I have a global filter clearing function in a React app that should reset the filter dropdowns, input fields, and UI markers when a “Clear Filters” button is clicked.
The problem is that my clearFiltersTrigger remains undefined in the useEffect inside filter-utils.tsx, even though it is toggled in Container.tsx.
Even though console logs show that clearFiltersTrigger updates, the UI state (textboxes and filter markers) is not resetting as expected.
What am I doing wrong?
const Container: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
const handleClearFilters = () => {
console.log("Global Clear Filters Triggered!");
setFilters({});
setSelectedKeys([])
setSelectedValues([]);
setClearFiltersTrigger((prev) => {
console.log("Toggling clearFiltersTrigger to:", !prev); true
return !prev;
});
refetch(0, JOBS_TABLE_PAGE_LENGTH, false, undefined, undefined, {});
};
return (
<ThatView
clearFiltersTrigger={clearFiltersTrigger ?? false}
/>
In ThatView.tsx, we pass the state to ThatTable:
<ScansTable
slot="Table"
clearFiltersTrigger={clearFiltersTrigger ?? false} />
In ThatTable we pass the state to MyTable with columns:
<MyTable
columns={MyTableColumns(refetch, jobs.length, clearFiltersTrigger)}
In MyTableColumns, we pass parameters to the function from filter-utils.tsx, which use useEffect to handle state updates.
{
key: 'name',
filterDropdown: getTextFilterDropdown("Search Scan Name", "Scan Name", "scan_name", refetch, jobsCount, clearFiltersTrigger)
}
getTextFilterDropdown:
export const getTextFilterDropdown = (
...
clearFiltersTrigger: boolean
...
/** Reset input when global clear is triggered */
React.useEffect(() => {
console.log("useEffect triggered by clearFiltersTrigger:", clearFiltersTrigger); -- undefined
if (clearFiltersTrigger) {
setInputValue("");
setSelectedKeys([]);
}
}, [clearFiltersTrigger]);
Why is useEffect inside filter-utils.tsx not triggering properly when clearFiltersTrigger updates?
How can I ensure the input box text and filter icon reset properly when clicking “Clear Filters”?
Is there a better way to handle global state updates across multiple components in this case?