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Implementing the useEffect Hook

Explore how to implement the useEffect hook in React Native to handle component mounting, unmounting, and updates based on state changes. This lesson guides you through practical examples using stack navigation, highlighting lifecycle management for better app behavior and debugging.

Let’s look at an example to understand how the useEffect hook works in more depth.

{
  "12bb71342c6255bbf50437ec8f4441c083f47cdb74bd89160c15e4f43e52a1cb": true,
  "40b842e832070c58deac6aa9e08fa459302ee3f9da492c7e77d93d2fbf4a56fd": true
}
useEffect example

Note: Once the server starts, click the URL next to “Your app can be found at:” to view the output. The application displays results in the console of the user’s browser. To access the console the user can: To access the console the user can:

  • Press “F12” on the keyboard.
  • Right-click on the browser window and select “Inspect.” Then click the “Console” tab.

Code explanation

To understand useEffect, we’ll use this ...