Displaying Nested JSON in React/JSX

Question

I have some JSON that is formatted like this:

{
    card_id: "afe1500653ec682b3ce7e0b9f39bed89",
    name: "A.J. Burnett",
    playerattribute: {
        team: "Marlins",
        rarity: "Diamond",
    }
}

I'm attempting to display the name and the team in a component. Here is what I have.

const PlayerProfile = ({ match, location }) => { 
    const { params: { cardId } } = match;
    const [player, setPlayer] = useState(0);
 
    useEffect(() => {
        const fetchData = async () => {
          const result = await axios(
            `http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/player-profiles/${cardId}/?format=json`,
          ).then((result) => {
            setPlayer(result.data);
          });
        };
        fetchData();
      }, []);

    return (
        <Container component="main">
            Name: {player.name}
            Team: {player.playerattribute.team}
        </Container>
    )
}

export default PlayerProfile;

However, I get this error: TypeError: Cannot read property 'team' of undefined

The name works fine. So I'm assuming it's an issue with the nested JSON.

Because at first render when data not came, player's value is 0. Add condition like if player.name then show name and team — Zuhair Naqi
– Zuhair Naqi, Commented Mar 17, 2021 at 8:12
Here is the problem: const [player, setPlayer] = useState(0);, player.playerattribute => ((0).playerattribute) => undefined. And, {player.playerattribute.team} => undefined.team — Ajeet Shah
– Ajeet Shah, Commented Mar 17, 2021 at 8:15
Does this answer your question? How to avoid 'cannot read property of undefined' errors? — Ajeet Shah
– Ajeet Shah, Commented Mar 17, 2021 at 8:23

Pierre Burton · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-17 08:19:23Z

You probably shouldn't instanciate your player state with 0 if the projected value is an object.

The error comes up because you try to access a property of an object property that doesn't exist at creation.

Basically, your code tries to do this: {0.playerattribute.team}

0.playerattribute => undefined

Workaround would be a conditionnal render or a default initial value of your state that matches the JSX needs.

const PlayerProfile = ({ match, location }) => { 
const { params: { cardId } } = match;
const [player, setPlayer] = useState({
    name: "",
    playerattribute: {
        team: ""
    }
});

useEffect(() => {
    const fetchData = async () => {
      const result = await axios(
        `http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/player-profiles/${cardId}/?format=json`,
      ).then((result) => {
        setPlayer(result.data);
      });
    };
    fetchData();
  }, []);

return (
    <Container component="main">
        Name: {player.name}
        Team: {player.playerattribute.team}
    </Container>
)
}

export default PlayerProfile;

or

const PlayerProfile = ({ match, location }) => { 
const { params: { cardId } } = match;
const [player, setPlayer] = useState(null);

useEffect(() => {
    const fetchData = async () => {
      const result = await axios(
        `http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/player-profiles/${cardId}/?format=json`,
      ).then((result) => {
        setPlayer(result.data);
      });
    };
    fetchData();
  }, []);

return (
    <Container component="main">
        Name: {player?.name}
        Team: {player?.playerattribute?.team}
    </Container>
)
}

export default PlayerProfile;

Mukarram Javid · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-17 08:19:42Z

0

Set useState const [player, setPlayer] = useState("");

answered Mar 17, 2021 at 8:19

Mukarram Javid

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Rymrk · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-17 08:47:00Z

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const [player, setPlayer] = useState({
Name: '',
Team: ''
}}

//on your setPlayer you may 
const playerData = result.data;
setPlayer({
Name: playerData.name
Team: playerData.playerattribute.team})

if you still getting same error, please provide screenshot of console.log(result)

answered Mar 17, 2021 at 8:47

Rymrk

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