I am having trouble finding a way to iterate through this nested JSON data. I would like to display elements into select option list.
I store my data in a state after a request.
const [filterData, setFilterData] = useState([]);
useEffect(() => {
ScenarioService.getFilterData().then((res) => {
setFilterData(res.data);
console.log(res.data);
});
setIsData(true);
}, []);
{
"groups":[
"group1",
"group2"
],
"regions":[
"region1",
"region2"
]
}
I already tried:
<select>
{Object.keys(filterData).map((key) => {
return filterData[key].map((value) => {
return <option>{key[value]}</option>;
});
})}
</select>
<select>
{Object.keys(filterData["regions"]).map((keyName, i) => {
return (
<option key={filterData[keyName]}>{filterData[keyName]}</option>
);
})}
</select>
{filterData.regions.map((value)=>{
return <option>{value}</option>
})}
Last one gives my TypeError: Cannot read property ‘map’ of undefined.
If i try to set my state to setFilterData(res.data.regions) then i can call map() and it works, but then my state is only regions.
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Answer
You could simplify the code duplication by using a function
const renderOpts = key => filterData[key].map(v => <option value={v}>{v}</option>)
Then to render the selects:
<select>{renderOpts('groups')}</select>
<select>{renderOpts('regions')}</select>
