Fixing useFormContext Error in Shadcn UI Forms with react-hook-form

Learn how to resolve the 'Cannot destructure property getFieldState of useFormContext as it is null' error in Shadcn UI forms using react-hook-form in your Next.js project.
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The Problem: useFormContext Returns Null in Shadcn UI Form

When building forms with Shadcn UI and react-hook-form in Next.js, you might encounter this error:

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This typically means that the form context expected by internal components is missing or incorrectly configured.



Understanding the Root Cause

Shadcn UI provides custom form components that wrap around react-hook-form functionality.

These components depend on a proper context provider to access form state and methods via useFormContext.

Importing or using the wrong Form component breaks this context provider, causing useFormContext to return null.



How to Fix It

Correct Import of the Form Component

Ensure that you import the Form component from the local Shadcn UI path, not directly from react-hook-form. For example:

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Why This Matters

The Shadcn UI Form component internally wraps react-hook-form's FormProvider.

Using Form from the wrong source skips this wrapper, so child components calling useFormContext find no context.



Summary

If you get null from useFormContext, check your Form import path.

Always use the Shadcn UI Form component to maintain proper context.

This simple import fix resolves the getFieldState destructuring error.

By following this import best practice, your Shadcn UI forms will integrate seamlessly with react-hook-form and avoid context-related runtime errors.