How to Handle Forms in Material UI ?

In Material UI, managing forms is made easy with a variety of intuitive components and features. It streamlines user input and validation processes in React applications by utilizing form components such as TextField, Select, and Checkbox.

Installation

npm install @mui/material @emotion/react @emotion/styled

The table below illustrates the terms alongside their descriptions.

Term	Description
@mui/material	Package containing Material UI components.
@emotion/react	Required for styling components with Emotion.
@emotion/styled	Required for styling components with Emotion.

Features

• Form Components: Material UI provides a range of form components like TextField, Select, Checkbox, and DatePicker for collecting user input.
• Validation Support: Easily implement form validation using built-in features or integrate with popular validation libraries like Yup or Formik.
• Error Handling: Display informative error messages to users when form validation fails, enhancing the user experience.
• Controlled Components: Utilize controlled components to manage form state and handle user input effectively.

Approach

• Utilize Material UI’s form components like TextField, Select, and Checkbox to build the form structure.
• Manage form state using React state hooks (useState) to capture user input and update form data accordingly.
• Implement event handlers like handleChange to capture user input and handleSubmit to handle form submission
• Implement form validation either manually or by integrating with validation libraries like Yup or Formik to ensure data integrity and improve user experience.

Example:

import React, { useState } from 'react';
import { TextField, Button } from '@mui/material';

function MyForm() {
  const [formData, setFormData] = useState({
    username: '',
    password: '',
  });

  const handleChange = (event) => {
    const { name, value } = event.target;
    setFormData({ ...formData, [name]: value });
  };

  const handleSubmit = (event) => {
    event.preventDefault();
    // Handle form submission logic
  };

  return (
    <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
      <TextField
        label="Username"
        name="username"
        value={formData.username}
        onChange={handleChange}
        fullWidth
        margin="normal"
      />
      <TextField
        label="Password"
        name="password"
        type="password"
        value={formData.password}
        onChange={handleChange}
        fullWidth
        margin="normal"
      />
      <Button type="submit" variant="contained" color="primary">
        Submit
      </Button>
    </form>
  );
}

export default MyForm;