Use Auto Resize Textarea
Automatically adjust the height of a textarea.
'use client';
import { useEffect, useRef, useCallback } from "react";
interface UseAutoResizeTextareaProps {
minHeight: number;
maxHeight?: number;
}
export function useAutoResizeTextarea({
minHeight,
maxHeight,
}: UseAutoResizeTextareaProps) {
const textareaRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
const adjustHeight = useCallback(
(reset?: boolean) => {
const textarea = textareaRef.current;
if (!textarea) return;
if (reset) {
textarea.style.height = `${minHeight}px`;
return;
}
// Temporarily shrink to get the right scrollHeight
textarea.style.height = `${minHeight}px`;
// Calculate new height
const newHeight = Math.max(
minHeight,
Math.min(
textarea.scrollHeight,
maxHeight ?? Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY
)
);
textarea.style.height = `${newHeight}px`;
},
[minHeight, maxHeight]
);
useEffect(() => {
// Set initial height
const textarea = textareaRef.current;
if (textarea) {
textarea.style.height = `${minHeight}px`;
}
}, [minHeight]);
// Adjust height on window resize
useEffect(() => {
const handleResize = () => adjustHeight();
window.addEventListener("resize", handleResize);
return () => window.removeEventListener("resize", handleResize);
}, [adjustHeight]);
return { textareaRef, adjustHeight };
}