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Naming Conventions: Events

Event Handler Functions​

How to name the function you will pass in somewhere to handle an event.

Convention​

handleEvent
handleSubjectEvent

Examples​

handleNameChange
handleChange
handleFormReset
handleReset

Event Handler Props​

How to name component props that accept event handlers.

Convention​

onEvent
onSubjectEvent

Examples​

onNameChange
onChange
onFormReset
onReset
<SomeComponent onNameChange={handleNameChange} onFormReset={handleFormReset} />