Clearing state es6 React

Question

I am trying to clear a components state but can\'t find a reference for the es6 syntax. I was using:

this.replaceState(this.getInitialState());

Answer 1

I will add to the above answer that the reset function should also assign state like so:

reset() {
  this.state = initialState;
  this.setState(initialState);
}

The reason being that if your state picks up a property that wasn't in the initial state, that key/value won't be cleared out, as setState just updates existing keys. Assignment is not enough to get the component to re-render, so include the setState call as well -- you could even get away with this.setState({}) after the assignment.