I can't see in the documentation how you actually get the value about react-datetime HOT 6 CLOSED

How did you end up doing it? I know onChange will let you get the value but I would like to do it using refs.

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Hey!

I think this is an usual problem for developers starting using react, don't know if this is your case.

Input type of components are usually used in a controlled way, so we set the prop value with some date that we store and keep track of it.

Then when the value changes, we need to update the value of our variable, and that will be given again to the datepicker. So we always have the value stored by ourselves.

See react docs: https://reactjs.org/docs/forms.html#controlled-components

In case you don't like controlled components (that you should if you are using react) you can use it in a uncontrolled way using defaultValue and you can listen to changes using onChange. The problem is that you won't be able to update the value programmatically that way. You are just a listener.

https://reactjs.org/docs/uncontrolled-components.html

In case you don't like any of those alternatives, you can access to the internal state of the component's instance using refs. Totally discouraged, because internals can change at any time without any advice breaking your application completely. If we don't care about it and want to use the component in a way it was never thought of, it's possible to access to the internal value using:

// in the render method
<Datetime ref={ instance => this.picker = instance  }/>

// anywhere else in the component
let date = this.picker.state.selectedValue

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Ignore this, I was being stupid.

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Still no docs. I must be stupid too...

I don't think onChange is the solution 'cause I also want to clear the selected value.

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I kind of figured out that I had to use it in a controlled manner by searching a little more.

Still, README.md should explain clearly that this is supposed to be used like that. There's no explanation or example anywhere about anything related to reading the value.

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@arqex It's a nice plug in but It would be better if you put how to get Datetime component value when onChange and how to set initial value

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