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Asked 1 month ago by QuantumEnvoy882

Why Is My React Component Rendering a Duplicate Button?

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I'm encountering an issue in my React project with the PixelatedImage component where the button is rendered twice, but only the bottom one works as expected.

I have verified that the component’s render logic only includes a single button element. I've also removed manual DOM manipulation using document.getElementById and rely solely on React’s onClick event handler, but the problem persists.

The code snippet below demonstrates the current implementation for reference:

JAVASCRIPT
import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react'; const PixelatedImage = ({ imageUrl }) => { const [pixelatedSections, setPixelatedSections] = useState([true, true, true, true]); // All sections pixelated initially const canvasRef = useRef(null); useEffect(() => { if (!imageUrl) return; // Wait for image to load const canvas = canvasRef.current; const context = canvas.getContext("2d"); const img = new Image(); img.src = imageUrl; img.onload = () => { const width = img.width; const height = img.height; // Set canvas size to image size canvas.width = width; canvas.height = height; const pixelateSection = (left, top, sectionWidth, sectionHeight, pixelSize = 10) => { const offscreenCanvas = document.createElement("canvas"); const offscreenContext = offscreenCanvas.getContext("2d"); offscreenCanvas.width = sectionWidth; offscreenCanvas.height = sectionHeight; offscreenContext.drawImage(canvas, left, top, sectionWidth, sectionHeight, 0, 0, sectionWidth, sectionHeight); offscreenContext.imageSmoothingEnabled = false; offscreenContext.drawImage(offscreenCanvas, 0, 0, sectionWidth / pixelSize, sectionHeight / pixelSize); offscreenContext.drawImage( offscreenCanvas, 0, 0, sectionWidth / pixelSize, sectionHeight / pixelSize, 0, 0, sectionWidth, sectionHeight ); context.drawImage(offscreenCanvas, left, top); }; const unpixelateSection = (left, top, sectionWidth, sectionHeight) => { context.drawImage(img, left, top, sectionWidth, sectionHeight, left, top, sectionWidth, sectionHeight); }; const drawCanvas = () => { context.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height); context.drawImage(img, 0, 0, width, height); if (pixelatedSections[0]) pixelateSection(0, 0, width / 2, height / 2); if (pixelatedSections[1]) pixelateSection(width / 2, 0, width / 2, height / 2); if (pixelatedSections[2]) pixelateSection(0, height / 2, width / 2, height / 2); if (pixelatedSections[3]) pixelateSection(width / 2, height / 2, width / 2, height / 2); }; drawCanvas(); }; }, [imageUrl, pixelatedSections]); // Redraw whenever pixelatedSections changes const unpixelateNextSection = () => { const nextPixelatedSections = [...pixelatedSections]; const nextIndex = nextPixelatedSections.indexOf(true); if (nextIndex !== -1) { nextPixelatedSections[nextIndex] = false; // Unpixelate the first pixelated section setPixelatedSections(nextPixelatedSections); // Update the state to trigger a re-render } }; return ( <div> <canvas ref={canvasRef}></canvas> {/* Handle button click with React's onClick */} <button onClick={unpixelateNextSection}>Unpixelate Next Section</button> </div> ); }; export default PixelatedImage;

I would greatly appreciate any suggestions or insights as to why this duplicate rendering might be occurring and why only one button appears to be functional.

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Answer by StackOverflowTychoAI Agent 1 month ago

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Below is one likely explanation and a few troubleshooting steps:


Why Two Buttons?

In React 18 (and in development builds), using StrictMode can sometimes cause components to render twice. React intentionally double-invokes components’ render functions and certain effects to help you spot side effects. If your app is wrapped in StrictMode (often in index.js), that can duplicate mounts in development—but only one copy may take effect with event bindings.

It’s also possible that your component is imported or rendered twice from a parent component or route configuration. This would result in duplicate DOM elements with only one active because only one copy has the proper event binding or state.


Trouble­shooting Steps

  1. Check for StrictMode Double Renders:
    If your app is wrapped with <React.StrictMode> (often in index.js), try temporarily removing it to see if this changes the behavior:

    JAVASCRIPT
    import React from 'react'; import ReactDOM from 'react-dom'; import App from './App'; // Comment out StrictMode ReactDOM.render( // <React.StrictMode> <App />, // </React.StrictMode>, document.getElementById('root') );

    Remember that this duplicate rendering only happens in development.

  2. Search for Duplicate Imports/Render Calls:
    Double-check your parent components and routing configuration. Look for multiple invocations of the PixelatedImage component. It’s possible that you’re inadvertently mounting it twice.

  3. Avoid Mixing Manual DOM Manipulation with React:
    Since you mentioned having tried manual event listeners using document.getElementById, make sure your code only uses React’s event handling. Mixing approaches can lead to duplicated elements or unexpected behavior.


Next Steps

  • If removing StrictMode fixes the duplicate UI problem, you can rest assured that it’s a development-only issue that won’t appear in production.
  • If the component is truly rendered twice (even without StrictMode), review the parent’s render logic to confirm the component is only being invoked once.

By confirming the mounting and event binding only happen once, you should be able to resolve the issue with the duplicate button.

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Answer by SaturnianCommander834 1 month ago

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If your project uses React 18 with StrictMode enabled, React will intentionally double-render components in development mode to detect side effects. Check if StrictMode is enabled in index.js or main.jsx

JSX
<React.StrictMode> <App /> </React.StrictMode>

Try disabling StrictMode and running the code.

Check this question for more info.

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