jsx-no-bind.md

No .bind() or Arrow Functions in JSX Props (jsx-no-bind)

A bind call or arrow function in a JSX prop will create a brand new function on every single render. This is bad for performance, as it will result in the garbage collector being invoked way more than is necessary.

Rule Details

The following patterns are considered warnings:

<div onClick={this._handleClick.bind(this)}></div>

<div onClick={() => console.log('Hello!'))}></div>

The following patterns are not considered warnings:

<div onClick={this._handleClick}></div>

Rule Options

"jsx-no-bind": [<enabled>, {
  "ignoreRefs": <boolean> || false,
  "allowArrowFunctions": <boolean> || false,
  "allowBind": <boolean> || false
}]

ignoreRefs

When true the following are not considered warnings:

<div ref={c => this._div = c} />
<div ref={this._refCallback.bind(this)} />

allowArrowFunctions

When true the following is not considered a warning:

<div onClick={() => alert("1337")} />

allowBind

When true the following is not considered a warning:

<div onClick={this._handleClick.bind(this)} />

Protips

Lists of Items

A common use case of bind in render is when rendering a list, to have a separate callback per list item:

var List = React.createClass({
  render() {
    return (
      <ul>
        {this.props.items.map(item =>
          <li key={item.id} onClick={this.props.onItemClick.bind(null, item.id)}>
            ...
          </li>
        )}
      </ul>
    );
  }
});

Rather than doing it this way, pull the repeated section into its own component:

var List = React.createClass({
  render() {
    return (
      <ul>
        {this.props.items.map(item =>
          <ListItem key={item.id} item={item} onItemClick={this.props.onItemClick} />
        )}
      </ul>
    );
  }
});

var ListItem = React.createClass({
  render() {
    return (
      <li onClick={this._onClick}>
        ...
      </li>
    );
  },
  _onClick() {
    this.props.onItemClick(this.props.item.id);
  }
});

This will speed up rendering, as it avoids the need to create new functions (through bind calls) on every render.

ES6 Classes

Unfortunately React ES6 classes do not autobind their methods like components created with the older React.createClass syntax. There are several approaches to binding methods for ES6 classes. A basic approach is to just manually bind the methods in the constructor:

class Foo extends React.Component {
  constructor() {
    super();
    this._onClick = this._onClick.bind(this);
  }
  render() {
    return (
      <div onClick={this._onClick}>
        Hello!
      </div>
    );
  }
  _onClick() {
    // Do whatever you like, referencing "this" as appropriate
  }
}

A more sophisticated approach would be to use something like an autobind ES7 decorator or property initializers.

When Not To Use It

If you do not use JSX or do not want to enforce that bind or arrow functions are not used in props, then you can disable this rule.