watch/useWatch/getValues issue with conditionally rendered fields

Describe the bug After hiding and showing conditional fields their watch e getValues values are not retrieved on render. Values are available after some specific actions, like button clicks, though. This issue occur even with shouldUnregister option set false.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. input some value on conditionally rendered fields (User name)
2. toggle off these fields
3. toggle them on again
4. check messages on page (“User name is on watch” and “User name is on getValues”) or check logs. Messages won’t be rendered and username prop won’t show on logs

Codesandbox link (Required) https://codesandbox.io/s/react-hook-form-v6-getvalues-jvmw6?file=/src/index.jsx:1004-1119

Expected behavior It is expected that username’s value should be restored and returned by watch and getValues on toggle on user name field

Desktop (please complete the following information): OS: Windows 10 Pro 1909 Browser: Brave Version: 1.10.97

Additional context Please, let me know if I missed something and this is not a bug, so I can move to Discussions.

[giovanicascaes]

the simplest way just toggle the visibility of that input.

Yes, this was what I ended up doing.

that’s what i am seeing here (unless i am missing steps), can you change to latest patch instead of RC version?

Changed to latest version and it works correctly.

Thank you guys for your very quick replies and awesome work. Sorry for my mistake.

[bluebill1049]

That means when I remove a registered input from render and then attach it again watch will “reset” itself? If so how can I handle this and restore form field value?

Even so, it is weird, because even with default values, either in useForm’s args or watch’s args (check CSB again), form value is not restored. Maybe I’m missing something here.

the simplest way just toggle the visibility of that input.

Answering your question the expectation is returning eg. “GrandmaCOBOL” in user name’s input after toggle it off/on.

that’s what i am seeing here (unless i am missing steps), can you change to latest patch instead of RC version?