react-individual-character-input-boxes

React Individual Character Input Boxes (RICIBs) are individual inputs that are separate from each other but functionally act similar as a regular input box. Motivation came from Apples similar input boxes used for their two-factor authorization: apple input boxes

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Installation

$ npm i --save react-individual-character-input-boxes

How To Use

Import:

import RICIBs from 'react-individual-character-input-boxes';

Example code:

handleOutput (string) {
    // Do something with the string
  }

  render () {
    return (
      <div>
        <RICIBs
          amount={5}
          handleOutputString={this.handleOutput}
          inputRegExp={/^[0-9]$/}
          password
        />
      </div>
    )
  }

Props:

Prop Type Required Description
amount Number sets the number of input boxes. (default is 5)
autoFocus Boolean When true, the first input box will automatically be selected on page load. (default false)
handleOutputString Function ✓ Implement it to handle the string output of the module.
inputRegExp RegExp Tells the component which characters to allow as inputs. (default is /^[0-9]$/ which is only numbers)
password Boolean Masks in the input if set as true (default is false)

Help, I cant get it to work or I want a feature!

Please feel free to submit an issue if you are running into trouble or have an idea for additional functionality!

TODO

  • Highlight selected?
  • Allow paste (onPaste) with any input selected
  • Fix mobile and IE bugs.

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