react-dom-factories

What is react-dom-factories?

The react-dom-factories package provides a set of factory functions for creating React elements for DOM components. It is particularly useful for those who prefer to use plain JavaScript over JSX for creating React elements.

What are react-dom-factories's main functionalities?

Creating DOM Elements

This feature allows you to create DOM elements using factory functions. In this example, a `div` element containing an `h1` and a `p` element is created and rendered to the DOM.

const React = require('react');
const ReactDOM = require('react-dom');
const DOM = require('react-dom-factories');

const element = DOM.div({ className: 'container' },
  DOM.h1(null, 'Hello, World!'),
  DOM.p(null, 'This is a paragraph.')
);

ReactDOM.render(element, document.getElementById('root'));

Using Attributes and Children

This feature demonstrates how to use attributes and children with the factory functions. Here, an unordered list (`ul`) with three list items (`li`) is created and rendered.

const React = require('react');
const ReactDOM = require('react-dom');
const DOM = require('react-dom-factories');

const element = DOM.ul({ className: 'list' },
  DOM.li({ key: 1 }, 'Item 1'),
  DOM.li({ key: 2 }, 'Item 2'),
  DOM.li({ key: 3 }, 'Item 3')
);

ReactDOM.render(element, document.getElementById('root'));

Other packages similar to react-dom-factories

react

The core React package itself provides the `React.createElement` function, which is a more flexible and powerful way to create React elements. Unlike react-dom-factories, it is not limited to DOM elements and can be used to create custom components as well.

react-hyperscript

react-hyperscript is a package that provides a hyperscript syntax for creating React elements. It offers a more concise and readable way to create elements compared to react-dom-factories, especially for complex structures.

jsx-dom

jsx-dom is a lightweight library that allows you to use JSX syntax to create DOM elements without the need for a build step. It is similar to react-dom-factories in that it focuses on DOM elements, but it leverages JSX for a more declarative approach.

README

react-dom-factories

Note: ReactDOMFactories is a legacy add-on. Consider using React.createFactory or JSX instead.

Prior to version 16.0.0, React maintained a whitelist of pre-configured DOM factories. These predefined factories have been moved to the react-dom-factories library.

Example

import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
import DOM from 'react-dom-factories';

const greeting = DOM.div({ className: 'greeting' }, DOM.p(null, 'Hello, world!'));

ReactDOM.render(greeting, document.getElementById('app'))