How to use the reactJS to append DOM elements with loop

Question

How to use the reactJS to append DOM elements with loop.

I use the way Click here
After compiler these code still get the error with :

Uncaught Error: Content.render(): A valid React element (or null) must be returned. You may have returned undefined, an array or some other invalid object.

        var Content = React.createClass({
            render: function () {
                var dom_content = [];
                for (var i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
                    dom_content.push(<li className='col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 block'><div className='box'></div></li>);
                }
                return dom_content;
            }
        });
        ReactDOM.render(
                <Content />,
                document.getElementById('the_box')
                );

You are using a VEERY old React Version. Thats not how you do that nowadays. Id recommend you to use the latest react version. — Cristian S., May 24 '18 at 09:22

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 24 '18 at 09:26

dom_content is an array.

You need React 16 to directly render it.

You can now return an array of elements from a component’s render method. Like with other arrays, you’ll need to add a key to each element to avoid the key warning

If you don't want to/cannot use React 16, wrap it in a div.

render: function () {
    var dom_content = [];
    for (var i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
        dom_content.push(
            (
                <li 
                    key={i} // Add this too =)
                    className='col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 block'
                >
                    <div className='box'></div>
                </li>
            )
        );
    }
    return (
        <div> // or <ul> ??
            {dom_content}
        </div>
    )
}

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 24 '18 at 09:30

You are pushing them to an array object called dom_content. As the error message suggests, you can return only react elements from render method. In this case you're returning a javascript object. Try something like:

new Array(3).map(() => (<li className='col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 block'><div className='box'></div></li>));

How to use the reactJS to append DOM elements with loop

2 Answers2