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How can one change the color of a substring within a string using React?

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answered 2022-12-28 12:00:00 +0000

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One way to change the color of a substring within a string using React is to use the split() method to split the string into an array of substrings, and then use the map() method to create a new array of React components, with each substring wrapped in a <span> element that has a different color based on some condition.

Here's an example:

const MyComponent = () => {
  const text = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog";

  const parts = text.split("fox"); // split the string into parts

  return (
    <div>
      {parts.map((part, index) => {
        if (part === "fox") {
          return <span key={index} style={{ color: "red" }}>{part}</span>;
        } else {
          return <span key={index}>{part}</span>;
        }
      })}
    </div>
  );
};

In this example, the text variable contains the original string. The split() method is used to split the string into an array of parts, with the substring "fox" being the delimiter.

The map() method is then used to create a new array of React components. For each part, we check if it is equal to "fox". If it is, we create a new <span> element with a style property that sets the color to "red". We also add a key prop with the index of the part to help React maintain the integrity of the list.

If the part is not equal to "fox", we create a regular <span> element without any additional styling.

Finally, we wrap the array of components in a <div> element and return it.

This approach can be adapted to other scenarios where you need to change the color of a substring within a string based on some condition.

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