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JavaScript

Posted by John Sourour
John Sourour
1,266 Points

e.currentTarget.reset();

gets the error "TypeError: e.currentTarget.reset is not a function"

5 Answers

Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,425 Points
Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,425 Points

Hi John!

These might help:

https://teamtreehouse.com/community/currenttargetreset

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Event/currentTarget

https://medium.com/@florenceliang/javascript-event-delegation-and-event-target-vs-event-currenttarget-c9680c3a46d1

I hope that helps.

Stay safe and happy coding!

John Sourour
John Sourour
1,266 Points

Hi Peter!

Thank you for the answer, I'm afraid these didn't clear up why I'm getting the above error, although I followed the tutorial video. (same code)

Thanks in advance

Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,425 Points
Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,425 Points

Hi John!

Can you send me info (a link, if possible) to the course/video/challenge?

It would help me dig deeper...

Thanks!

-Pete

John Sourour
John Sourour
1,266 Points

https://teamtreehouse.com/library/refs-and-the-dom

Please let me know how I can ask in that section next time too.

Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,425 Points
Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,425 Points

Hi John!

If you look at the botton right corner of any video page, you see this:

Need help?

Have questions about this video? Start a
discussion with the community and
Treehouse staff.

[ GET HELP BUTTON ]

(BTW, still looking into your issue!?! Not quite seeing it in the video... Do you have a time stamp?)

I hope that helps.

Stay safe and happy coding!

Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,425 Points
Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,425 Points

Found it...

4:05-ish...

:)

Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,425 Points
Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,425 Points

Hi John!

Is your code exactly this?:

import React, { Component } from 'react';

class AddPlayerForm extends Component

    playerInput = React.createRef():

    handleSubmit = (e) => {
      e.preventDefault():
      This.props.addPlayer(this.playerInput.current.value);
      e.currentTarget.reset();
    }

    render() {
      Return (
// (Etc...)
John Sourour
John Sourour
1,266 Points

Hi Peter, thanks for your help. Turns out I had the event Listener on the button and not the form. I was looking at the wrong part of the code.

Thank you for your quick responses and sorry for any inconvenience.