React Hook Form vs. React 19: Should you still use RHF in 2025?
Table of Contents
- Fundamentals of React Hook Form
- Validation with React Hook Form
- Usage with Third-Party Components
- Working with useFormContext
- Arrays and Nested Fields
- Validation for Arrays and Nested Fields
- Comparison with Traditional React Forms
Fundamentals of React Hook Form
- Registering an input field into React Hook Form using the
register method.
- Using the spread operator syntax for strict type checking with TypeScript.
Validation with React Hook Form
- Applying validations by passing validation parameters to the
register method.
- Setting rules for empty fields, string length, numerical values, input type, and regular expression pattern.
- Displaying custom error messages.
Usage with Third-Party Components
- Utilizing the
useController object for components that do not support the register method.
Working with useFormContext
- Accessing and manipulating form context/state of deeply nested components using the
useFormContext hook.
Arrays and Nested Fields
- Handling complex data structures with arrays and nested fields supported out of the box by React Hook Form.
- Using the
useFieldArray custom hook for managing arrays of inputs.
Validation for Arrays and Nested Fields
- Adding validation support for arrays and nested fields using Yup or Zod validation libraries.
Comparison with Traditional React Forms
- A comparison highlighting the manual handling required in React 18 for form management.
