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React Hook Form + Zod
Form handling patterns with React Hook Form and Zod for type-safe validation, error handling, and complex form scenarios.
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Read time
- 1 min read
- Version
- v1.0.0
- Confidence
- established
- Last updated
Quick Reference
React Hook Form + Zod: Use zodResolver for validation. Infer types with z.infer<typeof schema>. Use valueAsNumber for number inputs. formState.errors for error display. Schema separate from component. handleSubmit only fires on valid data. Reuse schemas on server.
Use When
- Building forms in React
- Implementing client-side validation
- Working with TypeScript forms
- Complex multi-step forms
Skip When
- Simple forms without validation
- Server-only validation
React Hook Form + Zod
Form handling patterns with React Hook Form and Zod for type-safe validation, error handling, and complex form scenarios.