State in React
Explore React component state to understand how it manages dynamic content and interactivity. Learn to define, update state correctly using setState, and grasp common state update pitfalls for smoother React development.
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What is state?
The core of every React component is its state. The state determines what the component looks like, and you can update that as you go. The entire page won’t reload if a component’s state is updated only the component will - hence, it allows you to create pages that are dynamic and interactive. You can think of a component’s state like water’s temperature; changing temperature can significantly change what water looks like. If the temperature is brought below 0°C the water will solidify, if it is between 0°C and 100°C it will be a liquid, and if ...