getInputProps

A handler to get input props for any field in the form

getInputProps handler

form.getInputProps returns an object with value, onChange, onFocus, onBlur, error and all props specified in enhanceGetInputProps function. Return value should be spread to the input component.

You can pass the following options to form.getInputProps as second argument:

  • type: default input. Must be set to checkbox if the input requires checked prop instead of value.
  • withError: default type === 'input'. Determines whether the returned object should contain an error property with form.errors[path] value.
  • withFocus: default true. Determines whether the returned object should contain an onFocus handler. If disabled, the touched state will only change if value of the field has been changed.
  • Any additional props that can be accessed with enhanceGetInputProps function. These props are not passed to the input.
import { Checkbox, TextInput } from '@mantine/core';
import { useForm } from '@mantine/form';

function Demo() {
  const form = useForm({
    mode: 'uncontrolled',
    initialValues: { name: '', accepted: false },
    validate: {
      name: (value) => value.trim().length > 2,
    },
  });

  return (
    <>
      <TextInput
        key={form.key('name')}
        {...form.getInputProps('name')}
      />
      <Checkbox
        key={form.key('accepted')}
        {...form.getInputProps('accepted', { type: 'checkbox' })}
      />
    </>
  );
}

enhanceGetInputProps

enhanceGetInputProps is a function that can be used to add additional props to the object returned by form.getInputProps. You can define it in useForm hook options. Its argument is an object with the following properties:

  • inputProps – object returned by form.getInputProps by default
  • field – field path, first argument of form.getInputProps, for example name, user.email, users.0.name
  • options – second argument of form.getInputProps, for example { type: 'checkbox' }, can be used to pass additional options to enhanceGetInputProps function
  • form – form instance

Example of using enhanceGetInputProps to disable input based on field path:

import { NumberInput, TextInput } from '@mantine/core';
import { useForm } from '@mantine/form';

interface FormValues {
  name: string;
  age: number | string;
}

function Demo() {
  const form = useForm<FormValues>({
    mode: 'uncontrolled',
    initialValues: { name: '', age: '' },
    enhanceGetInputProps: (payload) => ({
      disabled: payload.field === 'name',
    }),
  });

  return (
    <>
      <TextInput
        {...form.getInputProps('name')}
        key={form.key('name')}
        label="Name"
        placeholder="Name"
      />
      <NumberInput
        {...form.getInputProps('age')}
        key={form.key('age')}
        label="Age"
        placeholder="Age"
        mt="md"
      />
    </>
  );
}

Example of using enhanceGetInputProps to add additional props to the input based on option passed to form.getInputProps:

Your personal information is stored securely. (Just kidding!)

import { NumberInput, TextInput } from '@mantine/core';
import { useForm } from '@mantine/form';

interface FormValues {
  name: string;
  age: number | string;
}

function Demo() {
  const form = useForm<FormValues>({
    mode: 'uncontrolled',
    initialValues: { name: '', age: '' },
    enhanceGetInputProps: (payload) => {
      if (payload.options.fieldType === 'name') {
        return {
          label: 'Your name',
          placeholder: 'Your name',
          withAsterisk: true,
          description: 'Your personal information is stored securely. (Just kidding!)',
        };
      }

      return {};
    },
  });

  return (
    <>
      <TextInput {...form.getInputProps('name', { fieldType: 'name' })} key={form.key('name')} />
      <NumberInput
        {...form.getInputProps('age')}
        key={form.key('age')}
        label="Age"
        placeholder="Age"
        mt="md"
      />
    </>
  );
}

Example of using enhanceGetInputProps to add disabled prop to all inputs if the form has not been initialized yet:

import { NumberInput, TextInput, Button } from '@mantine/core';
import { useForm } from '@mantine/form';

interface FormValues {
  name: string;
  age: number | string;
}

function Demo() {
  const form = useForm<FormValues>({
    mode: 'uncontrolled',
    initialValues: { name: '', age: '' },
    enhanceGetInputProps: (payload) => {
      if (!payload.form.initialized) {
        return { disabled: true };
      }

      return {};
    },
  });

  return (
    <>
      <TextInput
        {...form.getInputProps('name')}
        key={form.key('name')}
        label="Your name"
        placeholder="Your name"
      />
      <NumberInput
        {...form.getInputProps('age')}
        key={form.key('age')}
        label="Age"
        placeholder="Age"
        mt="md"
      />
      <Button onClick={() => form.initialize({ name: 'John', age: 20 })} mt="md">
        Initialize form
      </Button>
    </>
  );
}

Initialize form

When called form.initialize handler sets initialValues and values to the same value and marks form as initialized. It can be used only once, next form.initialize calls are ignored.

form.initialize is useful when you want to sync form values with backend API response:

import { Button, NumberInput, TextInput } from '@mantine/core';
import { isInRange, isNotEmpty, useForm } from '@mantine/form';

interface FormValues {
  name: string;
  age: number | string;
}

function apiRequest(): Promise<FormValues> {
  return new Promise((resolve) => {
    setTimeout(() => {
      resolve({ name: 'John Doe', age: 25 });
    }, 1000);
  });
}

function Demo() {
  const form = useForm<FormValues>({
    mode: 'uncontrolled',
    initialValues: { name: '', age: 0 },
    validate: {
      name: isNotEmpty('Name is required'),
      age: isInRange({ min: 18 }, 'You must be at least 18 to register'),
    },
  });

  return (
    <>
      <TextInput
        {...form.getInputProps('name')}
        key={form.key('name')}
        label="Name"
        placeholder="Name"
      />
      <NumberInput
        {...form.getInputProps('age')}
        key={form.key('age')}
        label="Age"
        placeholder="Age"
        mt="md"
      />
      <Button onClick={() => apiRequest().then((values) => form.initialize(values))} mt="md">
        Initialize form
      </Button>
    </>
  );
}

Example with TanStack Query (react-query):

import { useEffect } from 'react';
import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
import { useForm } from '@mantine/form';

function Demo() {
  const query = useQuery({
    queryKey: ['current-user'],
    queryFn: () => fetch('/api/users/me').then((res) => res.json()),
  });

  const form = useForm({
    mode: 'uncontrolled',
    initialValues: {
      name: '',
      email: '',
    },
  });

  useEffect(() => {
    if (query.data) {
      // Even if query.data changes, form will be initialized only once
      form.initialize(query.data);
    }
  }, [query.data]);
}

Integrate getInputProps with custom inputs

form.getInputProps returns an object with the following properties:

  • value
  • defaultValue
  • onChange
  • onFocus
  • onBlur
  • error

To create a custom input that works with form.getInputProps, make sure that your component accepts these props and passes them to the input component or uses them in any other way.

Example of creating a custom input component:

interface CustomInputProps {
  value?: string;
  defaultValue?: string;
  onChange?: (event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => void;
  onFocus?: (event: React.FocusEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => void;
  onBlur?: (event: React.FocusEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => void;
  error?: string;
}

export function CustomInput({
  value,
  defaultValue,
  onChange,
  onFocus,
  onBlur,
  error,
}: CustomInputProps) {
  return (
    <div>
      <input
        value={value}
        defaultValue={defaultValue}
        onChange={onChange}
        onFocus={onFocus}
        onBlur={onBlur}
      />
      {error && <div>{error}</div>}
    </div>
  );
}

Then use it with form.getInputProps:

import { useForm } from '@mantine/form';
import { CustomInput } from './CustomInput';

function Demo() {
  const form = useForm({
    mode: 'uncontrolled',
    initialValues: { name: '' },
  });

  return (
    <CustomInput
      {...form.getInputProps('name')}
      key={form.key('name')}
    />
  );
}