bootstrap-datepicker with React: onChange doesn't fire while onClick does

bootstrap-datepicker with React: onChange doesn't fire while onClick does

import React, { Component } from 'react' import {Redirect} from "react-router-dom"; class MyComponent extends Component { constructor () { super(); this.state = { back: false, dateOfBirth: "", dateOfBirthInput: "" }; this.handleUserInput = this.handleUserInput.bind(this); } componentDidMount () { super.componentDidMount(); $(this.state.dateOfBirthInput).datepicker({ format: "mm/dd/yyyy" }); $(this.state.dateOfBirthInput).on('changeDate', function(e) { console.log(e); console.log(e.target.value); this.handleUserInput(e); }) } handleUserInput (e) { let name = e.target.name; let value = e.target.value; console.log(`Name=${name}, value=${value}`); this.setState({[name]: value}); } render () { if (this.state.back) { return <Redirect to={'/dashboard/user-profile'} push={true}/> } return ( <div> <div className="form-group row"> <label className={'col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-4 col-lg-3 col-xl-2 col-form-label'}>Date of birth</label> <div className="col-12 col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-9 col-xl-10"> <div className='input-group date'> <input name={'dateOfBirth'} value={this.state.dateOfBirth} onChange={(e) => this.handleUserInput(e)} ref={(n) => this.state.dateOfBirthInput = n} type='text' className="form-control"/> </div> </div> </div> </div> ) } } export default MyComponent