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What is { useState }?
useState is a hook that comes with React library and allows you to add state to a function component. It's a function that returns an array with two elements, the first one is the current state value and the second is a function that you can use to update the state value. Here is an example of how to use it in a React component:
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import React, { useState } from 'react';
function Counter() {
const [count, setCount] = useState(0);
function handleClick() {
setCount(count + 1);
}
return (
<div>
<p>You clicked {count} times</p>
<button onClick={handleClick}>Click me</button>
</div>
);
}
In this example, we use useState to create a state variable called count and a function setCount to update this variable. We pass an initial value of 0 to useState(0). We then use this state variable in the component's render method to display the current count value, and also call setCount function in the handleClick function to update count value when the button is clicked.
π©βπ» Can you give me another example?
Sure! Here's another example using useState hook:
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import React, { useState } from 'react';
function TextInput() {
const [text, setText] = useState('');
function handleChange(event) {
setText(event.target.value);
}
return (
<div>
<input type="text" value={text} onChange={handleChange} />
<p>You typed: {text}</p>
</div>
);
}
In this example, we create a new state variable called text and a function called setText to update it. We pass an empty string value to useState('') as the initial value. We then create an input element and set its value attribute to text, which means any changes made to the input element will update the value of text state variable via the handleChange function, which is called on the onChange event of the input element. Finally, we display the value of the text state variable below the input element in a paragraph element. When the user types something in the input, the text value is updated and displayed dynamically.
π©βπ» Is the state variable called text found outside or only internally in this code?
In the example code that I provided, the text state variable is defined and used only inside the TextInput component. It's not accessible outside the component. This is because in React, state is used to manage component's internal data and it should not be modified directly from outside the component. You can pass state data as props to child components if you want to share the state between multiple components.
π©βπ» Thank you!
You're welcome! Let me know if you have any other questions.
π©βπ» Can you give me another example of using { useState }?
Sure, here's another example that demonstrates how to use useState hook to toggle a boolean state in response to a button click.
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import React, { useState } from 'react';
function ToggleButton() {
const [isOn, setIsOn] = useState(false);
function handleClick() {
setIsOn(!isOn);
}
return (
<div>
<button onClick={handleClick}>{isOn ? 'On' : 'Off'}</button>
</div>
);
}
In this example, we created a new state variable called isOn which is initialized with false. We also created a function called setIsOn to update the value of the isOn state variable. We then created a button element which displays either "On" or "Off" text based on the value of isOn, and added an onClick event handler that calls the handleClick function when the button is clicked. The handleClick function uses the setIsOn function to toggle the value of isOn state variable, i.e., if isOn is true, it sets it to false, and vice versa.
When the button is clicked, the isOn state variable is updated and the button text changes dynamically to reflect the current state value, either "On" or "Off".
what is the difference between root.render and return
In React, root.render and the return statement inside a function component serve different purposes.
root.render() is used to render a React component into the DOM. It is typically used only once, in the entry point of your application, for example, in the index.js file. This method takes a component as its argument and then renders it to a specified container.
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import React from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('root'));
On the other hand, return is used inside a function component to return JSX code that will be eventually rendered into HTML. Whenever the state or props of a function component change, React will call the component again to re-render the updated JSX code that is returned from the return statement.
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import React from 'react';
function MyComponent() {
return (
<div>
<h1>Hello World!</h1>
</div>
);
}
In summary, root.render is called only once in the beginning to render a React component into the DOM, while return is used inside a function component to return JSX to be rendered based on the componentβs current state or props.
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