benbartling - Payment Element | Stripe Developers | Page 1

deft tartan Apr 15, 2022, 3:52 PM

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Hi 👋
You would either need to know before rendering the Payment Element or try to re-render with a different client_secret

elder sage Apr 15, 2022, 3:54 PM

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Thanks for the quick reply!

When you say "re-render" you mean destroy the existing Payment Element and initialize a new one with the new client_secret, correct? In this scenario, any interaction the customer has had with the Payment Element will be wiped and they'll have to start over, correct?

deft tartan Apr 15, 2022, 3:55 PM

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Yes, unless you are able to store their information in a state variable using the .change listener then all their information will be gone.

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https://stripe.com/docs/js/element/events/on_change?type=paymentElement

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I haven't tried that approach though because it sounds messy to me. I just hide the payment element until I'm sure how much I plan to charge.

elder sage Apr 15, 2022, 3:59 PM

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Ok, makes sense, thanks.

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