFor={props.name}>{props.text}</label>     <input type={props.type} name={props.name} className="form-control"            data-stripe={props.stripe} />     <span className="help-block">{props.helpBlock}</span>   </div> ) 

Answer 1

You can use refs inside stateless components.

Here is also my example fiddle that shows you how it works.

import React from 'react'  export default ({ onChange }) => {   let cityInput    const onSubmit = e => {     e.preventDefault()     onChange(cityInput.value)   }    return (     <form onSubmit={ onSubmit }>       <input type='text' placeholder='Enter City Name'         ref={ el => cityInput = el } />       <button>Go!</button>     </form>   ) } 

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Note: Although this is one way to do it, however, this approach is not recommended unless you really need it. Try to think about more on redesigning your React code instead of hacking it like this. You may read more about it here.