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path.split is not a function

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Describe the bug Follow the initial Get Started documentation, install on a new Create Next App. Adding an input with ref={register} produces blocking error.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Create Next App
  2. npm install react-hook-form
  3. Copy example block
  4. Unhandled Runtime Error / TypeError: path.split is not a function

Codesandbox link (Required) Occurs on default CodeSandbox: https://codesandbox.io/s/react-hook-form-defaultvalues-v6-09b8g

Expected behavior A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.

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Desktop (please complete the following information):

  • “react-hook-form”: “^7.0.0”
  • OS: macOS latest
  • Browser: All

Additional context

import { useForm } from "react-hook-form";

function Form() {
  const { register } = useForm();

  return (
    <div>
      <h2>Form</h2>
      <input name="firstName" ref={register} />
    </div>
  );
}

export default Form;

Issue Analytics

  • State:closed
  • Created 2 years ago
  • Reactions:2
  • Comments:7 (3 by maintainers)

github_iconTop GitHub Comments

1reaction
w3bdesigncommented, Apr 5, 2021

If you use react-hook-form version 6, then the mentioned code above will work.

1reaction
bluebill1049commented, Apr 2, 2021

the wrong version, the above syntax is for v6. Take a look at here: https://react-hook-form.com/v6/api

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