Updating state on props change in React Form

Question

I am having trouble with a React form and managing the state properly. I have a time input field in a form (in a modal). The initial value is set as a state variable in

Answer 1

There is also componentDidUpdate available.

Function signatur:

componentDidUpdate(prevProps, prevState, snapshot)

Use this as an opportunity to operate on the DOM when the component has been updated. Doesn't get called on initial render.

See You Probably Don't Need Derived State Article, which describes Anti-Pattern for both componentDidUpdate and getDerivedStateFromProps. I found it very useful.