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🎯 Changes

Closes #2418.

v1 array fields had replaceValue(index, value); v2 dropped it (the ArrayMethods table still had a // 'replaceFieldValue' placeholder), so users fall back to removeValue + insertValue. That needs two updates and two validation runs, and it kills the child field state at index before re-creating it.

This adds it back:

  • form.replaceFieldValue(name, index, value, options?) and fieldGroup.replaceFieldValue(...), typed with ReplaceFieldValueFn like the other array methods
  • field.replaceValue(index, value, options?) on FieldApi, so it shows up on form.ArrayField render props in every adapter, plus the forward in Vue's field view

It works like the other array methods: it warns on a non-array value or an index outside 0..length - 1, and by default it marks the array field touched and dirty and runs change validation. No indices shift, so field nodes under items[index] stay put and read the new value. That matches what the v1 version did with field meta. docs/arrays.md lists the new method. I left docs/reference alone because the CI docs job regenerates it.

Tests: runtime specs for the form and field variants (replacement, bounds/non-array warnings, meta, child fields kept, change validation, no node creation when meta updates are off), and type assertions in the React/Preact field-group type tests.

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  • New Features
    • Added replaceValue(index, value) to array fields and replaceFieldValue(fieldName, index, value) to form APIs, including Vue field views.
    • Replacing an element keeps other array entries and their field state in place. Valid replacements update field state and run change validation; invalid indices or non-array values leave the array unchanged.

Adds replaceFieldValue to the form and field group APIs and replaceValue
to the field API (and Vue's field view), replacing the element at an
index in place. Indices do not shift, so child fields keep their state.

Closes TanStack#2418
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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The form core adds indexed array-element replacement through form and field APIs. The operation replaces an element without shifting child field positions. Vue field views also expose the field replacement method.

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Array Element Replacement

Layer / File(s) Summary
Form-level replacement operation
packages/form-core/src/FormApi/FormApiArrayMethods.types.public.ts, packages/form-core/src/FormApi/array-methods.lib.ts, packages/form-core/src/FormApi/FormApi.lib.ts, packages/form-core/tests/FormApi/field-array-methods.spec.ts
The form array-method API adds indexed replacement. The implementation rejects invalid targets, updates valid array values, and preserves child field positions. Tests cover update metadata, validation, and field-node behavior.
Field-facing replacement access
packages/form-core/src/FieldApi/FieldApi.public.ts, packages/form-core/src/FieldApi/FieldApi.lib.ts, packages/form-core/src/FieldGroup/FieldGroupApi.lib.ts, packages/vue-form/src/VueForm/fieldView.lib.ts, packages/form-core/tests/FieldApi/array-methods.spec.ts, packages/preact-form/tests/FieldGroupApi.test-d.tsx, packages/react-form/tests/FieldGroupApi.test-d.tsx, docs/arrays.md, .changeset/brave-lists-replace.md
Field and field-group APIs forward replacement calls to the form API. Vue field views expose replaceValue. Tests cover field behavior and replacement value types. The array documentation and changeset describe the APIs.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 52a6f

The reviewed array replacement behavior has no identified issue requiring a fix before merge.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 40fd2

The new operation uses the existing form mutation path and does not show an expansion of privileges or access beyond the caller’s form. Remaining uncertainty concerns how preserved child validation state relates to newly replaced values, especially while asynchronous validation is pending.

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No architecture-level concerns identified.

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Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The demonstrated mutation scope is the selected array and its associated state within the supplied form instance. The inspected path does not grant authority beyond existing form setters; wider exposure depends on application-specific use not established here.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — Caller-supplied names, indices, values, and options flow through the existing central writer and notification path. Validation is enabled by default but can be disabled through the existing update options; this API is not itself a mandatory security-policy enforcement boundary.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • inferred — A retained child’s validation result may describe its previous value after replacement, including when child-owned asynchronous validation completes later. No security-sensitive consumer of that state was established, and existing parent setters already permit the same state relationship; submission-time recovery remains unverified.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly summarizes the main change: restoring replaceValue on array fields.
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Issue #2418 asks for replaceValue on form.ArrayField render props. The PR adds typed FieldApi.replaceValue, delegates it to replaceFieldValue, and forwards it through Vue’s field view. The rep…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The form and field-group APIs, Vue forwarding, array documentation, tests, and changeset all support the array-replacement feature in #2418. The shared integer-index check also supports valid index ha…
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Review comments at @packages/form-core/src/FormApi/array-methods.lib.ts:
- Around line 140-148: Update the array element replacement flow near
form.setFieldValue so replacing an item refreshes or clears validation errors
for its existing child fields, including nested fields, while preserving their
field identity and state.
- Around line 125-128: Update the `isInvalidArrayMethod` validation used by
`replaceFieldValue` to reject non-integer indices before modifying the array,
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LGTM!

form.replaceFieldValue is kind of useless since it's just form.setFieldValue with more arguments. However, field.replaceValue does have different semantics, so I think it's fine to keep.

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