Calculator

This is a simple Calculator example. I introduce the Stateful Component, which are defined using a class and make it easier to keep track of the application state provided component. This component example gives an idea how you add onClick event in JSX.


Example Project for Calculator

To create the example project for this example, open command prompt, navigate to a convenient location, and run the command as shown below :

create-react-app example4

Now just replace the placeholder content of App.js and App.css with given below content :


src\App.js
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import './App.css';

class App extends Component {
  constructor(props){
    super(props);
    this.state = {
      display: "0",
      equation: ""
    }
    this.numInput = this.numInput.bind(this);
    this.operInput = this.operInput.bind(this);
    this.decInput = this.decInput.bind(this);
    this.clearInput = this.clearInput.bind(this);
    this.calculate = this.calculate.bind(this);
  }

  numInput(e){
    if(this.state.equation.match(/[0-9\.]$/) && !this.state.equation.includes("=")){
      if(this.state.equation.match(/[+\-*\/]/) == null){
        let val = this.state.equation + e.currentTarget.value;
        this.setState({
          display: val,
          equation: val
        });
      } else {
        this.setState({
          display: this.state.display + e.currentTarget.value,
          equation: this.state.equation + e.currentTarget.value
        });
      }
    } else if(this.state.equation.match(/[+\-*\/]$/)){
      let val = this.state.equation + e.currentTarget.value;
      this.setState({
        display: e.currentTarget.value,
        equation: val
      });
    } else if(this.state.display === "0" && e.currentTarget.value !== "0" || this.state.equation.includes("=")) {
      this.setState({
        display: e.currentTarget.value,
        equation: e.currentTarget.value
      });
    }
  }

  operInput(e){
    if(this.state.equation.includes("=")){
      let val = this.state.display;
      val += e.currentTarget.value;
      this.setState({
        equation: val
      });
    } else {
      if(this.state.equation != "" && this.state.equation.match(/[*\-\/+]$/) == null){
        let val = this.state.equation;
        val += e.currentTarget.value;
        this.setState({
          equation: val
        });
      } else if(this.state.equation.match(/[*\-\/+]$/) != null){
        let val = this.state.equation;
        val = val.substring(0, (val.length-1));
        val += e.currentTarget.value;
        this.setState({
          equation: val
        });
      }
    }
  }

  decInput(e){
    if(this.state.equation == "" || this.state.equation.includes("=")){
      let val = '0.';
      this.setState({
        display: val,
        equation: val
      });
    } else if(this.state.equation.match(/[+\-*\/]$/)){
      let val = '0.';
      this.setState({
        display: val,
        equation: this.state.equation + val
      });
    } else if(!this.state.display.includes(".")){
      this.setState({
        display: this.state.display + e.currentTarget.value,
        equation: this.state.equation + e.currentTarget.value
      });
    }
  }

  clearInput(){
    this.setState({
      display: "0",
      equation: ""
    });
  }

  calculate(){
    if(this.state.equation.includes("=")){
      let val = `${this.state.display} = ${this.state.display}`;
      this.setState({
        equation: val
      });
    } else if(this.state.equation != "" && this.state.equation.match(/[+\-*\/]/) != null && this.state.equation.match(/[+\-*\/]$/) == null) {
      let result = Number.isInteger(eval(this.state.equation)) ? eval(this.state.equation) : parseFloat(eval(this.state.equation).toFixed(5));
      let val = this.state.equation;
      val += ` = ${result}`;
      this.setState({
        display: result,
        equation: val
      });
    }
  }

  render() {
    return (
      <div className="container">
        <Display equation={this.state.equation} display={this.state.display} />
        <Button id="clear" value="clear" display="AC" class="row-3 col-1" click={this.clearInput} />
        <Button id="sign" value="+/-" display="±" class="row-3 col-2" />
        <Button id="percent" value="%" display="%" class="row-3 col-3" />
        <Button id="divide" value="/" display="÷" class="oper row-3 col-4" click={this.operInput} />
        <Button id="seven" value="7" display="7" class="num row-4 col-1" click={this.numInput} />
        <Button id="eight" value="8" display="8" class="num row-4 col-2" click={this.numInput} />
        <Button id="nine" value="9" display="9" class="num row-4 col-3" click={this.numInput} />
        <Button id="multiply" value="*" display="×" class="oper row-4 col-4" click={this.operInput} />
        <Button id="four" value="4" display="4" class="num row-5 col-1" click={this.numInput} />
        <Button id="five" value="5" display="5" class="num row-5 col-2" click={this.numInput} />
        <Button id="six" value="6" display="6" class="num row-5 col-3" click={this.numInput} />
        <Button id="subtract" value="-" display="−" class="oper row-5 col-4" click={this.operInput} />
        <Button id="one" value="1" display="1" class="num row-6 col-1" click={this.numInput} />
        <Button id="two" value="2" display="2" class="num row-6 col-2" click={this.numInput} />
        <Button id="three" value="3" display="3" class="num row-6 col-3" click={this.numInput} />
        <Button id="add" value="+" display="+" class="oper row-6 col-4" click={this.operInput} />
        <Button id="zero" value="0" display="0" class="num row-7 col-1-2" click={this.numInput} />
        <Button id="decimal" value="." display="." class="num row-7 col-3" click={this.decInput} />
        <Button id="equals" value="=" display="=" class="oper row-7 col-4" click={this.calculate} />
      </div>
    );
  }
}

const Display = props => <div id="calc-display" className="row-1-2 col-1-4"><span id="eq">{props.equation}</span><span id="dis">{props.display}</span></div>;

const Button = props => <button type="button" id={props.id} value={props.value} className={props.class} onClick={props.click}>{props.display}</button>;

export default App;

In React we need to create a constructor function for our classes that extend React classes. We are passing an argument into super(props) called "props" this will also be available in the Component constructor class. The super() function will make this available in the constructor method.


src\App.css
@font-face {
  font-family: "Digital";
  src: url("//db.onlinewebfonts.com/t/8e22783d707ad140bffe18b2a3812529.eot");
  src: url("//db.onlinewebfonts.com/t/8e22783d707ad140bffe18b2a3812529.eot?#iefix") format("embedded-opentype"), url("//db.onlinewebfonts.com/t/8e22783d707ad140bffe18b2a3812529.woff2") format("woff2"), url("//db.onlinewebfonts.com/t/8e22783d707ad140bffe18b2a3812529.woff") format("woff"), url("//db.onlinewebfonts.com/t/8e22783d707ad140bffe18b2a3812529.ttf") format("truetype"), url("//db.onlinewebfonts.com/t/8e22783d707ad140bffe18b2a3812529.svg#Digital-7") format("svg");
}

body {
  height: 95vh;
  width: 95vw;
  background-color:#696969;
}
main { height: 100%; }
.container {
  height: 100%;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 30% repeat(4, 10%) 30%;
  grid-template-rows: 12.5% 5% 20% repeat(5, 10%) 12.5%;
}

/* Grid Classes - Columns */
.col-1 { grid-column: 2 / 3; }
.col-2 { grid-column: 3 / 4; }
.col-3 { grid-column: 4 / 5; }
.col-4 { grid-column: 5 / 6; }
.col-1-2 { grid-column: 2 / 4; }
.col-1-4 { grid-column: 2 / 6; }
/* Grid Classes - Rows */
.row-1 { grid-row: 2 / 3; }
.row-2 { grid-row: 3 / 4; }
.row-3 { grid-row: 4 / 5; }
.row-4 { grid-row: 5 / 6; }
.row-5 { grid-row: 6 / 7; }
.row-6 { grid-row: 7 / 8; }
.row-7 { grid-row: 8 / 9; }
.row-1-2 { grid-row: 2 / 4; }

/* Calculator Display */
#calc-display {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background-color: black;
  color: white;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: flex-end;
  font-family: digital;
}
#dis, #eq { padding-right: 10%; }
#dis {
  font-size: 4vw;
  margin-top: 20px;
}
#eq { font-size: 1.5vw; }

/* Calculator Buttons */
button {
  -webkit-appearance: none;
  -moz-appearance: none;
  appearance: none;
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 0;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  border: 1px solid black;
  cursor: grab;
  font-size: 2.5em;
}
button:hover {
  opacity: 0.7;
  border: 1.5px solid white;
}
button:focus { outline: 0; }
.num { background-color: #A9A9A9; }
.oper { background-color: orange; }

/* Responsive for Small Screens */
@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {
  .container{
    grid-template-columns: 6% repeat(4, 22%) 6%;
    grid-template-rows: 5% 5% 20% repeat(5, 13%) 5%;
  }
  #dis { font-size: 12vw; }
  #eq { font-size: 4vw; }
}


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