how to setState object inside array in the state

Question

i have an array of objects called messagesObj and i am trying to setState the content in messagesObj and nothing worked.

this.state = {
    messagesObj:[{
        name:"",
        time:"",
        content:""
    }]
}

Answer 1

You can set state of messageObj using spread operator like this

using spread operator

this.setState({
  messagesObj: [
    ...this.state.messagesObj,
    content: "your content"
  ]
})

Please let me know if you have any problem.