freeCodeCamp Challenge Guide: Use State to Toggle an Element

Guide
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Use State to Toggle an Element

Problem Explanation

You can toggle an element by checking and changing its state.

Hints

Hint 1

  • Remember to bind this to the method constructor.
this.toggleVisibility = this.toggleVisibility.bind(this);

Hint 2

  • Remember, you can use a JavaScript function to check for the state of an element.

Solutions

Solution 1 (Click to Show/Hide) 
class MyComponent extends React.Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
    this.state = {
      visibility: false
    };
    // change code below this line
    this.toggleVisibility = this.toggleVisibility.bind(this);
    // change code above this line
  }
  // change code below this line
  toggleVisibility() {
    this.setState(state => {
      if (state.visibility === true) {
         return { visibility: false };
       } else {
         return { visibility: true };
      }
    });
  }
  // change code above this line
  render() {
    if (this.state.visibility) {
      return (
        <div>
          <button onClick={this.toggleVisibility}>Click Me</button>
          <h1>Now you see me!</h1>
        </div>
      );
    } else {
      return (
        <div>
          <button onClick={this.toggleVisibility}>Click Me</button>
        </div>
      );
    }
  }
};
Solution 2 (Click to Show/Hide) 
class MyComponent extends React.Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
    this.state = {
      visibility: false
    };
    this.toggleVisibility = this.toggleVisibility.bind(this);
   }
  toggleVisibility() {
    this.setState(state => ({
      visibility: !state.visibility
    }));
  }
  render() {
    if (this.state.visibility) {
      return (
        <div>
          <button onClick = {this.toggleVisibility}>Click Me</button>
          <h1>Now you see me!</h1>
        </div>
      );
    } else {
      return (
        <div>
          <button onClick = {this.toggleVisibility}>Click Me</button>
        </div>
      );
    }
  }
};
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