Merge pull request #368 from cgsmith/patch-1

Add better example for custom component

README.md

@@ -239,20 +239,40 @@ use Filament\Forms\Form;
 class MyCustomComponent extends MyProfileComponent
 {
     protected string $view = "livewire.my-custom-component";
+    public array $only = ['my_custom_field'];
+    public array $data;
+    public $user;
+    public $userClass;
 
-    //
+    // this example shows an additional field we want to capture and save on the user
+    public function mount()
+    {
+        $this->user = Filament::getCurrentPanel()->auth()->user();
+        $this->userClass = get_class($this->user);
 
-    public array $data;
+        $this->form->fill($this->user->only($this->only));
+    }
 
     public function form(Form $form): Form
     {
         return $form
             ->schema([
-                TextInput::make('name')
+                TextInput::make('my_custom_field')
                     ->required()
             ])
             ->statePath('data');
     }
+
+    // only capture the custome component field
+    public function submit(): void
+    {
+        $data = collect($this->form->getState())->only($this->only)->all();
+        $this->user->update($data);
+        Notification::make()
+            ->success()
+            ->title(__('Custom component updated successfully'))
+            ->send();
+    }
 }
 
 ```