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what is createRoot
createRoot is a method in React's Concurrent Mode that creates a root ReactElement. It is used to create the root node of a React component tree.
Here is an example of how to use createRoot to render a React component:
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import { createRoot } from 'react-dom';
// This component will be the root of our application
function App() {
return <h1>Hello World</h1>;
}
// Call createRoot with a target container to render our component
createRoot(document.getElementById('root')).render(<App />);
In this example, createRoot is used to create a root node for the App component. The root node is then rendered into a DOM element with an id of root by calling the render method.
👩💻 in simpler terms
createRoot is a method in React that creates a starting point for a new React application. It is used to create the main container that all of the other parts of the application will be rendered inside of. In other words, it's like creating a canvas to paint on.
What is createRoot (rootElement) in React
createRoot(rootElement) is a React utility function used to create a react root element, which is a DOM element in which UI components render themselves. It takes as a parameter the root element that should be created. This root element is not a React component, it is simply an empty div element that is used for React to render itself. It should be called once during the lifetime of the application, inside of the browser's window.onload event.
For example:
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ReactDOM.createRoot(document.getElementById('root');)
This will render the React app inside the DOM element with id="root".
createRoot(...): Target container is not a DOM element.
The error message createRoot(...): Target container is not a DOM element indicates that you either explicitly provided a container that is not a DOM element or that you are trying to render something that needs a DOM element as the container. Make sure that the first argument of ReactDOM.createRoot is a DOM element. See the ReactDOM reference for more information.
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