javascript - Loop inside React JSX

I'm trying to do something like the following in React JSX (where ObjectRow is a separate component):

    for (var i=0; i < numrows; i++) {
        
    } 

I realize and understand why this isn't valid JSX, since JSX maps to function calls. However, coming from template land and being new to JSX, I am unsure how I would achieve the above (adding a component multiple times).

Answer

Think of it like you're just calling JavaScript functions. You can't use a for loop where the arguments to a function call would go:

return tbody(
    for (var i = 0; i < numrows; i++) {
        ObjectRow()
    } 
)

See how the function tbody is being passed a for loop as an argument, and of course that's a syntax error.

But you can make an array, and then pass that in as an argument:

var rows = [];
for (var i = 0; i < numrows; i++) {
    rows.push(ObjectRow());
}

return tbody(rows);

---

You can use basically the same structure when working with JSX:

var rows = [];
for (var i = 0; i < numrows; i++) {
    // note: we add a key prop here to allow react to uniquely identify each

    // element in this array. see: https://reactjs.org/docs/lists-and-keys.html
    rows.push();
}
return {rows};

Incidentally, my JavaScript example is almost exactly what that example of JSX transforms into. Play around with Babel REPL to get a feel for how JSX works.