Overview

TanStack Form is the ultimate solution for handling forms in web applications, providing a powerful and flexible approach to form management. Designed with first-class TypeScript support, headless UI components, and a framework-agnostic design, it streamlines form handling and ensures a seamless experience across various front-end frameworks.

Motivation

Most web frameworks do not offer a comprehensive solution for form handling, leaving developers to create their own custom implementations or rely on less-capable libraries. This often results in a lack of consistency, poor performance, and increased development time. TanStack Form aims to address these challenges by providing an all-in-one solution for managing forms that is both powerful and easy to use.

With TanStack Form, developers can tackle common form-related challenges such as:

  • Reactive data binding and state management
  • Complex validation and error handling
  • Accessibility and responsive design
  • Internationalization and localization
  • Cross-platform compatibility and custom styling

By providing a complete solution for these challenges, TanStack Form empowers developers to build robust and user-friendly forms with ease.

Enough talk, show me some code already!

React

In the example below, you can see TanStack Form in action with the React framework adapter:

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tsx
import * as React from 'react'
import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client'
import { TanStackDevtools } from '@tanstack/react-devtools'
import { formDevtoolsPlugin } from '@tanstack/react-form-devtools'
import { useForm } from '@tanstack/react-form'

import { FieldInfo } from './FieldInfo.tsx'

export default function App() {
  const form = useForm({
    defaultValues: {
      firstName: '',
      lastName: '',
    },
    onSubmit: async ({ value }) => {
      // Do something with form data
      console.log(value)
    },
  })

  return (
    <div>
      <h1>Simple Form Example</h1>
      <form
        onSubmit={(e) => {
          e.preventDefault()
          e.stopPropagation()
          form.handleSubmit()
        }}
      >
        <div>
          {/* A type-safe field component*/}
          <form.Field
            name="firstName"
            validators={{
              onChange: ({ value }) =>
                !value
                  ? 'A first name is required'
                  : value.length < 3
                    ? 'First name must be at least 3 characters'
                    : undefined,
              onChangeAsyncDebounceMs: 500,
              onChangeAsync: async ({ value }) => {
                await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
                return (
                  value.includes('error') && 'No "error" allowed in first name'
                )
              },
            }}
            children={(field) => {
              // Avoid hasty abstractions. Render props are great!
              return (
                <>
                  <label htmlFor={field.name}>First Name:</label>
                  <input
                    id={field.name}
                    name={field.name}
                    value={field.state.value}
                    onBlur={field.handleBlur}
                    onChange={(e) => field.handleChange(e.target.value)}
                  />
                  <FieldInfo field={field} />
                </>
              )
            }}
          />
        </div>
        <div>
          <form.Field
            name="lastName"
            children={(field) => (
              <>
                <label htmlFor={field.name}>Last Name:</label>
                <input
                  id={field.name}
                  name={field.name}
                  value={field.state.value}
                  onBlur={field.handleBlur}
                  onChange={(e) => field.handleChange(e.target.value)}
                />
                <FieldInfo field={field} />
              </>
            )}
          />
        </div>
        <form.Subscribe
          selector={(state) => [state.canSubmit, state.isSubmitting]}
          children={([canSubmit, isSubmitting]) => (
            <>
              <button type="submit" disabled={!canSubmit}>
                {isSubmitting ? '...' : 'Submit'}
              </button>
              <button
                type="reset"
                onClick={(e) => {
                  // Avoid unexpected resets of form elements (especially <select> elements)
                  e.preventDefault()
                  form.reset()
                }}
              >
                Reset
              </button>
            </>
          )}
        />
      </form>
    </div>
  )
}

const rootElement = document.getElementById('root')!

createRoot(rootElement).render(
  <React.StrictMode>
    <App />

    <TanStackDevtools
      config={{ hideUntilHover: true }}
      plugins={[formDevtoolsPlugin()]}
    />
  </React.StrictMode>,
)
import * as React from 'react'
import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client'
import { TanStackDevtools } from '@tanstack/react-devtools'
import { formDevtoolsPlugin } from '@tanstack/react-form-devtools'
import { useForm } from '@tanstack/react-form'

import { FieldInfo } from './FieldInfo.tsx'

export default function App() {
  const form = useForm({
    defaultValues: {
      firstName: '',
      lastName: '',
    },
    onSubmit: async ({ value }) => {
      // Do something with form data
      console.log(value)
    },
  })

  return (
    <div>
      <h1>Simple Form Example</h1>
      <form
        onSubmit={(e) => {
          e.preventDefault()
          e.stopPropagation()
          form.handleSubmit()
        }}
      >
        <div>
          {/* A type-safe field component*/}
          <form.Field
            name="firstName"
            validators={{
              onChange: ({ value }) =>
                !value
                  ? 'A first name is required'
                  : value.length < 3
                    ? 'First name must be at least 3 characters'
                    : undefined,
              onChangeAsyncDebounceMs: 500,
              onChangeAsync: async ({ value }) => {
                await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
                return (
                  value.includes('error') && 'No "error" allowed in first name'
                )
              },
            }}
            children={(field) => {
              // Avoid hasty abstractions. Render props are great!
              return (
                <>
                  <label htmlFor={field.name}>First Name:</label>
                  <input
                    id={field.name}
                    name={field.name}
                    value={field.state.value}
                    onBlur={field.handleBlur}
                    onChange={(e) => field.handleChange(e.target.value)}
                  />
                  <FieldInfo field={field} />
                </>
              )
            }}
          />
        </div>
        <div>
          <form.Field
            name="lastName"
            children={(field) => (
              <>
                <label htmlFor={field.name}>Last Name:</label>
                <input
                  id={field.name}
                  name={field.name}
                  value={field.state.value}
                  onBlur={field.handleBlur}
                  onChange={(e) => field.handleChange(e.target.value)}
                />
                <FieldInfo field={field} />
              </>
            )}
          />
        </div>
        <form.Subscribe
          selector={(state) => [state.canSubmit, state.isSubmitting]}
          children={([canSubmit, isSubmitting]) => (
            <>
              <button type="submit" disabled={!canSubmit}>
                {isSubmitting ? '...' : 'Submit'}
              </button>
              <button
                type="reset"
                onClick={(e) => {
                  // Avoid unexpected resets of form elements (especially <select> elements)
                  e.preventDefault()
                  form.reset()
                }}
              >
                Reset
              </button>
            </>
          )}
        />
      </form>
    </div>
  )
}

const rootElement = document.getElementById('root')!

createRoot(rootElement).render(
  <React.StrictMode>
    <App />

    <TanStackDevtools
      config={{ hideUntilHover: true }}
      plugins={[formDevtoolsPlugin()]}
    />
  </React.StrictMode>,
)
tsx
import type { AnyFieldApi } from '@tanstack/react-form'

export function FieldInfo({ field }: { field: AnyFieldApi }) {
  return (
    <>
      {field.state.meta.isTouched && !field.state.meta.isValid ? (
        <em>{field.state.meta.errors.join(',')}</em>
      ) : null}
      {field.state.meta.isValidating ? 'Validating...' : null}
    </>
  )
}
import type { AnyFieldApi } from '@tanstack/react-form'

export function FieldInfo({ field }: { field: AnyFieldApi }) {
  return (
    <>
      {field.state.meta.isTouched && !field.state.meta.isValid ? (
        <em>{field.state.meta.errors.join(',')}</em>
      ) : null}
      {field.state.meta.isValidating ? 'Validating...' : null}
    </>
  )
}

Vue

In the example below, you can see TanStack Form in action with the Vue framework adapter:

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vue
<script setup lang="ts">
import { useForm } from '@tanstack/vue-form'
import FieldInfo from './FieldInfo.vue'

const form = useForm({
  defaultValues: {
    firstName: '',
    lastName: '',
  },
  onSubmit: async ({ value }) => {
    // Do something with form data
    alert(JSON.stringify(value))
  },
})

async function onChangeFirstName({ value }: { value: string }) {
  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
  return value.includes(`error`) && `No 'error' allowed in first name`
}
</script>

<template>
  <form
    @submit="
      (e) => {
        e.preventDefault()
        e.stopPropagation()
        form.handleSubmit()
      }
    "
  >
    <div>
      <form.Field
        name="firstName"
        :validators="{
          onChange: ({ value }) =>
            !value
              ? `A first name is required`
              : value.length < 3
                ? `First name must be at least 3 characters`
                : undefined,
          onChangeAsyncDebounceMs: 500,
          onChangeAsync: onChangeFirstName,
        }"
      >
        <template v-slot="{ field, state }">
          <label :htmlFor="field.name">First Name:</label>
          <input
            :id="field.name"
            :name="field.name"
            :value="field.state.value"
            @input="
              (e) => field.handleChange((e.target as HTMLInputElement).value)
            "
            @blur="field.handleBlur"
          />
          <FieldInfo :state="state" />
        </template>
      </form.Field>
    </div>
    <div>
      <form.Field name="lastName">
        <template v-slot="{ field, state }">
          <label :htmlFor="field.name">Last Name:</label>
          <input
            :id="field.name"
            :name="field.name"
            :value="field.state.value"
            @input="
              (e) => field.handleChange((e.target as HTMLInputElement).value)
            "
            @blur="field.handleBlur"
          />
          <FieldInfo :state="state" />
        </template>
      </form.Field>
    </div>
    <form.Subscribe>
      <template v-slot="{ canSubmit, isSubmitting }">
        <button type="submit" :disabled="!canSubmit">
          {{ isSubmitting ? '...' : 'Submit' }}
        </button>
      </template>
    </form.Subscribe>
  </form>
</template>
<script setup lang="ts">
import { useForm } from '@tanstack/vue-form'
import FieldInfo from './FieldInfo.vue'

const form = useForm({
  defaultValues: {
    firstName: '',
    lastName: '',
  },
  onSubmit: async ({ value }) => {
    // Do something with form data
    alert(JSON.stringify(value))
  },
})

async function onChangeFirstName({ value }: { value: string }) {
  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
  return value.includes(`error`) && `No 'error' allowed in first name`
}
</script>

<template>
  <form
    @submit="
      (e) => {
        e.preventDefault()
        e.stopPropagation()
        form.handleSubmit()
      }
    "
  >
    <div>
      <form.Field
        name="firstName"
        :validators="{
          onChange: ({ value }) =>
            !value
              ? `A first name is required`
              : value.length < 3
                ? `First name must be at least 3 characters`
                : undefined,
          onChangeAsyncDebounceMs: 500,
          onChangeAsync: onChangeFirstName,
        }"
      >
        <template v-slot="{ field, state }">
          <label :htmlFor="field.name">First Name:</label>
          <input
            :id="field.name"
            :name="field.name"
            :value="field.state.value"
            @input="
              (e) => field.handleChange((e.target as HTMLInputElement).value)
            "
            @blur="field.handleBlur"
          />
          <FieldInfo :state="state" />
        </template>
      </form.Field>
    </div>
    <div>
      <form.Field name="lastName">
        <template v-slot="{ field, state }">
          <label :htmlFor="field.name">Last Name:</label>
          <input
            :id="field.name"
            :name="field.name"
            :value="field.state.value"
            @input="
              (e) => field.handleChange((e.target as HTMLInputElement).value)
            "
            @blur="field.handleBlur"
          />
          <FieldInfo :state="state" />
        </template>
      </form.Field>
    </div>
    <form.Subscribe>
      <template v-slot="{ canSubmit, isSubmitting }">
        <button type="submit" :disabled="!canSubmit">
          {{ isSubmitting ? '...' : 'Submit' }}
        </button>
      </template>
    </form.Subscribe>
  </form>
</template>
vue
<script setup lang="ts">
import { AnyFieldApi } from '@tanstack/vue-form'

const props = defineProps<{
  state: AnyFieldApi['state']
}>()
</script>

<template>
  <template v-if="props.state.meta.isTouched">
    <em v-for="error of props.state.meta.errors">{{ error }}</em>
    {{ props.state.meta.isValidating ? 'Validating...' : null }}
  </template>
</template>
<script setup lang="ts">
import { AnyFieldApi } from '@tanstack/vue-form'

const props = defineProps<{
  state: AnyFieldApi['state']
}>()
</script>

<template>
  <template v-if="props.state.meta.isTouched">
    <em v-for="error of props.state.meta.errors">{{ error }}</em>
    {{ props.state.meta.isValidating ? 'Validating...' : null }}
  </template>
</template>

Angular

In the example below, you can see TanStack Form in action with the Angular framework adapter:

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angular-ts
import { Component } from '@angular/core'
import { TanStackField, injectForm, injectStore } from '@tanstack/angular-form'
import type {
  FieldValidateAsyncFn,
  FieldValidateFn,
} from '@tanstack/angular-form'

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  standalone: true,
  imports: [TanStackField],
  template: `
    <form (submit)="handleSubmit($event)">
      <div>
        <ng-container
          [tanstackField]="form"
          name="firstName"
          [validators]="{
            onChange: firstNameValidator,
            onChangeAsyncDebounceMs: 500,
            onChangeAsync: firstNameAsyncValidator,
          }"
          #firstName="field"
        >
          <label [for]="firstName.api.name">First Name:</label>
          <input
            [id]="firstName.api.name"
            [name]="firstName.api.name"
            [value]="firstName.api.state.value"
            (blur)="firstName.api.handleBlur()"
            (input)="firstName.api.handleChange($any($event).target.value)"
          />
          @if (firstName.api.state.meta.isTouched) {
            @for (error of firstName.api.state.meta.errors; track $index) {
              <div style="color: red">
                {{ error }}
              </div>
            }
          }
          @if (firstName.api.state.meta.isValidating) {
            <p>Validating...</p>
          }
        </ng-container>
      </div>
      <div>
        <ng-container [tanstackField]="form" name="lastName" #lastName="field">
          <label [for]="lastName.api.name">Last Name:</label>
          <input
            [id]="lastName.api.name"
            [name]="lastName.api.name"
            [value]="lastName.api.state.value"
            (blur)="lastName.api.handleBlur()"
            (input)="lastName.api.handleChange($any($event).target.value)"
          />
        </ng-container>
      </div>
      <button type="submit" [disabled]="!canSubmit()">
        {{ isSubmitting() ? '...' : 'Submit' }}
      </button>
      <button type="reset" (click)="form.reset()">Reset</button>
    </form>
  `,
})
export class AppComponent {
  firstNameValidator: FieldValidateFn<any, string, any> = ({ value }) =>
    !value
      ? 'A first name is required'
      : value.length < 3
        ? 'First name must be at least 3 characters'
        : undefined

  firstNameAsyncValidator: FieldValidateAsyncFn<any, string, any> = async ({
    value,
  }) => {
    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
    return value.includes('error') && 'No "error" allowed in first name'
  }

  form = injectForm({
    defaultValues: {
      firstName: '',
      lastName: '',
    },
    onSubmit({ value }) {
      // Do something with form data
      console.log(value)
    },
  })

  canSubmit = injectStore(this.form, (state) => state.canSubmit)
  isSubmitting = injectStore(this.form, (state) => state.isSubmitting)

  handleSubmit(event: SubmitEvent) {
    event.preventDefault()
    event.stopPropagation()
    this.form.handleSubmit()
  }
}
import { Component } from '@angular/core'
import { TanStackField, injectForm, injectStore } from '@tanstack/angular-form'
import type {
  FieldValidateAsyncFn,
  FieldValidateFn,
} from '@tanstack/angular-form'

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  standalone: true,
  imports: [TanStackField],
  template: `
    <form (submit)="handleSubmit($event)">
      <div>
        <ng-container
          [tanstackField]="form"
          name="firstName"
          [validators]="{
            onChange: firstNameValidator,
            onChangeAsyncDebounceMs: 500,
            onChangeAsync: firstNameAsyncValidator,
          }"
          #firstName="field"
        >
          <label [for]="firstName.api.name">First Name:</label>
          <input
            [id]="firstName.api.name"
            [name]="firstName.api.name"
            [value]="firstName.api.state.value"
            (blur)="firstName.api.handleBlur()"
            (input)="firstName.api.handleChange($any($event).target.value)"
          />
          @if (firstName.api.state.meta.isTouched) {
            @for (error of firstName.api.state.meta.errors; track $index) {
              <div style="color: red">
                {{ error }}
              </div>
            }
          }
          @if (firstName.api.state.meta.isValidating) {
            <p>Validating...</p>
          }
        </ng-container>
      </div>
      <div>
        <ng-container [tanstackField]="form" name="lastName" #lastName="field">
          <label [for]="lastName.api.name">Last Name:</label>
          <input
            [id]="lastName.api.name"
            [name]="lastName.api.name"
            [value]="lastName.api.state.value"
            (blur)="lastName.api.handleBlur()"
            (input)="lastName.api.handleChange($any($event).target.value)"
          />
        </ng-container>
      </div>
      <button type="submit" [disabled]="!canSubmit()">
        {{ isSubmitting() ? '...' : 'Submit' }}
      </button>
      <button type="reset" (click)="form.reset()">Reset</button>
    </form>
  `,
})
export class AppComponent {
  firstNameValidator: FieldValidateFn<any, string, any> = ({ value }) =>
    !value
      ? 'A first name is required'
      : value.length < 3
        ? 'First name must be at least 3 characters'
        : undefined

  firstNameAsyncValidator: FieldValidateAsyncFn<any, string, any> = async ({
    value,
  }) => {
    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
    return value.includes('error') && 'No "error" allowed in first name'
  }

  form = injectForm({
    defaultValues: {
      firstName: '',
      lastName: '',
    },
    onSubmit({ value }) {
      // Do something with form data
      console.log(value)
    },
  })

  canSubmit = injectStore(this.form, (state) => state.canSubmit)
  isSubmitting = injectStore(this.form, (state) => state.isSubmitting)

  handleSubmit(event: SubmitEvent) {
    event.preventDefault()
    event.stopPropagation()
    this.form.handleSubmit()
  }
}

Solid

In the example below, you can see TanStack Form in action with the Solid framework adapter:

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ts
/* @refresh reload */
import { render } from 'solid-js/web'
import { createForm } from '@tanstack/solid-form'
import { FieldInfo } from './FieldInfo.tsx';

function App() {
  const form = createForm(() => ({
    defaultValues: {
      firstName: '',
      lastName: '',
    },
    onSubmit: async ({ value }) => {
      // Do something with form data
      console.log(value)
    },
  }))

  return (
    <div>
      <h1>Simple Form Example</h1>
      <form
        onSubmit={(e) => {
          e.preventDefault()
          e.stopPropagation()
          form.handleSubmit()
        }}
      >
        <div>
          {/* A type-safe field component*/}
          <form.Field
            name="firstName"
            validators={{
              onChange: ({ value }) =>
                !value
                  ? 'A first name is required'
                  : value.length < 3
                    ? 'First name must be at least 3 characters'
                    : undefined,
              onChangeAsyncDebounceMs: 500,
              onChangeAsync: async ({ value }) => {
                await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
                return (
                  value.includes('error') && 'No "error" allowed in first name'
                )
              },
            }}
            children={(field) => {
              // Avoid hasty abstractions. Render props are great!
              return (
                <>
                  <label for={field().name}>First Name:</label>
                  <input
                    id={field().name}
                    name={field().name}
                    value={field().state.value}
                    onBlur={field().handleBlur}
                    onInput={(e) => field().handleChange(e.target.value)}
                  />
                  <FieldInfo field={field()} />
                </>
              )
            }}
          />
        </div>
        <div>
          <form.Field
            name="lastName"
            children={(field) => (
              <>
                <label for={field().name}>Last Name:</label>
                <input
                  id={field().name}
                  name={field().name}
                  value={field().state.value}
                  onBlur={field().handleBlur}
                  onInput={(e) => field().handleChange(e.target.value)}
                />
                <FieldInfo field={field()} />
              </>
            )}
          />
        </div>
        <form.Subscribe
          selector={(state) => ({
            canSubmit: state.canSubmit,
            isSubmitting: state.isSubmitting,
          })}
          children={(state) => {
            return (
              <button type="submit" disabled={!state().canSubmit}>
                {state().isSubmitting ? '...' : 'Submit'}
              </button>
            )
          }}
        />
      </form>
    </div>
  )
}

const root = document.getElementById('root')

render(() => <App />, root!)
/* @refresh reload */
import { render } from 'solid-js/web'
import { createForm } from '@tanstack/solid-form'
import { FieldInfo } from './FieldInfo.tsx';

function App() {
  const form = createForm(() => ({
    defaultValues: {
      firstName: '',
      lastName: '',
    },
    onSubmit: async ({ value }) => {
      // Do something with form data
      console.log(value)
    },
  }))

  return (
    <div>
      <h1>Simple Form Example</h1>
      <form
        onSubmit={(e) => {
          e.preventDefault()
          e.stopPropagation()
          form.handleSubmit()
        }}
      >
        <div>
          {/* A type-safe field component*/}
          <form.Field
            name="firstName"
            validators={{
              onChange: ({ value }) =>
                !value
                  ? 'A first name is required'
                  : value.length < 3
                    ? 'First name must be at least 3 characters'
                    : undefined,
              onChangeAsyncDebounceMs: 500,
              onChangeAsync: async ({ value }) => {
                await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
                return (
                  value.includes('error') && 'No "error" allowed in first name'
                )
              },
            }}
            children={(field) => {
              // Avoid hasty abstractions. Render props are great!
              return (
                <>
                  <label for={field().name}>First Name:</label>
                  <input
                    id={field().name}
                    name={field().name}
                    value={field().state.value}
                    onBlur={field().handleBlur}
                    onInput={(e) => field().handleChange(e.target.value)}
                  />
                  <FieldInfo field={field()} />
                </>
              )
            }}
          />
        </div>
        <div>
          <form.Field
            name="lastName"
            children={(field) => (
              <>
                <label for={field().name}>Last Name:</label>
                <input
                  id={field().name}
                  name={field().name}
                  value={field().state.value}
                  onBlur={field().handleBlur}
                  onInput={(e) => field().handleChange(e.target.value)}
                />
                <FieldInfo field={field()} />
              </>
            )}
          />
        </div>
        <form.Subscribe
          selector={(state) => ({
            canSubmit: state.canSubmit,
            isSubmitting: state.isSubmitting,
          })}
          children={(state) => {
            return (
              <button type="submit" disabled={!state().canSubmit}>
                {state().isSubmitting ? '...' : 'Submit'}
              </button>
            )
          }}
        />
      </form>
    </div>
  )
}

const root = document.getElementById('root')

render(() => <App />, root!)
ts
import type { AnyFieldApi } from '@tanstack/solid-form'

export interface FieldInfoProps {
  field: AnyFieldApi
}

export function FieldInfo(props: FieldInfoProps) {
  return (
    <>
      {props.field.state.meta.isTouched && !props.field.state.meta.isValid ? (
        <em>{props.field.state.meta.errors.join(',')}</em>
      ) : null}
      {props.field.state.meta.isValidating ? 'Validating...' : null}
    </>
  )
}
import type { AnyFieldApi } from '@tanstack/solid-form'

export interface FieldInfoProps {
  field: AnyFieldApi
}

export function FieldInfo(props: FieldInfoProps) {
  return (
    <>
      {props.field.state.meta.isTouched && !props.field.state.meta.isValid ? (
        <em>{props.field.state.meta.errors.join(',')}</em>
      ) : null}
      {props.field.state.meta.isValidating ? 'Validating...' : null}
    </>
  )
}

Svelte

In the example below, you can see TanStack Form in action with the Svelte framework adapter:

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svelte
<script lang="ts">
  import { createForm } from '@tanstack/svelte-form'
  import FieldInfo from './FieldInfo.svelte'

  const form = createForm(() => ({
    defaultValues: {
      firstName: '',
      lastName: '',
      employed: false,
      jobTitle: '',
    },
    onSubmit: async ({ value }) => {
      // Do something with form data
      alert(JSON.stringify(value))
    },
  }))
</script>

<form
  id="form"
  onsubmit={(e) => {
    e.preventDefault()
    e.stopPropagation()
    form.handleSubmit()
  }}
>
  <h1>TanStack Form - Svelte Demo</h1>

  <form.Field
    name="firstName"
    validators={{
      onChange: ({ value }) =>
        value.length < 3 ? 'Not long enough' : undefined,
      onChangeAsyncDebounceMs: 500,
      onChangeAsync: async ({ value }) => {
        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
        return value.includes('error') && 'No "error" allowed in first name'
      },
    }}
  >
    {#snippet children(field)}
      <div>
        <label for={field.name}>First Name</label>
        <input
          id={field.name}
          type="text"
          placeholder="First Name"
          value={field.state.value}
          onblur={() => field.handleBlur()}
          oninput={(e: Event) => {
            const target = e.target as HTMLInputElement
            field.handleChange(target.value)
          }}
        />
        <FieldInfo {field} />
      </div>
    {/snippet}
  </form.Field>
  <form.Field
    name="lastName"
    validators={{
      onChange: ({ value }) =>
        value.length < 3 ? 'Not long enough' : undefined,
    }}
  >
    {#snippet children(field)}
      <div>
        <label for={field.name}>Last Name</label>
        <input
          id={field.name}
          type="text"
          placeholder="Last Name"
          value={field.state.value}
          onblur={() => field.handleBlur()}
          oninput={(e: Event) => {
            const target = e.target as HTMLInputElement
            field.handleChange(target.value)
          }}
        />
        <FieldInfo {field} />
      </div>
    {/snippet}
  </form.Field>
  <form.Field name="employed">
    {#snippet children(field)}
      <div>
        <label for={field.name}>Employed?</label>
        <input
          oninput={() => field.handleChange(!field.state.value)}
          checked={field.state.value}
          onblur={() => field.handleBlur()}
          id={field.name}
          type="checkbox"
        />
      </div>
      {#if field.state.value}
        <form.Field
          name="jobTitle"
          validators={{
            onChange: ({ value }) =>
              value.length === 0 ? 'If you have a job, you need a title' : null,
          }}
        >
          {#snippet children(field)}
            <div>
              <label for={field.name}>Job Title</label>
              <input
                type="text"
                id={field.name}
                placeholder="Job Title"
                value={field.state.value}
                onblur={field.handleBlur}
                oninput={(e: Event) => {
                  const target = e.target as HTMLInputElement
                  field.handleChange(target.value)
                }}
              />
              <FieldInfo {field} />
            </div>
          {/snippet}
        </form.Field>
      {/if}
    {/snippet}
  </form.Field>
  <div>
    <form.Subscribe
      selector={(state) => ({
        canSubmit: state.canSubmit,
        isSubmitting: state.isSubmitting,
      })}
    >
      {#snippet children({ canSubmit, isSubmitting })}
        <button type="submit" disabled={!canSubmit}>
          {isSubmitting ? 'Submitting' : 'Submit'}
        </button>
      {/snippet}
    </form.Subscribe>
    <button
      type="button"
      id="reset"
      onclick={() => {
        form.reset()
      }}
    >
      Reset
    </button>
  </div>
</form>
<script lang="ts">
  import { createForm } from '@tanstack/svelte-form'
  import FieldInfo from './FieldInfo.svelte'

  const form = createForm(() => ({
    defaultValues: {
      firstName: '',
      lastName: '',
      employed: false,
      jobTitle: '',
    },
    onSubmit: async ({ value }) => {
      // Do something with form data
      alert(JSON.stringify(value))
    },
  }))
</script>

<form
  id="form"
  onsubmit={(e) => {
    e.preventDefault()
    e.stopPropagation()
    form.handleSubmit()
  }}
>
  <h1>TanStack Form - Svelte Demo</h1>

  <form.Field
    name="firstName"
    validators={{
      onChange: ({ value }) =>
        value.length < 3 ? 'Not long enough' : undefined,
      onChangeAsyncDebounceMs: 500,
      onChangeAsync: async ({ value }) => {
        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
        return value.includes('error') && 'No "error" allowed in first name'
      },
    }}
  >
    {#snippet children(field)}
      <div>
        <label for={field.name}>First Name</label>
        <input
          id={field.name}
          type="text"
          placeholder="First Name"
          value={field.state.value}
          onblur={() => field.handleBlur()}
          oninput={(e: Event) => {
            const target = e.target as HTMLInputElement
            field.handleChange(target.value)
          }}
        />
        <FieldInfo {field} />
      </div>
    {/snippet}
  </form.Field>
  <form.Field
    name="lastName"
    validators={{
      onChange: ({ value }) =>
        value.length < 3 ? 'Not long enough' : undefined,
    }}
  >
    {#snippet children(field)}
      <div>
        <label for={field.name}>Last Name</label>
        <input
          id={field.name}
          type="text"
          placeholder="Last Name"
          value={field.state.value}
          onblur={() => field.handleBlur()}
          oninput={(e: Event) => {
            const target = e.target as HTMLInputElement
            field.handleChange(target.value)
          }}
        />
        <FieldInfo {field} />
      </div>
    {/snippet}
  </form.Field>
  <form.Field name="employed">
    {#snippet children(field)}
      <div>
        <label for={field.name}>Employed?</label>
        <input
          oninput={() => field.handleChange(!field.state.value)}
          checked={field.state.value}
          onblur={() => field.handleBlur()}
          id={field.name}
          type="checkbox"
        />
      </div>
      {#if field.state.value}
        <form.Field
          name="jobTitle"
          validators={{
            onChange: ({ value }) =>
              value.length === 0 ? 'If you have a job, you need a title' : null,
          }}
        >
          {#snippet children(field)}
            <div>
              <label for={field.name}>Job Title</label>
              <input
                type="text"
                id={field.name}
                placeholder="Job Title"
                value={field.state.value}
                onblur={field.handleBlur}
                oninput={(e: Event) => {
                  const target = e.target as HTMLInputElement
                  field.handleChange(target.value)
                }}
              />
              <FieldInfo {field} />
            </div>
          {/snippet}
        </form.Field>
      {/if}
    {/snippet}
  </form.Field>
  <div>
    <form.Subscribe
      selector={(state) => ({
        canSubmit: state.canSubmit,
        isSubmitting: state.isSubmitting,
      })}
    >
      {#snippet children({ canSubmit, isSubmitting })}
        <button type="submit" disabled={!canSubmit}>
          {isSubmitting ? 'Submitting' : 'Submit'}
        </button>
      {/snippet}
    </form.Subscribe>
    <button
      type="button"
      id="reset"
      onclick={() => {
        form.reset()
      }}
    >
      Reset
    </button>
  </div>
</form>
svelte
<script lang="ts">
  import type { AnyFieldApi } from '@tanstack/svelte-form'

  let { field }: { field: AnyFieldApi } = $props()
</script>

{#if field.state.meta.isTouched}
  {#each field.state.meta.errors as error}
    <em>{error}</em>
  {/each}
  {field.state.meta.isValidating ? 'Validating...' : ''}
{/if}
<script lang="ts">
  import type { AnyFieldApi } from '@tanstack/svelte-form'

  let { field }: { field: AnyFieldApi } = $props()
</script>

{#if field.state.meta.isTouched}
  {#each field.state.meta.errors as error}
    <em>{error}</em>
  {/each}
  {field.state.meta.isValidating ? 'Validating...' : ''}
{/if}

Lit

In the example below, you can see TanStack Form in action with the Lit framework adapter:

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ts
import { LitElement, html, nothing } from 'lit'
import { customElement } from 'lit/decorators.js'

import { TanStackFormController } from '@tanstack/lit-form'
import { repeat } from 'lit/directives/repeat.js'

@customElement('tanstack-form-demo')
export class TanStackFormDemo extends LitElement {
  #form = new TanStackFormController(this, {
    defaultValues: {
      firstName: '',
      lastName: '',
    },
    onSubmit({ value }) {
      // Do something with form data
      console.log(value)
    },
  })

  render() {
    return html`
      <form
        @submit=${(e: Event) => {
          e.preventDefault()
          e.stopPropagation()
          this.#form.api.handleSubmit()
        }}
      >
          ${this.#form.field(
            {
              name: `firstName`,
              validators: {
                onChange: ({ value }) =>
                  !value
                    ? 'A first name is required'
                    : value.length < 3
                      ? 'First name must be at least 3 characters'
                      : undefined,
                onChangeAsyncDebounceMs: 500,
                onChangeAsync: async ({ value }) => {
                  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
                  return (
                    value.includes('error') &&
                    'No "error" allowed in first name'
                  )
                },
              },
            },
            (field) => {
              return html` <div>
                <label for="${field.name}">First Name:</label>
                <input
                  id="${field.name}"
                  name="${field.name}"
                  .value="${field.state.value}"
                  @blur="${() => field.handleBlur()}"
                  @input="${(e: Event) => {
                    const target = e.target as HTMLInputElement
                    field.handleChange(target.value)
                  }}"
                />
                ${field.state.meta.isTouched && !field.state.meta.isValid
                  ? html`${repeat(
                      field.state.meta.errors,
                      (__, idx) => idx,
                      (error) => {
                        return html`<div style="color: red;">${error}</div>`
                      },
                    )}`
                  : nothing}
                ${field.state.meta.isValidating
                  ? html`<p>Validating...</p>`
                  : nothing}
              </div>`
            },
          )}
        </div>
        <div>
          ${this.#form.field(
            {
              name: `lastName`,
            },
            (field) => {
              return html` <div>
                <label for="${field.name}">Last Name:</label>
                <input
                  id="${field.name}"
                  name="${field.name}"
                  .value="${field.state.value}"
                  @blur="${() => field.handleBlur()}"
                  @input="${(e: Event) => {
                    const target = e.target as HTMLInputElement
                    field.handleChange(target.value)
                  }}"
                />
              </div>`
            },
          )}
        </div>

        <button type="submit" ?disabled=${this.#form.api.state.isSubmitting}>
          ${this.#form.api.state.isSubmitting ? '...' : 'Submit'}
        </button>
        <button
          type="button"
          @click=${() => {
            this.#form.api.reset()
          }}
        >
          Reset
        </button>
      </form>
    `
  }
}
import { LitElement, html, nothing } from 'lit'
import { customElement } from 'lit/decorators.js'

import { TanStackFormController } from '@tanstack/lit-form'
import { repeat } from 'lit/directives/repeat.js'

@customElement('tanstack-form-demo')
export class TanStackFormDemo extends LitElement {
  #form = new TanStackFormController(this, {
    defaultValues: {
      firstName: '',
      lastName: '',
    },
    onSubmit({ value }) {
      // Do something with form data
      console.log(value)
    },
  })

  render() {
    return html`
      <form
        @submit=${(e: Event) => {
          e.preventDefault()
          e.stopPropagation()
          this.#form.api.handleSubmit()
        }}
      >
          ${this.#form.field(
            {
              name: `firstName`,
              validators: {
                onChange: ({ value }) =>
                  !value
                    ? 'A first name is required'
                    : value.length < 3
                      ? 'First name must be at least 3 characters'
                      : undefined,
                onChangeAsyncDebounceMs: 500,
                onChangeAsync: async ({ value }) => {
                  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
                  return (
                    value.includes('error') &&
                    'No "error" allowed in first name'
                  )
                },
              },
            },
            (field) => {
              return html` <div>
                <label for="${field.name}">First Name:</label>
                <input
                  id="${field.name}"
                  name="${field.name}"
                  .value="${field.state.value}"
                  @blur="${() => field.handleBlur()}"
                  @input="${(e: Event) => {
                    const target = e.target as HTMLInputElement
                    field.handleChange(target.value)
                  }}"
                />
                ${field.state.meta.isTouched && !field.state.meta.isValid
                  ? html`${repeat(
                      field.state.meta.errors,
                      (__, idx) => idx,
                      (error) => {
                        return html`<div style="color: red;">${error}</div>`
                      },
                    )}`
                  : nothing}
                ${field.state.meta.isValidating
                  ? html`<p>Validating...</p>`
                  : nothing}
              </div>`
            },
          )}
        </div>
        <div>
          ${this.#form.field(
            {
              name: `lastName`,
            },
            (field) => {
              return html` <div>
                <label for="${field.name}">Last Name:</label>
                <input
                  id="${field.name}"
                  name="${field.name}"
                  .value="${field.state.value}"
                  @blur="${() => field.handleBlur()}"
                  @input="${(e: Event) => {
                    const target = e.target as HTMLInputElement
                    field.handleChange(target.value)
                  }}"
                />
              </div>`
            },
          )}
        </div>

        <button type="submit" ?disabled=${this.#form.api.state.isSubmitting}>
          ${this.#form.api.state.isSubmitting ? '...' : 'Submit'}
        </button>
        <button
          type="button"
          @click=${() => {
            this.#form.api.reset()
          }}
        >
          Reset
        </button>
      </form>
    `
  }
}

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