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React useState | React Tutorial

Learn to use the useState hook to add interactivity and dynamic data to your React apps.

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State Node

Component memory.

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What is the primary purpose of State in React?


State allows components to 'remember' information and update in response to user actions.

1State vs Props

While Props are like arguments passed to a function, State is like variables declared within a function. Props are passed *into* the component; State is managed *inside* the component.

2Rules of State

1. Don't mutate directly: Always use the setter function.

2. Snapshots: State updates don't happen instantly; they trigger a new render.

3. Functional updates: Use (prev) => prev + 1 when the new state depends on the old one.

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Lesson Glossary

[01]Hook

A special function that lets you 'hook into' React features from functional components.

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useState, useEffect

[02]State

An object that represents the parts of the component that can change over time.

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const [count, setCount] = useState(0);

[03]Setter Function

The second element returned by useState, used to update the state value.

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setCount(5);

[04]Initial State

The value passed to useState as the starting value for that piece of state.

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useState(0) // 0 is initial

[05]Re-render

The process where React calls your component function again to update the UI.

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// Triggered by state change

[06]Immutability

The concept that data cannot be changed once created. In React, we replace state instead of modifying it.

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setObj({ ...oldObj })

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