</> `reset:` `<T>(values?: T | ResetAction<T>, options?: Record<string, boolean>) => void`

Reset the entire form state, fields reference, and subscriptions. There are optional arguments and will allow partial form state reset.

Props

Reset has the ability to retain formState. Here are the options you may use:

Name	Type	Description
`values`	object	An optional object to reset form values, and it's recommended to provide the entire defaultValues when supplied.
`keepErrors`	boolean	All errors will remain. This will not guarantee with further user actions.
`keepDirty`	boolean	`DirtyFields` form state will remain, and `isDirty` will temporarily remain as the current state until further user's action. Important: this keep option doesn't reflect form input values but only dirty fields form state.
`keepDirtyValues`	boolean	`DirtyFields` and `isDirty` will remained, and only none dirty fields will be updated to the latest rest value. Check out the example. Important: formState `dirtyFields` will need to be subscribed.
`keepValues`	boolean	Form input values will be unchanged.
`keepDefaultValues`	boolean	Keep the same defaultValues which are initialised via `useForm`. `isDirty` will be checked again: it is set to be the result of the comparison of any new values provided against the original `defaultValues`. `dirtyFields` will be updated again if values are provided: it is set to be result of the comparison between the new values provided against the original `defaultValues`.
`keepIsSubmitted`	boolean	`isSubmitted` state will be unchanged.
`keepTouched`	boolean	`isTouched` state will be unchanged.
`keepIsValid`	boolean	`isValid` will temporarily persist as the current state until additional user actions.
`keepSubmitCount`	boolean	`submitCount` state will be unchanged.

RULES

For controlled components you will need to pass defaultValues to useForm in order to reset the Controller components' value.
When defaultValues is not supplied to reset API, then HTML native reset API will be invoked to restore the form.
Avoid calling reset before useForm's useEffect is invoked, this is because useForm's subscription needs to be ready before reset can send a signal to flush form state update.

It's recommended to reset inside useEffect after submission.

useEffect(() => {
  reset({
    data: "test",
  })
}, [isSubmitSuccessful])

It's fine to run reset without argument as long as you have provided a defaultValues at useForm.

reset() // update form back to default values

reset({ test: "test" }) // update your defaultValues && form values

reset(undefined, { keepDirtyValues: true }) // reset other form state but keep defaultValues and form values

Examples:

Uncontrolled

CodeSandbox ^TS

import { useForm } from "react-hook-form"

interface UseFormInputs {
  firstName: string
  lastName: string
}

export default function Form() {
  const {
    register,
    handleSubmit,
    reset,
    formState: { errors },
  } = useForm<UseFormInputs>()
  const onSubmit = (data: UseFormInputs) => {
    console.log(data)
  }

  return (
    <form onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)}>
      <label>First name</label>
      <input {...register("firstName", { required: true })} />

      <label>Last name</label>
      <input {...register("lastName")} />

      <input type="submit" />
      <input type="reset" value="Standard Reset Field Values" />
      <input
        type="button"
        onClick={() => reset()}
        value="Custom Reset Field Values & Errors"
      />
    </form>
  )
}

Controller

CodeSandbox ^TS

import React from "react"
import { useForm, Controller } from "react-hook-form"
import { TextField } from "@material-ui/core"

interface IFormInputs {
  firstName: string
  lastName: string
}

export default function App() {
  const { register, handleSubmit, reset, setValue, control } =
    useForm<IFormInputs>()
  const onSubmit = (data: IFormInputs) => console.log(data)

  return (
    <form onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)}>
      <Controller
        render={({ field }) => <TextField {...field} />}
        name="firstName"
        control={control}
        rules={{ required: true }}
        defaultValue=""
      />
      <Controller
        render={({ field }) => <TextField {...field} />}
        name="lastName"
        control={control}
        defaultValue=""
      />

      <input type="submit" />
      <input type="button" onClick={reset} />
      <input
        type="button"
        onClick={() => {
          reset({
            firstName: "bill",
            lastName: "luo",
          })
        }}
      />
    </form>
  )
}

Submit with Reset

CodeSandbox ^JS

import { useForm, useFieldArray, Controller } from "react-hook-form"

function App() {
  const {
    register,
    handleSubmit,
    reset,
    formState,
    formState: { isSubmitSuccessful },
  } = useForm({ defaultValues: { something: "anything" } })

  const onSubmit = (data) => {
    // It's recommended to reset in useEffect as execution order matters
    // reset({ ...data })
  }

  React.useEffect(() => {
    if (formState.isSubmitSuccessful) {
      reset({ something: "" })
    }
  }, [formState, submittedData, reset])

  return (
    <form onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)}>
      <input {...register("something")} />
      <input type="submit" />
    </form>
  )
}

Field Array

CodeSandbox ^JS

import React, { useEffect } from "react"
import { useForm, useFieldArray, Controller } from "react-hook-form"

function App() {
  const { register, control, handleSubmit, reset } = useForm({
    defaultValues: {
      loadState: "unloaded",
      names: [{ firstName: "Bill", lastName: "Luo" }],
    },
  })
  const { fields, remove } = useFieldArray({
    control,
    name: "names",
  })

  useEffect(() => {
    reset({
      names: [
        {
          firstName: "Bob",
          lastName: "Actually",
        },
        {
          firstName: "Jane",
          lastName: "Actually",
        },
      ],
    })
  }, [reset])

  const onSubmit = (data) => console.log("data", data)

  return (
    <form onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)}>
      <ul>
        {fields.map((item, index) => (
          <li key={item.id}>
            <input {...register(`names.${index}.firstName`)} />

            <Controller
              render={({ field }) => <input {...field} />}
              name={`names.${index}.lastName`}
              control={control}
            />
            <button type="button" onClick={() => remove(index)}>
              Delete
            </button>
          </li>
        ))}
      </ul>

      <input type="submit" />
    </form>
  )
}

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