Overview
The React Currency Input component is a versatile tool designed specifically for handling currency values in React applications. With support for custom decimal and thousand separators as well as precision settings, it makes managing and displaying currency straightforward and user-friendly. Whether you’re working on an e-commerce site or any application where financial entries are a necessity, this component proves to be an invaluable addition.
The recent update to version 1.3.0 enhances the component by streamlining event handling and improving compatibility with React’s default input management. With features aimed at flexibility and usability, this component ensures users have a seamless experience when entering currency data.
Features
- Custom Separators: Easily specify custom decimal and thousand separators to align with regional formats, enhancing user comprehension.
- Precision Control: Set the number of decimal places for the currency value, allowing for accurate representation of currency figures as needed.
- Currency Symbols: Optionally add a currency symbol as a prefix or suffix, accommodating various financial contexts and ensuring clarity in transactions.
- Event Handling: Utilizes the newly introduced
onChangeEvent for improved event handling, ensuring smoother integration with React’s input handling paradigm. - Negative Number Support: Option to allow negative values, which is essential for certain financial applications and calculations.
- Flexible Input Types: Designed for use with various input types, such as “text”, while cautioning against using “number” or “tel” to avoid potential errors with special characters.
- Bootstrap Integration: All attributes are easily applicable to the input element, making integration with libraries like Bootstrap seamless for styled elements.
- Autofocus and Text Selection: Features like autofocus and the option to select all text on focus provide enhanced user experience during data entry.
