What is react-imask?
The react-imask package is a versatile input masking library for React applications. It allows developers to create input fields with predefined formats, ensuring that user input adheres to specific patterns. This is particularly useful for forms that require inputs like phone numbers, dates, credit card numbers, and more.
What are react-imask's main functionalities?
Basic Input Masking
This feature allows you to create a basic input mask for phone numbers. The mask ensures that the input follows the pattern (000) 000-0000.
import React from 'react';
import IMask from 'react-imask';
function PhoneInput() {
return (
<IMask.Input
mask="(000) 000-0000"
placeholder="(123) 456-7890"
/>
);
}
export default PhoneInput;
Dynamic Masking
This feature demonstrates dynamic masking, where the input mask changes based on the input value. For example, it changes the mask for American Express card numbers.
import React, { useState } from 'react';
import IMask from 'react-imask';
function DynamicMaskInput() {
const [mask, setMask] = useState('0000 0000 0000 0000');
return (
<IMask.Input
mask={mask}
placeholder="Enter your card number"
onAccept={(value, mask) => {
if (value.startsWith('34') || value.startsWith('37')) {
setMask('0000 000000 00000'); // American Express
} else {
setMask('0000 0000 0000 0000'); // Other cards
}
}}
/>
);
}
export default DynamicMaskInput;
Custom Masking with Regular Expressions
This feature allows you to use regular expressions for custom input masking. In this example, the input only accepts lowercase letters.
import React from 'react';
import IMask from 'react-imask';
function RegexMaskInput() {
return (
<IMask.Input
mask={/^[a-z]*$/}
placeholder="Enter lowercase letters only"
/>
);
}
export default RegexMaskInput;
Other packages similar to react-imask
react-text-mask
react-text-mask is another popular library for input masking in React. It provides similar functionality to react-imask, allowing developers to create masked input fields. However, react-imask offers more flexibility with dynamic and custom masks.
cleave.js
cleave.js is a JavaScript library for formatting input fields. It supports a wide range of input formats, including credit card numbers, phone numbers, and dates. While cleave.js is not React-specific, it can be easily integrated into React applications. Compared to react-imask, cleave.js is more focused on formatting rather than masking.
inputmask
inputmask is a versatile library for creating input masks in web applications. It supports a variety of input types and can be used with different frameworks, including React. While inputmask offers similar functionality to react-imask, it may require more configuration for complex masks.
React IMask Plugin
react-imask
Install
npm install react-imask
Mask Input Example
import {IMaskInput} from 'react-imask';
<IMaskInput
mask=Number
radix="."
value="123"
unmask="true" // true|false|'typed'
onAccept={
// depending on prop above first argument is
// `value` if `unmask=false`,
// `unmaskedValue` if `unmask=true`,
// `typedValue` if `unmask='typed'`
(value, mask) => console.log(value)
}
// ...and more mask props in a guide
// input props also available
placeholder='Enter number here'
/>
Extend Existing Components
import {IMaskMixin} from 'react-imask';
const StyledInput = styled.input`
color: paleviolet;
`;
const MaskedStyledInput = IMaskMixin(({inputRef, ...props}) => (
<StyledInput
...props
innerRef={inputRef} // bind internal input (if you use styled-components V4, use "ref" instead "innerRef")
/>
));
<MaskedStyledInput
mask=Number
radix="."
onAccept={(value, mask) => console.log(value)}
// ...and more mask props in a guide
// ...other styled props
/>
More options see in a guide.
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